Open the Door to Clean Lakes! Clean lakes need healthy lakeshores! ) -Grow native plants and trees .2? along the lakeshore. • Keep fallen trees and logs in J shallow waters-fish need them! • J • Mow tall and fertilize less to keep out pollutants. en • Plant a rain garden to absorb rain £. water. *0n driveways and paths, use ^ surfaces that allow rain to soak in. ^ Healthy lakeshores A need youi k\v/J ------- Planting native plants, trees, and flowers along the water's edge: • Protects lakes from pollution • Provides habitat for bass, trout, and other fish • Helps property values • Prevents erosion • Reduces your carbon footprint • Increases aesthetic beauty Learn more about healthy lakeshores: www.epa.gov/owow/lakes A k\v/U ------- |