The best way for waterfront properties owners to protect the quality and health of the lake is to do all they can to prevent erosion and runoff. Helping the flow of rain water to get filtered through buffers before the shoreline instead of picking up harmful nutrients or toxic chemicals is enormously important. Please join us in doing the best you can to create better buffers along the shoreline. There are many ways you can do so and helpful resources you can learn from.

Our friends at Midcoast Conservancy have an excellent collection of links to helpful resources.

LakeSmart is an educational program run by the Maine Lakes Society that helps homeowners choose best practices that will preserve the health of the lakes that they live on. While SLA is not currently facilitating Lake Smart inspections, we encourage you to learn from their helpful resources and guides.

If you are interested in assistance with reducing erosion and run-off from your property, please let us know!
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