{"id":1777,"date":"2023-05-16T18:51:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/?page_id=1777"},"modified":"2023-12-04T10:25:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T15:25:58","slug":"aquatic-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/index.php\/home\/aquatic-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquatic Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1777\" class=\"elementor elementor-1777\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bff37f8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bff37f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c56d88f\" data-id=\"3c56d88f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609ab5ca elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"609ab5ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Aquatic Plants<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c818b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c818b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee43d0f\" data-id=\"ee43d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057454b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"057454b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Word on Weeds at Your Waterfront<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2849c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2849c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>You may call them \u201cweeds\u201d \u2013 a nuisance that is interfering with your enjoyment of the lake or\u00a0your waterfront. However, almost any plant is considered a \u201cweed\u201d if it is overgrown or unwanted.\u00a0The \u201cweeds\u201d that accumulate on your shoreline are more accurately called aquatic plants.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fe5e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41fe5e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are seventeen aquatic plant species found in Lake Simcoe, although five make up the majority:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518f7e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"518f7e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aquatic-Plants.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Aquatic-Plants\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTIyOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xzcmNhLm9uLmNhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNlwvQXF1YXRpYy1QbGFudHMucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aquatic-Plants.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5228\" alt=\"Aquatic-Plants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aquatic-Plants.png 684w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aquatic-Plants-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed5f0f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed5f0f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cb3dd6\" data-id=\"4cb3dd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf6697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cf6697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We need aquatic plants<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585e56e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585e56e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aquatic plants are a natural, normal and necessary part of a healthy lake ecosystem\u00a0and provide many benefits for aquatic life. They provide fish with a place for shelter, shade and protection, and a place to lay eggs or build nests. They slow the action of waves that erode the shoreline, provide calm areas for sediments to settle to the\u00a0lake bottom, and their presence also helps protect against invasive plant species.<br \/><br \/>Aquatic plants are more plentiful along shorelines where there is a gradual slope from shallow to deep, a bottom that is mud, silt, sand or a combination, or have protection from wind and waves such as a sheltering point or enclosed bay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c05c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c05c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shoreline Nuisance?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ecceb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ecceb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aquatic plants tend to accumulate along shorelines:<\/p><ul><li><div>That have a\u00a0gradual slope\u00a0from shallow\u00a0to deep.<\/div><\/li><li><div>Where the bottom is mud, silt or sand.<\/div><\/li><li><div>That are protected from wind and waves.<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cc6ee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cc6ee7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec3f607\" data-id=\"ec3f607\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b01c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61b01c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do staff at LSRCA remove the plants from my shoreline?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc82da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc82da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Our approach is on a long-term strategy that focuses especially on phosphorus reduction to address excessive aquatic plant growth.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1af452d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1af452d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e4f439\" data-id=\"6e4f439\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e710e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e710e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advice about removing plants from your shoreline<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070843a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070843a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have a lot of aquatic plants along your shore, take care in removing them.\u00a0<\/p><p>Clearing them as they accumulate on your shoreline is fine, but uprooting them from the lakebed is not. You could end up making the problem worse by scattering fragments of the plants, which can take up root elsewhere. You are also potentially disturbing fish habitat and could be subject to fines for doing so. Fish habitat is protected by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-632da8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"632da8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b36093a\" data-id=\"b36093a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5726d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5726d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is the entire lake full of aquatic plants?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b757c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b757c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Sometimes when people notice a lot of plants near the shore, they assume that it\u2019s the same throughout the lake. Aquatic plants end up along the shoreline through the natural wave action in the lake. If you live along the east side of the lake, you are more likely to find plants wash up along your shoreline because of the prevailing winds.\u200b\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcee82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edcee82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>In this map, you will see the aquatic plant distribution in Lake Simcoe in 2013.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ee8124\" data-id=\"2ee8124\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6b836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed6b836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AquaticPlantsLakeSimcoe2013.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Aquatic Plants in Lake Simcoe\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTIyOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xzcmNhLm9uLmNhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNlwvQXF1YXRpY1BsYW50c0xha2VTaW1jb2UyMDEzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AquaticPlantsLakeSimcoe2013-951x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5229\" alt=\"Aquatic Plants in Lake Simcoe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AquaticPlantsLakeSimcoe2013-951x1024.jpg 951w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AquaticPlantsLakeSimcoe2013-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AquaticPlantsLakeSimcoe2013-768x827.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AquaticPlantsLakeSimcoe2013-1426x1536.jpg 1426w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AquaticPlantsLakeSimcoe2013-1902x2048.jpg 1902w, https:\/\/lsrca.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AquaticPlantsLakeSimcoe2013.jpg 1950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d29a19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d29a19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2616230\" data-id=\"2616230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5fcd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce5fcd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s the cause of too many aquatic plants?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8ef27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff8ef27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The issue with too many plants along the shoreline is\u00a0largely a result of two main issues:\u00a0<strong>high phosphorus levels<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>invasive species<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Phosphorus\u00a0<\/strong>is a naturally occurring element and is\u00a0necessary to sustain life. However, too much phosphorus contributes \u00a0to overgrowth. We have too much phosphorus in the lake largely because of human activities on the\u00a0land. Increased urbanization, uncontrolled stormwater\u00a0run-off and agriculture are some of the contributors.\u00a0<\/p><p>The introduction of the invasive zebra and quagga mussels has contributed to aquatic plant growth as well by increasing water clarity. Invasive mussels are incredibly good at filtering water. Although this might sound like a good thing, the increased clarity lets sunlight penetrate deeper into the water and all that sun encourages plant growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e0537b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e0537b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaf2201\" data-id=\"eaf2201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27126a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27126a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ways to reduce plant growth in Lake Simcoe<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f6f1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f6f1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We can all work together to support a long-term approach through taking the following steps:<\/p><div><ul><li><p>One of the simplest and most effective things\u00a0you can do is to divert any water that runs off your property onto soil or grass, and away from paved surfaces. For instance, divert your downspouts on to grass and away from the driveway or install a rain barrel to collect water from your roof. Why? Because run-off from hardened surfaces such as roads and driveways doesn\u2019t always get treated before it ends up\u00a0in the lake. Less water in our storm sewers\u00a0means less pollution in the lake.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p>When gardening, use mulch to save on watering, and use compost instead of commercial fertilizer.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p>Plant native plants in your garden. Native plants are adapted to our climate and therefore need less water or fertilizer once established.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p>If you must fertilize your lawn, look for phosphorus-free alternatives.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Use household products that are phosphorus-free.<\/p><\/li><li><p>If you\u2019re on septic, make sure you\u2019re undertaking regular maintenance.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p>Help to prevent soil erosion. Don\u2019t clear-cut vegetation, create steep slopes or mow to the water\u2019s edge.<\/p><\/li><li><p>If you transfer your boat between bodies of water, make sure to clean it thoroughly to prevent the spread of invasive species. Invasive species are almost impossible to remove once they take hold.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p>The only realistic way of stopping invasive species is through prevention.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p>Tell others about these tips. 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