Wetland Filtration for Biology Teacher's Large Pond 

😂😂😂 cutting onions? That's hilarious.

It was a very emotional build

@@christhompson4154 It definitely got dusty in my office

That was quite unexpected. I have a son in the military and I worry about his safety. I would be devastated if I were to lose him. God bless this family and what they do for others.

I did! And garlic too! 🤣💦

Thank you!

Thank you for your service

We agree. We had a Pond Tour the next year and raised money for her daughters charity

virg s amen

Amen 💗🙏🏼

She absolutely loves it

We agree!

She is!

Do you know what the origin is of her grandkids calling her "Ouma" as this is Afrikaans word for Granma. I'm from South Africa.

John Barry absolutely!!!!!! I’m a disabled Desert Storm Vet and my brother in law spent 4 tours in Afghanistan but we were one of the lucky families to get him back safely each time. This video ripped my heart out and thru the first half of this video I kept saying that there is something super special about this woman but wrote it off as her being an Iowan. My wife and I lived in the small town of Oxford Iowa, about 8 miles west of Iowa City/Coralville right off I-80, and I worked in Cedar Rapids and my wife was a Burn Nurse at The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and Iowa was our dream home! We had a string of bad luck when we bought an old farm house and acreage in Oxford. It’s starting to fade now but I think originally when we were buying the farm we were set to close somewhere around July 8th 1997. Our loan process went smooth with no hiccups, our other home in North Liberty sold the day we put the sign up and the sellers of the farm called and asked if we could close a week earlier because they were transferring to Wisconsin. So, we moved the closing up to June 26th, 1997 and were thrilled beyond belief to have the old Iowa farmhouse, huge Iowa red barn that could be seen from west bound I-80 before the Oxford exit. We loaded everything up, moved in right after closing and just stuck everything in the house in the middle of rooms in stacks and didn’t unpack a thing cause we wanted to paint and some other stuff first. June 28th, two days after we moved in, we were ready for paint. My wife and I went to Menards in Iowa City to get paint and some other things we needed. We woke up that morning, the 28th, enjoying one of the most beautiful mornings God had ever given us. The sun was shining, blue skies with not a cloud to be seen for a hundred miles. The air in Iowa smells so fresh and pure, especially that time of year. I stood on the deck with a cup of coffee gazing every direction around me and looked at the beautiful corn fields on those rolling hills and thought that I finally was able to obtain my piece of heaven and finally understood what “Gods Country” truly was when folks spoke about it. We left for Menards around 11am. A bit after 1pm my wife found me and had her paint and asked if I had everything I needed and told her I did but I needed to get a couple pieces of Sheetrock loaded but we would drive around to load it after we paid and she advised me that I might ought to wait cause it looked as tho a Storm was approaching and I looked at her as tho she had lost her mind. I said sweetheart, it will be fine, we aren’t going far plus there wasn’t a cloud in the sky for a hundred miles two hours ago. She said no, it’s looking really dark outside, I think 🤔 you should wait and while we were discussing the silliness, the Iowa City tornado 🌪 siren started blaring. Menards employees went running from all directions past us going to the front corner of the store and then over the intercom they asked all customers to proceed to the center of the store in the hardware section. My wife said he’ll no, we are going to the front corner inside the restrooms where all of the employees ran to. She said I’m not gonna sit in the hardware isle and get hit by flying hatchets and lag bolts, I’m going to get under the sink counter so as we ran up to the front and were passing the registers, the glass front doors blew completely open and were parallel to the floor hanging on by hinges at the top and stacks of paper work was hitting us as we ran past to get to the restrooms. A minute or two later we heard the worst sounds a person ever wants to hear and after about 10 minutes all was quiet and peaceful again and all we could hear was a bit of rain hitting the metal roof. We all came out of the restrooms and hardware section. The store was a complete mess up front from the doors blowing in but the store had narrowly missed a direct hit and then panic had set in about our home. Our dream home that we had just left two hours before on the most beautiful Iowa day. Well we left and the 8 mile journey took 2 hours. We sustained major damage but the house was still standing. We spent the next 2 years rebuilding as time and money permitted and were almost done except the electricians still had a bit more wiring to replace on second floor and attic. It still had some knob & tube wiring in place. I got home from working a 12 hour night shift on November 21st, 1998 and when I opened the door to go in, I was hit with a wall of thick black smoke. I tried going in bunt it was to thick and I fouled not have made it back out if I didn’t stop. We started rebuilding (I will start making this quick) but I had a fall while framing and landed in the basement on a 2x4 stake, shattering my rib cage, punctured my right lung, and broke my back in 3 places and a few other small injuries. I woke up to a sheriff deputy asking me questions and I heard a helicopter 🚁 hovering above. I woke up again as the took me into the trauma unit in Iowa City. I survived, and after 13 surgeries and years later I’m still kicking. We ended up getting the house finished but in 2002 we had to leave because of losing my income we just weren’t able to maintain everything like we did. My wife was offered a job in Greeley , Colorado at a hospital that they were trying to get a burn unit opened back up that had been shut down for years because they did not have a burn doc anymore but finally found a replacement. They doubled her salary to go, and paid our moving expenses. It was a gift from god actually but our hearts are still in Iowa. Years later and a few more moves, one to chapel hill NC so my wife could work at the Jaycee Burn Center at UNC and after 13-14 years there she has gone out to Phoenix Arizona for 6 months to run the burn unit out there and help get those folks on the right track but I’m still in NC on our small farm tying baling wire around everything till she gets back home. I could feel a huge connection to this beautiful lady for some reason and once Greg started talking about the Fisher house I knew it was more than just being an Iowan. See, folks from the Midwest don’t give up, ever! They find the one good stick of straw in the very bottom of that huge straw pile that has rotted down around it. It may take us years to find it but it’s there and we will get to it damn it!!! This family could have given in with the loss of her son. Many families do unfortunately and there’s not enough help out there for us veterans and veteran families. But in spite of this families pain, they have pulled their bootstraps tight and got back up and is doing what they can to help other families that may not have the strength that she and I do but we aren’t gonna let them fail on our watch. I’m so proud of her and her family and I cried my eyes out for an hour now because of her loss but Greg, if you could get out to Dover and gather a team and donations to cover some sort of pond for the fisher house, and I will come help ya too, you do not realize how much that would mean to so many families that never want to visit there but don’t have the choice either. I’m sorry I wrote : books here but I promise it’s all worth it. I left years of info out to shorten it up but it’s about the message of doing for others and never giving up!! I felt the connection to this family from the start and now I share their pain and sorrow as well but we can do good for other families because of it as well. Get to work Greg, please sir, see what you can do for our Gold Families out here, please. And also please give me the name of an aqua scales contractor in central NC buddy, I want to install a pond this Summer at my home also. Take care everyone, and please, help or thank a Vet today when you see them. They have already helped you more than you’ll ever know!!!!

