Pond workshop is scheduled

PARIS — On Saturday, March 23, there will be a Farm Pond Construction and Trout Stocking Workshop held at the Oxford County Extension Office in South Paris.

At 10 a.m. Candace Gilpatric, Natural Resource Conservation Service Agricultural Engineer, will lead the workshop on farm pond construction.

And at 12:30 p.m., Sonny Pierce, retired from the IF&W and owner of Shy Beaver Hatchery, will follow with a workshop on stocking your private pond with trout. Both of these workshops will include plenty of time for individual questions and answers.

Check-in for the morning is at 9:30 a.m.; snacks and lunch will be served. There is a fee of $10 per workshop; pre-registration by March 16 is required.

To register for one or both of these workshops, please call Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District at 743-5789, ext. 111, email jean.federico@me.nacdnet.net, go to www.oxfordswcd.net and follow the links, or stop by the office on Olson Road.