{"id":4897,"date":"2021-07-31T22:04:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T05:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cowboygardener.com\/?p=3342"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:23:36","slug":"slug-gulch-recreation-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cowboygardener.com\/water-features-northern-ca\/slug-gulch-recreation-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Slug Gulch Recreation Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1320.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><iframe class=\"_iub_cs_prompt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/NeuYIt6w6hk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9; max-width: 1920px; display: block; margin: 0 auto;\"><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>We&#8217;re now nearly finished with this project. 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