Shoreline Buffers:
Keep Phosphorus Out of the Lake!

Shoreline trees, shrubs, and groundcover plants are excellent at soaking up phosphorus before it can get into a lake where it can -- ultimately -- cause algae blooms.  

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Interested in improving your buffer?

Contact CLA at erosion@chinalakeassociation.org or CRLA at chinalakesmart@gmail.com. Both teams are professional, qualified and eager to help!

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Additional resources:

• Buffer Publication Resource List
  Includes descriptions of publications with contact information and links to digital versions.

• A Guide to Creating Vegetated Buffers for Lakefront Properties (1998)
  Get started on planning and planting your shoreline buffer. 

• Buffer Handbook Plant List 
  Details about trees, shrubs, and groundcovers for buffers in Maine. 

• Gardening to Conserve Maine's Natural Landscape
  Plants to/not use, by University of Maine Cooperative Extension

• Invasive plants from the Maine Natural Areas Program

• Yardscaping 

• DEP Lakes