Maintaining a Healthy Lake and Stream

Cyanobacteria bloom caused by excessive phosphorus in a lake. Phosphorus enters lakes and streams from a variety of sources including camp road runoff, insufficient vegetative buffers along lakefronts, and from agricultural areas.

Maine DEP Shorefront Property Owner Information Website

Shorefront Friendly-living Practices to Protect Our Lake and Stream(pdf)

Maine Lake Book 4th Ed. c. 2022 (pdf download) An excellent resource to learn about lake ecosystems and how to protect them.

Maine Lakes Association (MLA) has excellent video resources describing methods you can use to reduce runoff from your property into the lake or stream.

MLA LIBRARY – Vast collection of resource materials describing best practices for living in the shoreland. Before undertaking any project in the shoreland zone, this is an excellent place to start so you can make sure your plans will protect our lake and stream.

LEA Homeowners Guide: Practical Ways to Protect Lakes and the Value of Your Property (pdf) (Lakes Environmental Association, Bridgton, ME) – A very useful guide to protecting water quality and living in harmony with lakes and streams.