Right now there are some basic ways to clean Lake Macatawa. Many people see the dirty water in the lake and they think about helping Lake Macatawa, but they do nothing. Here are some ways to help clean up the Lake Macatawa.
1) wash your car in the grass so the greases and chemicals can't flow into the drain, which flows into Lake Macatawa.
2) Farmers turn up their soil so their soil is loose, but when when it rains the nutrient filled soil flows to Lake Mac. That creates algae blooms.
An organization called Project Clarity is looking at other lakes that have been restored, and use some of the ways they used to clean up their lake. You could donate money to Project Clarity so they have more money to use to clean Lake Mac. Please help clean Lake Macatawa. Cover cropping is a earth friendly solution. The small green plants look okay, are green all year round, but can't be harvested. It holds the dirt with its roots. You can also create natural buffer strips. These are pieces of land that have low vegetation. Buffer strips are used to control Farmers might like this idea better because it takes up less space than cover cropping.
1) wash your car in the grass so the greases and chemicals can't flow into the drain, which flows into Lake Macatawa.
2) Farmers turn up their soil so their soil is loose, but when when it rains the nutrient filled soil flows to Lake Mac. That creates algae blooms.
An organization called Project Clarity is looking at other lakes that have been restored, and use some of the ways they used to clean up their lake. You could donate money to Project Clarity so they have more money to use to clean Lake Mac. Please help clean Lake Macatawa. Cover cropping is a earth friendly solution. The small green plants look okay, are green all year round, but can't be harvested. It holds the dirt with its roots. You can also create natural buffer strips. These are pieces of land that have low vegetation. Buffer strips are used to control Farmers might like this idea better because it takes up less space than cover cropping.