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Create a native plant buffer between your lawn and the water. Grass lawns do not prevent runoff due to shallow root systems. Phosphorus is in all soil, even if you don't use fertilizer!
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Work towards getting your property LakeSmart certified.
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Get a conservation easement on your land.
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Donate to 7 Lakes Alliance. Act now and your donation will be matched by a generous donor through September 30, 2023. Update: Extended to Oct. 15.
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Conserving the lands and waters of
the Belgrade Lakes Region for all.
Ours is both an immediate challenge to our watershed and a need to balance conservation, protection and the needs of all who live and work in the region. To meet this challenge, in late December 2017, the Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance and the Maine Lakes Resource Center combined forces to create 7 Lakes Alliance.