• Minimize the amount of phosphorous in lawn fertilizer. (The middle number should be 2 or lower.)



• Don't put any chemicals into the lake - especially herbicides! Herbicide treatment, if done at all, must be done by professionals who treat only nuisance or harmful weeds - not environmentally friendly lake grasses such as Robbins Pond Weed.



• If you bring a boat from another lake, be sure to clean it thoroughly to prevent invasive lake weeds from entering our lake.



• If you live on the lake, prevent storm runoff from running directly into the lake by planting bushes near the lake to act as buffers.



• If you have to clear property, make sure that runoff is slowed with silt fences and haybales.



• Report environmental problems: failing septic systems should be reported to the town sanitarian.



• If you weed your waterfront, remove only nuisance weeds such as milfoil and lily pads; remove the entire plant or your work will be wasted. Ask Reggie Miles for advice on proper weeding techniques - it's not just yanking everything in sight!



• Keep an eye on new housing development - make sure site preparation doesn't threaten our lake with runoff.



• Oppose zoning variances that request reduced lot sizes. We have made a difference by showing up for zoning meetings.



• Rake and remove your leaves so they don't wind up in the lake.



• Be active politically: tell your town officials that you want your lake protected.