SUNWEST WATERWAY MANAGMENT
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Sunwest Waterway Management is the #1 professional lake management company in Bradenton, FL. We are here to meet your lake, pond or wetland needs throughout Manatee County. So whether your water is already green, or you want to prevent that from happening, we have you covered.
AQUATIC PLANTING + LITTORAL MAINTENANCE
Looking for Aquatic Planting + Maintenance services in Bradenton, FL or surrounding areas? Call Sunwest Waterway Management. We are your premier lake cleaning company.
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Aquatic plants & littoral areas are the first line of defense against nutrient pollution. The plants intercept the nutrients as fuel, rather than sustaining nuisance aquatic weeds and algae. This, in turn, prevents water stagnation, cloudiness, bad odors, and muck development. They also help stabilize the shoreline and prevent costly erosion problems.
What is a littoral area?
A littoral area is considered the grassy, reedy, marshy perimeter along the banks of ponds, lakes, wetlands, and other waterways.. Scientifically speaking, a littoral area is that transitional zone between uplands and open water.
Native plant installation
Sunwest Waterway Management is happy to install native aquatic plants in your pond or lake. Planting native aquatic plants can help to stabilize your shoreline and prevent erosion. When it comes to the plants that we choose to use, there are a variety of options and we would be happy to help you make the right selection for your waterway.
Native aquatic plant ideas
Some of the native plants that you have to choose from for your littoral zone include:
- Pickerelweed
- Bulrush
- Swamp Milkweed
- Ostrich Fern
- Lizard's Tail
- Water Willow
- Boneset
- Sweet Flag
- White Turtlehead
- Horsetail
- String Lily
- Spikerush
- Spider Lily
- Blue Mistflower
Benefits of planting native aquatic plants
By creating a vegetative buffer and littoral zone using native species, water quality can be greatly improved. These native plants act as natural filters and help reduce levels of excess nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen throughout the body of water. Additionally, they can aid in erosion control due to their intricate root system structures, helping provide better long term stability along your shoreline. Not only are these native plants beneficial to the water quality but they also create habitat for wildlife, which makes having beneficial vegetation even more beneficial on many levels.
Why native plants?
One of the most important benefits of using native plants in your landscape is that they provide food to the native wildlife. They also grow and thrive much better than plants that are brought in from other areas of the world.
Littoral zone management
Littoral zone management involves careful and responsible practices to maintain the health of a lake or pond. Natural techniques are preferred for long term success, such as increasing dissolved oxygen levels and limiting sedimentation and nutrient loads. To ensure that interventions are effective, it is important to conduct recurring water quality testing; this allows for a baseline profile to be constantly updated, allowing managers to recognize signs of an imbalance before undesirable conditions manifest. Doing so reduces the necessity for short-term solutions like herbicides and algaecides, instead promoting proactive management for long-term sustainability.
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