This document is a starting point for anyone intending to build a school pond. It contains information about safety and design features that will enhance your pond's usability.

This document provides an overview on how to safely manage a school pond, outlines the other documents in our suite of pond safety resources and explains the roles and responsibilities staff have in order to keep and use a pond safely.

In this issue: Hatching chick - a spring themed activity, Information on managing and using your school pond, Our new freshwater food chains activity, Username and password information and much more.

This document is designed to help you plan, build and use an environmental study area.