Preserving the Long Term Health of our Lakes Do’s and Don’ts
Do
- Minimize storm water runoff around your house directly entering lakes
- Minimize salt use in winter to melt ice
- Protect shoreline with deep rooted native plants
- Protect shoreline with boulders, rocks, or rip rap
- Protect inlets to the lakes by using stone or other methods to prevent storm water sediments from reaching our lakes
- Do use desirable native wetland plants along shore.
- Do minimize erosion by maintaining banks and beaches with a pitch less than 3 degrees.
Don’t
- Don’t Dump! Never allow yard waste or other debris to enter lakes i.e. compost, pet waste, chemicals
- Don’t allow landscapers to blow grass clippings, leaves, etc. into the lake
- Don’t use lawn fertilizers that contain phosphorous, pesticides, and avoid application before a rain event
- Don’t have open soil around lakes shoreline
