Wadley Barron Park Dealing With Dead Fish In Pond
By: Mycah Glover
Updated: March 28, 2011
MIDLAND -- When the weather is nice outside, dozens of Midlanders flock to the duck pond at Wadley Barron Park to get some rays.
But this past weekend, a lot of people were sad to see hundreds of dead fish floating at the top of the water. Big 2 set out to find exactly what was causing these fish to die.
"We are currently experiencing that what's generally known as the pond turning over," Scott Swigert of Midland Parks and Recreation told Big 2. "It's a natural event that occurs to all ponds and lakes over time."
When ponds turn over, the fish aren't able to get the oxygen they need to survive. Midland Parks and Recreation were first called about the problem on Thursday. They have been working to clean up the pond and monitor the situation since then.
But this past weekend, a lot of people were sad to see hundreds of dead fish floating at the top of the water. Big 2 set out to find exactly what was causing these fish to die.
"We are currently experiencing that what's generally known as the pond turning over," Scott Swigert of Midland Parks and Recreation told Big 2. "It's a natural event that occurs to all ponds and lakes over time."
When ponds turn over, the fish aren't able to get the oxygen they need to survive. Midland Parks and Recreation were first called about the problem on Thursday. They have been working to clean up the pond and monitor the situation since then.
