February 2017

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Consultant, for the successful treatment of a 0.6 acre private horse farm pond in Brentsville, Virginia to reduce the thick growth of duckweed, watersh- ield and bladderwort. Jason Luce, Lake Management Scientist and Certified Lake Manager, for the successful treatment of dense cladophora algae, as well as slender pondweed growth and filamentous algae growth, in a 1.2 care commu- nity pond in Aberdeen, Maryland. Kyle Finerfrock, Environmental Scientist, for the successful treatment of parrot feather, a nuisance aquatic weed which was limiting recreational use in a community’s 2.75 acre pond in Mineral, Virginia. Greg Blackham, Aquatic Specialist, for the successful treatment of a 4 acre stormwater pond, in Lewes, Delaware, that was plagued with spi-

rogyra and pithophora algae blooms and low dissolved oxygen. Hunter Poland, Environmental Scientist, for the successful treatment of persistent blue-green algae growth which was making fishing, kayaking and swimming nearly impossible in a 6.9 acre private pond in Erie, Pennsylvania. Doug Hawpe, Natural Resource Specialist, for the successful treatment of blue-green algae in a Homeowners’ Association’s 0.45 acre stormwater pond in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Derek Johnson, Certified Lake Manager and Lake Management Scientist, for the successful treatment of a 0.2 acre private pond in Richmond, Virginia with 100 percent planktonic algae coverage. Parker Hurst, Wildlife and Fisheries Biologist, for the successful treatment of filamentous algae growth in a Homeowners’ Association’s 1.1 acre stormwater pond in Hendersonville, Tennessee. SOLitude Lake Management is pro- vides full service lake and pond man- agement services that improve water quality, preserve natural resources, and reduce our environmental foot- print. n

A sample of case study submissions which resulted in these honors are as follows: Josh Perry, Environmental Scientist, for the successful treatment of filamentous algae blooms in an 8 acre public park pond in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts that receives a signifi- cant amount of fertilizer runoff and has historically been plagued by severe algae blooms. J. Wesley Allen, Environmental Scientist and Territory Leader, and Gavin Ferris, Ecologist, for their successful treat- ment of fragrant white water-lily in a community’s 0.5 acre stormwater pond in Bel Air, Maryland with 100 percent aquatic weed coverage. Shannon Junior, Aquatic Ecologist and Senior Business Development

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