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Tips on excessive weed growth in front of your property. If you dont know what the plant is, leave it alone or consult experts, It could be sensitive or endangered. Native water plants can also keep the water clean provide habitat for wildlife such as fish, turtles, frogs, and small mammals and protect against erosion. Reduce excessive plant growth by minimizing nutrient-loaded runoff dont use fertilizers dont hardscape leave at least a three-metre-wide buffer zone of plants at the shoreline and keep your septic system operating properly. Sometimes, though, theres no option but to selectively harvest vegetation to make a boat channel to your dock or an open swimming area. Check with whoever manages the water bed in front of your cabin surprise! its not you to ensure that youre not interfering with, say, fish habitat, endangered mussels, or sensitive and protected plants.
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