Open the
Door to
Clean Lakes!
Clean lakes need
healthy lakeshores!
) -Grow native plants and trees
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• Keep fallen trees and logs in
J shallow waters-fish need them!
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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.
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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
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