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Problems and Challenges
Each property
had a sand beach with turf mowed to the beach or water's edge. Due to
additional development and stormwater runoff in the area, a drainage
culvert on the Drake property, was causing upland erosion. The erosion
was a major concern for the Drakes.
Reed canary grass, an invasive non-native species (photo, right), was
present along the shoreline. It had been spot sprayed with herbicide
in selected areas.
The reed canary grass needs to be pulled or spot treated every year
on this lake in order to prevent this undesirable plant from taking
over. See Steps & Techniques, and
Reed canary grass in the Non-native section of the Plant
Guide. (When finished, use the "Back" button to return
to this page.)
A special consideration at the site was the presence
of an ice ridge, a ridge or hump of earth pushed up by the movement or
expansion of ice, along the shoreline. Owners sometimes want to remove
ice ridges but they do serve useful purposes, such as filtering runoff
from the yard and stabilizing the shoreline when covered with vegetation.
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