Protect & Preserve

Things you can do to keep our lake clean:

• Lawn care modifications - consider eliminating, reducing, or choosing an organic fertilizer
• Yard alterations - reduce size of lawn by planting more scrubs and native plants
• Pet Management - pick up feces often
• Sustain septic system maintenance
• Reduce water runoff - plant a rain garden or add a rain barrel to collect and reuse rain water
• After recreational practices - use lead free fishing tackle, don't use the lake as a toilet, check boat upon entry and exit
• Minimize use of detergents - don't bath self or pets directly in lake. Wash car on lawn or take to carwash.
• Consider lake proximity with new home construction - the further away the better
• Consider a buffer zone - and/or try to keep shoreline as natural as possible