For anyone that's interested, this is a quick update on the pond.
It's been a year and there is some nice cattails in the lower pond as well as some other growth that has provided a habitat for a tadpoles (there were about 500-1000 in the shallows) and some frogs. A number of times I have caught a glimpse of something larger in the pond, it might be a large frog or a muskrat. The water is loaded with sediment, but is much freer of top growth.
View of the city heading up to the pond.
Tons of these tiny little fellas on the road up.
I would estimate 500-1000 in this area.
Local fella headed home from a trip up the mountain. The upper pond is in the background right behind the road.
The water is loaded with sediment, but otherwise seems to be quite clear of debris.
Again, a few from the northern edge of the dam for the lower pond.
I heard a frog in there singing...honestly, I haven't heard many frogs in this pond before. This was encouraging.
Again, another nice view from the NW side of the pond looking towards the cloud covered volcanos.
