by Jalen B | Dec 8, 2025 | Nutrient Reduction, Phosphorus
Introducing MetaFloc Pro™: The Next Evolution in Lake and Pond Management A new NSF-certified solution for phosphorus and nitrogen reduction in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. By Landon Wiet When Nutrient Pollution Persists, Innovation Steps In For lake managers,...
by Jalen B | Aug 12, 2025 | Muck, Nutrient Reduction
Beyond the Muck The Surprising Depths of Nutrient Release in Lakes By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM In shallow lakes and ponds, nutrient release from sediment is not just a static chemical process—it’s a dynamic interplay of micro-scale chemistry and macro-scale...
by Jalen B | Jul 16, 2025 | Case Studies, Muck
Evaluating the Effectiveness of MuckBiotics for Organic Sediment Reduction in Aquatic Ecosystems A MuckBiotics Case Study By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Abstract MuckBiotics, a probiotic-based sediment treatment developed by Natural Lake Biosciences, has been deployed...
by Jalen B | Jun 23, 2025 | Algae, Harmful Algal Blooms
Don’t Let Your Pond Turn Toxic Cyanobacteria Is Killing Dogs—Here’s How You Can Stop It By Landon Wiet Every summer, we hear tragic stories about family dogs who go for a swim in ponds and never come back. The culprit? Cyanobacteria. When blue-green algae, or...
by Jalen B | May 21, 2025 | Algae, Harmful Algal Blooms
Aphanizomenon: The Bloom You Don’t Want to See Understanding the toxic cyanobacteria threatening our lakes—and how to fight back. By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM As you take a walk along your favorite lake on a warm summer day and you might see an eerie green sheen...
by Jalen B | Apr 29, 2025 | Algae, Aquatic Plants
Chara: The Rooted Alga with a Competitive Edge Biology, Habitat, Ecological Role, and Proven Management Options for Musk Grass By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Chara, commonly called “musk grass,” “skunkweed,” or “stonewort,” is a type of green macroalgae in the...
by Jalen B | Mar 26, 2025 | Algae, Case Studies, Nutrient Reduction
Memorial Park Lake Restoration A MetaFloc and MuckBiotics Case Study By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Study Summary Sediment dosing of MetaFloc and MuckBiotics provided significant long-term water quality improvement. Within 3 days of sediment dosing MetaFloc, the lake...
by Jalen B | Jan 24, 2025 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Phosphorus, Product News
Introducing Sediment Phosphorus Fractionation How sediment phosphorus drives algae blooms and what you can do about it. By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM The sediment phosphorus fractionation (SPF) test is arguably the most informative single test that can be done to...
by Jalen B | Jan 9, 2025 | Muck, Product News
How to Continue Muck Reduction in Cold Water When microbial activity slows in cold temperatures, how can we improve it? By Landon Wiet As water temperatures increase (over 60° F), microbial activity in the water column and sediment will also ramp up and begin...
by Jalen B | Oct 22, 2024 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Phosphorus
Fixing Sediment Phosphorus 3 Important Factors to Consider When Addressing Internal Phosphorus Loading in Lakes By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Figure 1. Modified illustration of phosphorus loading from Gibbs & Hickey 2018 Internal phosphorus (P) loading from...
by Jalen B | Sep 26, 2024 | Microbiology, Nutrient Reduction
Keeping Your Lakes Safe: All About Swimmer’s Itch Biology, Detection, Risk Factors, and In-lake Management Options for Swimmer’s Itch By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Figure 1. Picture of cercariaea (Public Health Image Library) Biology Swimmer’s itch...
by Jalen B | Aug 15, 2024 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Microbiology, Research Papers
Cyanobacteria 101: Solving A Dangerous Problem Toxins, Classification, Dominance, Key Thresholds, and Solutions for Lake Managers By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM The final and ultimate stage of eutrophication is when cyanobacteria dominance becomes permanent in a lake....
by Jalen B | Jul 25, 2024 | Algae, Harmful Algal Blooms
Golden Algae, The Hidden Fish Killer Prymnesium parvum is responsible for many fish deaths, but there are solutions. By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM The toxic golden algae Prymnesium parvum has been documented and implicated in numerous large-scale fish kills worldwide,...
by Jalen B | Jun 26, 2024 | Muck, Probiotic
Muck Digestion Products: Take competitors’ claims with a grain of salt The results are in, are all muck digesters the same? By Landon Wiet At Natural Lake Biosciences, we believe in real science that produces real results. That’s why our MuckBiotics has earned the...
by Jalen B | Apr 29, 2024 | Algae, Probiotic
Optimizing Copper-Based Algaecide Applications with Biological Products Enhance water quality with bacterial solutions alongside copper treatments. By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Copper-based algaecides are commonly used in aquatic management as a low-cost method to...
by Jalen B | Apr 24, 2024 | Midge Flies, Muck
Midges Love Muck A Win-Win Approach to Solve Multiple Lake Issues By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Figure 3. Sediment from the pond in Figure 1. It’s a fact: midges love muck. Aquatic midges find their breeding paradise in pond muck, where the soft, mucky sediment...
by Jalen B | Nov 28, 2023 | Aeration
Revolutionizing Lake Health: Why Oxygen Saturation Technology Beats Aeration Every Time by Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Oxygen management is one of the most common water quality restoration techniques used worldwide. This is because restoring deep water dissolved oxygen...
by Jalen B | May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Effects of Biocatalysts on Cattail Treatment by Gray Turnage (Mississippi State University), Paul Tseng (Mississippi State University), and Michael Frett (Natural Lake Biosciences) Background After treatment with herbicides, decaying plant material in U.S. water...
by Jalen B | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized |
Time to get your cameras ready! Its time for our photo contest. Rules: To participate, simply take a photo featuring Natural Lake products or our company swag and share it on social media using the hashtag #Naturalakeproduct2023. Don’t forget to tag us so we...
by Jalen B | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
How does a lake receive Oxygen? Lakes receive oxygen from the atmosphere and through photosynthesis. Atmospheric oxygen is added from wind moving across the surface area of a lake. With more wind, more oxygen is added to the lake from the atmosphere. However, as...
