{"id":48,"date":"2016-05-15T00:11:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T00:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2023-07-28T18:57:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T18:57:56","slug":"environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?page_id=48&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Preserving Lac Sam<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><i>Protecting the lake AND your property value &#8211; it starts with the quality of the water.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/picture-plant-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"picture plant\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/picture-plant-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/picture-plant-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/picture-plant-1024x678.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br><\/i><\/p>\n<p>What we do at the cottage has a direct impact on the quality of the lake water. Our septic waste systems, cleaners, dock construction, outdoor lighting and boating practices are just a few things that can hurt or help the lake.<\/p>\n<p>We measure the quality of the water by measuring the phosphorus levels in Lac Sam at various locations twice a year. A healthy, uninhabited lake would have phosphorus levels under 4 ug\/L (micrograms\/litre).&nbsp; Lac Sam&#8217;s average phosphorus level is 7.4 ug\/L for the period 2008-2016.&nbsp; Our goal is to keep Lac Sam&#8217;s phosphorus levels well under 8 ug\/L.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<strong>Recent Environment&nbsp;Related Articles<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n\n<style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-344 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-344 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-344\" class=\" wp-show-posts-columns wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-667 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=667&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">Living with Generators (when needed) (and how to get your neighbours to embrace them)<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=667&#038;lang=en\" title=\"12:46 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-06-08T12:46:01+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">June 8, 2022<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-08T13:11:12+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">June 8, 2022<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=667&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"Living with Generators (when needed) (and how to get your neighbours to embrace them)\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Honda-generator.jpg\" alt=\"Living with Generators (when needed) (and how to get your neighbours to embrace them)\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Power disruptions at Lac Sam are a recurring event, and some seasons too recurring. When the outages stretch over days, not hours, we naturally get concerned about the food in&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-428 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=428&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Choose Eco-friendly Household and Personal Care Products<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=428&#038;lang=en\" title=\"11:30 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-09-26T23:30:25+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">September 26, 2019<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2020-08-11T18:37:22+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">August 11, 2020<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=428&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"How to Choose Eco-friendly Household and Personal Care Products\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ecofriendly-150x150.png\" alt=\"How to Choose Eco-friendly Household and Personal Care Products\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We know more today than at any other time in history about the impact humanity has had and continues to have on the environment. This knowledge must motivate us to&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-253 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en tag-cleaners-en tag-eco-friendly-en tag-phosphate-free-en tag-safe-en tag-soap-en wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=253&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">No Soap No Suds in the Lake<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=253&#038;lang=en\" title=\"10:13 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-09-26T22:13:57+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">September 26, 2019<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2019-09-26T23:37:21+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">September 26, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=253&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"No Soap No Suds in the Lake\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/soap-bubbles-1070788__340-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"No Soap No Suds in the Lake\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don&#8217;t be fooled by marketing terms such as eco, green, pure and natural.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-416 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=416&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">Septic system tips&#8230;<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=416&#038;lang=en\" title=\"4:31 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-09-20T16:31:48+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">September 20, 2019<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2020-08-12T18:08:06+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">August 12, 2020<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=416&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"Septic system tips&#8230;\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/outhouse-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Septic system tips&#8230;\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Really, it does not get&nbsp;much more&nbsp;basic than septic systems!&nbsp; In the city, connected to municipal sewer systems, it is easy to not think&nbsp;nearly as&nbsp;much about what happens to all the&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-158 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en tag-algae-en tag-dark-sky-en tag-light-pollution-en tag-lighting-en wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=158&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">Light pollution at the lake&#8230;<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=158&#038;lang=en\" title=\"1:04 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-09-20T01:04:08+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">September 20, 2019<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2020-07-11T21:13:15+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">July 11, 2020<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=158&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"Light pollution at the lake&#8230;\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Darren-Pyes-Veil-Nebula-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Light pollution at the lake&#8230;\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Artificial light can threaten wildlife and our lake\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-391 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=391&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fire! How to Prevent it<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=391&#038;lang=en\" title=\"11:33 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-06-14T23:33:30+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">June 14, 2019<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2019-07-21T21:23:52+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">July 21, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=391&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"Fire! How to Prevent it\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/forest-fire-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fire! How to Prevent it\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cottages of Lac Sam are vulnerable to fire.\u00a0 We are remote, our treed paradise provides fuel for fires, and much of our soil is peat, a perfect fire starter.