Serge Leblanc

This is a large scale issue, I don't pretend to understand it completely.

What seems odd to me...
In the news I noticed;
1. Farms with dry, dead crops had monoculture with zero ground cover, just dead dirt. Wouldn't some simple mulch or ground cover plants help conserve whatever moisture can be found?
I'm sure some are doing that already

2. Are they really replacing grass with rock landscaping ? State paid?
Wouldn't dead sod protect the soil better than rock landscaping?

Whenever I hear of these California issues I can't help but think of this story;

http://youtu.be/v_7yEPNUXsU

Ah, now that sounds better! The stream could provide all the circulation you need. Is it flowing now?
Does the pond overflow back into the stream?
You should post some pictures.

Also, it may just be that time of year for theses bugs in your area. They may almost be gone in a week or two without doing anything.
Don't use the colored water die.

Only 1m deep sounds like an odd design for natural fish habitat. I would think sunlight penetration to the bottom would be too much, unless it was designed for chemical treatments or high circulation.
Can you measure depth in the middle? This might be critical to the success, failure or future plans. Perhaps it's well suited for koi and turtles, here we like trout!
I have a pond a little bigger than yours but it's almost 5m deep. I think this is where a lot of info you'll find suggests large air stones with many tiny bubbles to bring some of that deeper, low oxygen water to the surface and circulate it. For you, it may be better to go with water pump to increase circulation since you don't have deep, "dead" water problem.

At 1m and less, in my pond, there is lots of vegetation growth and algea. Any deeper and I think it just can't grow.

This doc is more recent. Homestead section starts on page 77
http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Acts/P40.pdf

I think you're correct. I thought the legislation was last revised in 1970... But I have been unable to find any more recent info.

Just curious if anyone here has or is looking into this, looks like fairly inexpensive land and the rules seem somewhat lax.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/alberta-canada-zmaz70sozgoe.aspx#axzz36vOWbtiu

Think it would be possible to skirt the "breaking ground" portion by planting evans cherries, raspberries, strawberries, etc... Around (surround it, commencing food forrest) the required acreages by 4th year?

Not sure what a "super insulated bale" is exactly but I would think it will be much more efficient 2/3's down the hill.
You don't have to give up the view, just maybe forego it from your homestead. Perhaps construct something else at the summit, something that functions naturally at that location.
Even just a viewpoint, sitting area initially until you observe & figure out a better plan for the spot.

I'm trying to find a coop design I'd seen on the Internet some time ago.
If I remember correctly it had a wide hinged door under the roosts where litter could be shoveled out easily.
The roosts were hinged so they could be lifted up, out of the way.
I don't recall if the compost pile in the run was part of the design or how I thought it could be used.

Anyone have a link to this ?
Perhaps it wasn't so good after all if my google cannot locate it very easily

I quite like the Mistral Gris birds.
Heritage cross meat bird, good foragers, good hearts & legs.