Nature does what nature wants.
People do what people want.
Sometimes, people do what nature wants.
Sometimes, nature does what people want.
As dichotomous as that seems, rarely does it happen like that.
I pay attention to several "natural" ponds. They ebb and flow, based on the circumstances of the moment.
In the upcoming March-April issue of Pond Boss, we have a story based on "low maintenance" lake management. One of our readers asked the question, "This will be the last lake I build and I want to pass it on to my daughters. They won't want to do much maintenance, so what can we do in the beginning to make it a 'least-effort' lake?"
You may want to read that article, next issue.

Teach a man to grow fish...
He can teach to catch fish...