Don't Let Yard Waste in the Lake

We'd like to encourage folks to not let yard waste get in the lake. This is especially important at spring and fall clean up times. Yard waste includes leaves, grass clippings, branches and brush. This material ultimately settles to the bottom of the lake, decomposes and makes a fertile bed for weeds to grow. And we're all concerned about keeping the weed growth down.

We have noticed people blowing their leaves and grass clippings into the lake. That's a bad idea.

We know that some leaves blow into the lake naturally. But we don't need to add to it. That just accelerates a process called eutrophication, which is not a good thing. If you see somebody doing it, please give them a friendly reminder that it's not good for the lake. If you don't have a place to put yard waste on your own lot, Windham and Salem provide places where it can be dumped and turned into compost.