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Lynn Reno
For Questions about the tour: email Nina Koepeke, Vice President
Once a year, the Greater Phoenix Pond Society organizes a tour of members' ponds.
From among all the members who volunteer to open their yards to the public each year, a group is selected according to location, in an effort to create a circuit of ponds close enough to one another that they could all be visited within a few hours. Pond owners typically answer questions, give advice, offer shade and refreshments, and oftentimes put up displays detailing the pond's construction and inhabitants, seasonal photos of their project, and educational information for distribution. Ponds on the tour can range in size from approximately a few hundred gallons up to 11,000 gallons!
All of this comes together to produce an educational and social experience that touches hundreds of people.
Five Central-Phoenix ponds were lined up for the June 9th tour! The route traveled about 15 miles and is bounded by 35th Avenue, 68th Street, Northern and Camelback Roads.
We hope to see you visiting or hosting a pond on our next tour!
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