In the Lakes Region, water quality protection begins at home.
The Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) prepared this booklet and has granted permission to the Crescent Lake Watershed Association (CLWA) to modify and distribute it to give Crescent Lake landowners a guide to protecting their lake.
Our lakes are fragile, so every effort to protect them, no matter how small, is meaningful, especially when multiplied by what hundreds of other watershed landowners can do. We hope this guide will help you make a contribution to this important cause.
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In the Lakes Region, water quality protection begins at home.
The Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) prepared this booklet and has granted permission to the Crescent Lake Watershed Association (CLWA) to modify and distribute it to give Crescent Lake landowners a guide to protecting their lake.
Our lakes are fragile, so every effort to protect them, no matter how small, is meaningful, especially when multiplied by what hundreds of other watershed landowners can do. We hope this guide will help you make a contribution to this important cause.
Click on page numbers below to view or download specific sections.
Click here for full version.
Table of Contents
Introduction |
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About LEA & CLWA |
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Where does the rain go and why should you care? |
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The problem with Phosphorous |
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Top six ways to protect your land and Maine's lakes |
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Laws protecting water quality |
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A year in the life of lakes |
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Good plants for shorefront property (also see Buffer Handbook) |
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Mercury in Maine lakes |