We have an expert staff and affiliates to plan, design, and create just the pond, lake, wetland or shoreline environment you desire. We assist you using several methods: a phone consultation, a site visit, or a complete project design. We can coach you through the process, or we can take the reins for a complete lake project.

Proper design produces larger fish, less sediment, better temperature, clearer water, fewer nuisance weeds, greatly reduced maintenance expense and a more natural appearing environment. There is an entire industry devoted to maintaining aquatic habitats. A great deal of this industry is generated from habitats with less than ideal construction and design. A small investment in proper habitat design, results in considerable savings of money, efforts, and risk over the life of the lake or stream. Existing habitats can be redesigned to achieve the same benefits we offer to new construction.

Ponds and fishing lakes constructed with our professional assistance actually cost less to build and maintain than those built without our help. The quality of the habitat we provide results in a much more valuable lake. We have helped many "do it yourself" people in their quest for an aquatic environment. One thing we hear over and over is "I wish I would have met you people when I first built this lake. You would have saved me so much money and effort." We then begin the costly process of repairing what they have worked so hard to achieve. They continue by saying "I read all the books." The books rarely go into enough detail to create a high quality environment for the unique combination of circumstances on each site. An entire library and decades of experience are necessary to accomplish this.

Once in a while nature creates a perfect fishing lake or stream. We study these very closely. After we identify missing elements in your location, we then compensate for the discrepancies. The result is a lake or pond of surprising quality. We can improve the geology, biology, chemistry, geography, and physics of your habitat. The only challenge we have not surmounted is how to get the sun to shine more often.

EXPERIENCE COUNTS. With over twenty-five years of experience in both scientific pursuits and in the practical aspects of construction, we provide you with the technical as well as practical expertise to do the job correctly the first time. Because of our practical experience, we have been selected to design a lake on land owned by the aquatic biologist responsible for one of the largest pristine mountain lakes in the United States: Crater Lake in Oregon. Our projects over time have run from developing indoor trout habitats in living rooms (without the aid of refrigerated water) up to analysis of watersheds of several hundred thousand acres. We have a great deal of experience pushing the limits of temperature tolerance in cold water fish such as trout. If you have a site, that you doubt trout could survive in, there is a good chance we can still make trout habitat of it for you.

Knowledge of habitat by itself is not sufficient for the best designs in aquatic habitats. We have worked with a wide range of trout and salmon, many of which are threatened and endangered. Habitat design and fish stocks are matched together in order to ensure the success of your project.

WHAT HAVE WE DONE LATELY? Currently, we are working on projects as diverse as reclaiming urban wetland habitat, to developing golf course water hazards into healthy trout habitats. Just imagine trying to concentrate on your golf game on that course. This is in addition to our usual lake and stream projects.

YOUR VISION IS OUR VISION.
We have the ability to let you see our shared vision as it develops. These visual techniques assist us to ensure you will receive the product you ask for. These visualizations also assist you in all of the aspects of how the aquatic habitats fit with the rest of your property. Graphics technology nearly allows us to design on the fly.





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We have an outline for your use to plan and carry out your project with as much or little assistance as you require from us. Look through the PLANNING GUIDE to assist you in developing the best aquatic habitat possible. Be sure to visit our TECHNICAL FAQs page for answers to your important questions.