Hi

I just posted an intro with some general info and I'd like to ask a renovation question here. Our pond is probably around 30 years old. As I said it's a ravine pond with a pretty tall dam (maybe 15 ft) and maybe twice as thick at the base and about 8ft wide at the top holding a 1/2 acre pond 10 ft deep in the middle. It has a number of trees growing in the dam which are up to 8 inches in diameter. Some pines, a sycamore or two, dogwoods, etc. typical Missouri mix. The question is should I take them out? I know leaving them may eventually cause leakage but will killing trees this large risk leakage also?

Dick