Learn all about making ponds and their many benefits including: choosing the best location; preventing pond leaks; moving water around your property; swales and ditches; choosing excavators; what to do with the fill; fire suppression; irrigation. Mike will also show a video that include drone footage of his own ponds and gardens.
“Everyone should have at least one pond,” according to certified permaculture designer Mike Gall. Mike should know. As 10-year residents of Quadra Island, Mike and his wife Carol, also a permaculture designer, have developed four ponds on their 7.5 acres.
According to Mike, ponds contribute immensely to our environments from recreation and aesthetics to irrigation and fire suppression. As Captain on the Quadra Island Fire Department and Local FireSmart Representative, fire prevention and protection is naturally top of mind for Mike.
Born and raised in Calgary, Mike is a graduate of Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. In 2010, Mike completed his Permaculture Design Certification under the tutelage of world renowned Australian permaculture educator Geoff Lawton.
As a gardening infrastructure developer, Mike has helped to design and develop numerous gardens across Canada. Working together, Mike and Carol continue to develop their own permaculture paradise while helping others understand and use permaculture principles, especially as they relate to ponds.