Thinking ahead, the initial cost pays off. Unheated natural ponds evaporate less than normal pools, don't have energy costs, and you save around $350-500 on chemicals and chlorine.

Alex Kempsey, MD of Compass Pools, explains: “A swimming pond is designed to look and behave like a natural body of water, often with a freeform shape, planted margins, and a strong focus on ...

Aquatic ecologist Colin Oaks said a consultant’s sampling of the 5.7-hectare man-made pond found nine species of warm and cool water fish, with higher concentrations of three game fish ...

Natural filtering of stormwater by long grasses can be friendly to nature, and over the long-term, economical, council heard recently.

The pond has been undergoing rehabilitation work for the last several years, including dredging in 2014 — to restore it to its natural state.

Nature Conservancy of Canada has completed a pond restoration at Lathrop Nature Preserve in Pelham, improving water quality, fish habitat and public trail access. Updated June 4, 2025 at 11:54 a.m.