Don Pfeiffer 😢👊💪 www.aquascapeinc.com

@@1982MCI I did a little digging for ya, not sure where you are in central North Carolina but I found American Aquascapes of North Carolina along with a video linking to their website and showcasing their work. Hope this helps you get that pond you want! www.americanaquascapes.com/ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GLpWv1lZ_n8.html

Yes, i agree

We think all bridges are awesome :)

Here you go. Here is a video we made after we built it. They are awesome people and we were able to help raise money for the charity. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QCWFgHoRWMo.html

@Liberal Sickos Hate America i confess i have a crush on her ok

very important to provide habitat. The fish enjoy it and it gives them a place to hide from predators or people :)

Have you seen this video for a disbled vet? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IjFyEf2Fpto.html

Thanks!

Cats might drink from the pond, but they're not going to go in it.

Patrick, hows it going with the pond planning? Let us know if we can help!

@@Iowawaterscapes I might reach out to you on Facebook here in a week or so?!

@@patrickschmidt4639 sounds great! You can also give us call at 515.208.4099 anytime.

You can find an installer in your area using our online locator: www.aquascapeinc.com/find-aquascape-certified-contractors Or, you could do it yourself: www.aquascapeinc.com/diy-backyard-pond

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I live in walbridge, oh. But im from Toledo and i would love to learn all there is to the aqua-scape lifestyle. Already have my own company and have been doin landscaping on and off for over 12 yrs. I love the water and want to learn how to install them to give people the same joy i have around ponds and streams. Thank you and happy new year to you, your family and crew

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Awesome

Toads in Iowa do have tadpoles. Most of our ponds have toad tadpoles in them every year. Backyard ponds are very important in suburban ecosystems as they need to find a body of water to multiply each spring.

Are you talking about the waterfall foam? www.aquascapeinc.com/products/pond-waterfall-foam-sealant

@@GregWittstockThePondGuy Thank you. I'm Brazilian and I'm a super fan of the channel

shaymoose17 maybe a Mall Cop