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Do Not Blow Your Leaves Into The Lake
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- Written by Seth Phillips
- Category: Home Page
Please do not blow or rake your leaves into Manistee Lake. Although not illegal, it is a form of littering that is discourteous to neighbors and it is harmful to the lake’s ecosystem.
Leaves blown into the lake rarely settle at the shoreline of origin. They are carried by wind and current to other locations before they reach bottom. In coves, it is usually the few lots at the back of the cove that receive the leaf debris. They are unsightly and over time, sedimentation buildup will cause loss of water depth and will leave a squishy, mucky bottom.
Decaying leaves release nutrients, primarily carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous. These nutrients are great for soil but excess nutrients are a pollutant to lakes.. These nutrients, especially phosphorous, are a fertilizer for milfoil and algae, promoting their growth.
Similarly, excessive nutrient levels can contribute to low dissolved oxygen levels by causing abundant growths of phytoplankton (microscopic plants and algae). Living phytoplankton may deplete oxygen levels during the night and as the phytoplankton die; decomposition of the organic material by bacteria consumes oxygen.
Let’s all be good neighbors and good stewards of our lake’s ecosystem by not blowing leaves into the lake. Instead, please consider collecting and finely mulching your leaves and then spreading them across your yard so that their nutrients can be returned to your soil. Mulched leaves are great for your lawn, just not for our lake
Welcome to Our Website
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- Written by Admin Admin
- Category: Welcome to Our New Website
Welcome to the new and improved Manistee Lake Association web site. We hope you like the look and the many additional features. We have tried to make the site far more useful as a source of information and communication. Many of the features are in the members only area so we encourage everyone to become a member and to register for the member area. Access is free to MLA members. Members please make sure to update your member information so we have current contact information for you. If you are a new resident who does not receive our newsletter, please give us your contact information so we can add you to our database. Just click on the contact us link under website feedback on the lower right of this page and submit your information.
We invite comments and suggestions to improve the site as well. We want to make this site as useful and user friendly as we can. We have tried to minimize some features to lessen download times for those of you with slower internet connections. We will continue to add information to the site and to improve features as we go so please check back often and let us know what you think. I hope you enjoy our new home on the web. Spread the word around. Manistee Lake can always use more friends.
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