Pond Owner How To's

In these videos you'll learn how to send photos and information from your pond to the right place on the website. Tutorials cover blogging, using mobile phones to send pictures, and uploading from your dedicated camera.

Intro to the BCG Biodiversity on Farms Project

Introduction to blogging on the BCG website

How do I email a photo taken on mobile phone to my BCG pond webpage?

Adding and editing photos from a camera to your pond site

Uploading your comments and pictures at the same time

Whichelo Pond

Talks about the different types of vegetation around the ponds and some control methods and also how the flood waters have eroded the banks of the pond.

Whichelo Pond - Pond vegetation types and control.wmv

Whichelo pond - erosion of pond banks from rain.wmv

Wirim Pond

Describes some tips on what to do when the pond is flooded and some ecology tips.

Wirim pond - Maintenance of flooded ponds.wmv

Wirim pond - Ecology of flooded ponds.wmv

Westlake Pond

These videos show how to maintain the water level of your pond, what to do if the pond begins to leak and how to manage vegetation so trees don't pierce holes in the lining of the pond

Westlake Pond - Trees/limbs falling over pond

Westlake Pond - Maintaining the water level of your pond

Westlake Pond - Pond springs a leak

Westlake Pond - Maintaining fences to exclude stock from ponds

Web 2.0 Tutorials

Blogs in Plain English

Social Networking in Plain English

Social Media in Plain English

Video: RSS in Plain English

Q&A with Jonathan Starks

A series of 6 videos recorded with the BCG wildlife ponds project officer.

Chapter 1. What is frogs on farms?

Chapter 2. What should we plant around the ponds?

Chapter 3. Can we see some frogs?

Chapter 4. How to maintain pond water levels?

Chapter 5. What other animals use the ponds?

Chapter 6. Anything else I should know?

Westlake Pond - Pond springs a leak

Other

Why should I build a containment area?

How to manage sheep in a containment area.

Interview with Greg Koch, Glen Turret Pastoral - Why did you establish a containment area?

How to manage the transition of sheep from containment to the paddock.

How do I choose a location for a containment area?

BCG Web2.0 Workshop Evaluations

BCG Wildlife ponds stakeholder session