"~ jan" <Seewebsite@jjspond.us> wrote in message news:up4cl3t4j5jkk7v8jdnk24boa2nrnsb9t5@4ax.com... > Some of you may remember we strung up pond netting from deck to fence > because of the dying maple. Little did I realize that a little wet snow > would cause it to come crashing down. I've never seen anyone ever mention > this. ??? ~ jan > ------------ > Zone 7a, SE Washington State > Ponds: www.jjspond.us Yup. The first year we put up netting around our semi raised pond, the same thing happened. I had spar like pieces of wood screwed into the sleepers (railway ties for the US) at intervals around the pond, so we could raise them as and when needed for the net. The first heavy snow (the ONLY snow really), and I was looking into a pile of trapped snow that had pulled the spars from their screws and was covering the surface of the pond. Luckily the filter return kept a small open bit. Peter