Transcription: We're all concerned about the water quality of our lakes and streams. Preserving and restoring our shoreline vegetation is one way that we can help protect water quality. The shoreline vegetation acts as a buffer or filter to help protect the water from our activities on the land, and also to protect the land from our activities in the water, such as the waves that result from boats. The water quality of your lake or stream affects your ability to use that resource for recreation. And it can also affect your property values. By maintaining that buffer zone, we can help do our part to protect o ...