Open the Door to Clean Lakes! Organize lakeshore cleanups to collect trash and litter washed up to shore. Recycle used oil at appropriate facilities. Clean off recreational equipment after use to stop aquatic hitchhikers. Use pump-out stations for boat waste. Let natural vegetation grow by the lakemow and fertilize less! J oin your local lake organization, or start one on your own (Visit www.epa.gov/adopt). Become a volunteer lake monitor (visit http://dipin.kent.edu). Enjoy your lake! Door hanger-bass.indd 1 6/18/2003, 1:44:02 PM ------- lake is more than what the eye can see. It's part of a water- ^^ VCP^ shed, an area of land that drains rain r and snow to a stream, lake, wetland, estuary, or the ocean. These pollutants can harm your lake: Excess fertilizer and pesticides that run off lawns and gardens Aquatic hitchhikers such as zebra mussels and Eurasian watermilfoil Litter dumped into lakes or via storm sewers Direct discharge of municipal or industrial waste Soil from eroding shorelines Oil and salt from road runoff Wetland drainage and filling Leaking septic systems Runoff from cropland or feedlots Clean Lakes and You ^ Door hanger-bass.indd 2 6/18/2003, 1:45:13 PM ------- |