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​​Practical Ways to Protect your Investment and Maine's Lakes

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In the Lakes Region, water quality protection begins at home.
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​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.

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Page A
About LEA & CLWA
Page 1
Where does the rain go and why should you care?
Page 2
The problem with Phosphorous
Page 4
Top six ways to protect your land and Maine's lakes
Page 5
Laws protecting water quality
Page 12
A year in the life of lakes
Page 15
Good plants for shorefront property
​(also see Buffer Handbook)
Page 17
Mercury in Maine lakes
Page 18
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  • Home
  • Conservation
    • Lake Smart >
      • "Be Lakesmart" Brochure
    • Crescent Lake NPS Watershed Protection Project
    • Watershed Improvement Project - Phase II
    • Raymond Community Forest
  • Lake Monitoring
    • Water Quality
    • Invasive Aquatic Plant Monitoring
    • Erosion Control
    • Lake Monitoring Boat
    • Courtesy Boat Inspection
  • Lakeside Living
    • "Clean Your Boat" Brochure
    • CLWA Tri Fold March 2015
    • Homeowner's Guide
    • Ice, Ice and More Ice
    • Lake Water Circulation Patterns
    • Live Staking
    • Laker's Dozen
    • Ways to Keep Our Lake Clean
  • MAPS
    • Watershed Map
    • Boating Depth Map
    • Google Map
    • Water Depth Map
  • Resource Links
  • Contact Us
  • Education