Ok. Rephrase that as, a lot of different answers meaning not the same thing
said over and over. Lots of info as in... thanks for the flood of
information.


--
LN in NH (new gardener in zone 5)

"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message
.. .
Nah not different answers.. Bottom line is:

* It's illegal to take anything from government own facilities however
depending where you are you'll find different levels of enforcement of the
law by the enforcement officers.

* If it's privately owned then it's always open to who owns the property.

* If it's from a different area from yours there may be bad things such as
parasites, etc that your pond life is not accustomed to.



"LN (remove NOSPAM)" wrote in message
...
Wow. So many different answers.

1. The people who live around the pond are in an association that also
controls the swimming area, so I would think that if I just talk to
someone
in that association, I'd prolly be ok, I guess. Our friend lives there,
so
I'll ask him to ask around.

2. There are beavers living there. We've been swimming and kayaking in
there
for a few years and we seem fine, but would plantlife from there harm my
goldfish?

Loved reading the answers. Thanks for all the different points of view.
This
is only my second season with a pond. I am really enjoying it. It's just
a
small thing, compared to what most of you have, but it seems to be
thriving.

Something odd tho, last year by this time we had about 6-7 frogs. By the
end
of the season, we had 9. This year, none. What's up with that, do you
think? We had a very cold, wet spring. Ya think that would affect
things?


--
LN in NH (new gardener in zone 5)