The Williams Lake Conservation Company has recently begun working with Love Your Lake, “…a shoreline evaluation program developed by Watersheds Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF), and conducted for any shoreline community across the country by local organizations.
“The program invites lake associations and organizations to volunteer their lake as participants in the program. If accepted, every property on the lake will be assessed using a standardized assessment protocol, and landowners “The program invites lake associations and organizations to volunteer their lake as participants in the program. If accepted, every property on the lake will be assessed using a standardized assessment protocol, and landowners will get a personalized property report with details on the state of their shoreline and recommended actions for improving lake health for people and wildlife.” –Love Your Lake
The property reports, which are are private and confidential, will help lakefront property owners understand how to achieve and preserve a natural balance along their portion of the shoreline so that the lake’s health can be maintained. This summer’s blue-algal bloom, although it was brief, has been a wake-up call.
More information will be available from the WLCC as plans for the shoreline survey are developed. You can read Saltwire’s article about Love Your Lake’s recent project at Porter’s Lake (click here).