\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-382 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en tag-boat-motor tag-boat-motor-maintenance tag-pollution-from-boat-motors wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=382&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">12 Ways to Reduce Lake Pollution from your Boat Motor<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=382&#038;lang=en\" title=\"5:50 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-02-24T17:50:01+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">February 24, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=382&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"12 Ways to Reduce Lake Pollution from your Boat Motor\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/boat-and-motor-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"12 Ways to Reduce Lake Pollution from your Boat Motor\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Motor boats impact water quality of our lake. Unburned fuel, and cleaning and protecting chemicals discharge or leach into the lake and can severely affect the delicate ecosystem.\u00a0 Here are 12 ways in which we can reduce the damaging effect of our boat motor:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-369 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=369&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;t&#8217;s For your Shoreline<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=369&#038;lang=en\" title=\"1:16 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-02-22T01:16:32+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">February 22, 2019<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2020-07-25T14:18:46+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">July 25, 2020<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=369&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"The Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;t&#8217;s For your Shoreline\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_3874-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;t&#8217;s For your Shoreline\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A healthy shoreline helps keep a healthy lake. What makes a healthy shoreline?\u00a0 What can you do and with what regulations must we comply to keep Lac Sam&#8217;s shores and water healthy?\u00a0 Here are some tips on shoreline do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-363 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en tag-ashes-in-the-lake tag-dumping-brush-in-the-lake tag-dumping-in-the-lake wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=363&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">7 Things Not to Dump in the Lake<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=363&#038;lang=en\" title=\"12:38 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-11-14T00:38:10+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">November 14, 2018<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2019-02-22T01:01:36+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">February 22, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=363&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"7 Things Not to Dump in the Lake\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/wheel-barrow-yard-waste-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"7 Things Not to Dump in the Lake\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of us know not to dump garbage or toxic waste into the lake. Yet, there some things that are harmful to the lake that may not be so intuitive.\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-347 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en tag-fertilzers tag-fungicides tag-herbicides tag-how-to-reduce-lake-pollution tag-insect-repellents tag-insecticides tag-mice tag-pest-control tag-pesticides tag-rodenticides tag-water-pollution wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=347&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Not to &#8216;Kill&#8217; Lac Sam<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=347&#038;lang=en\" title=\"2:26 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-09-18T14:26:45+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">September 18, 2018<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2020-07-25T14:19:59+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">July 25, 2020<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=347&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"How Not to &#8216;Kill&#8217; Lac Sam\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/poison-150x150.png\" alt=\"How Not to &#8216;Kill&#8217; Lac Sam\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the largest sources of water pollution is caused by fertilizers and pesticides. Here are some safer tips to deal with pests and weeds without killing our lake!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-327 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en tag-boat-speed-limits tag-boat-wake tag-boater-skills tag-bow-down tag-loon-nests tag-wake-damage wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=327&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">Love Your Lake?  Watch Your Wake!<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=327&#038;lang=en\" title=\"9:00 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-08-27T21:00:41+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">August 27, 2018<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2020-08-19T12:38:53+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">August 19, 2020<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=327&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"Love Your Lake?  Watch Your Wake!\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/boat-wake-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Love Your Lake?  Watch Your Wake!\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s a good way and a bad way to drive your boat.  Do you know the difference?  One causes damage to our shore, property and wildlife nests.  The other is smooth sailing!  Here are tips to reducing your wake!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-320 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en tag-blue-green-algae tag-emerald-ash-borer tag-eurasian-milfoil tag-invasive-species tag-preventing-invasive-species wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=320&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Keep Invasive Species Out!<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=320&#038;lang=en\" title=\"8:29 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-08-27T20:29:56+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">August 27, 2018<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2020-07-11T21:27:48+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">July 11, 2020<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=320&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"How to Keep Invasive Species Out!\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/milfoil-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"How to Keep Invasive Species Out!\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How do we protect the beautiful nature at Lac Sam from nasty invasive species?  Prevention, fellow cottagers, is the best defence.  Here\u2019s what we can do&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-281 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment-en tag-construction-en tag-docks-en tag-preservatives-en tag-pressure-treated-wood-en wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=281&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"bookmark\">It&#8217;s All About Dock Nudity<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=281&#038;lang=en\" title=\"8:26 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-09-18T20:26:09+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">September 18, 2016<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2018-07-30T18:21:54+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">July 30, 2018<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=281&#038;lang=en\"  title=\"It&#8217;s All About Dock Nudity\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Snowy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"It&#8217;s All About Dock Nudity\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"left\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simply put, keep your dock naked.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/section><!-- .wp-show-posts -->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>50 Ways to Lose Your Plastic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fantastic and easy tips to reduce your plastic use and waste!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-dc053bf8-6e84-4b41-83f6-4ca18da0e100\" href=\"https:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/50-ways-to-leave-your-plastics.pdf\">50 ways to leave your plastics<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/50-ways-to-leave-your-plastics.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-dc053bf8-6e84-4b41-83f6-4ca18da0e100\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to put in what garbage bin at Lac Sam<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-705af71f-d176-4f20-9dd1-1dd4edd6b7b5\" href=\"https:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lac-Sam-2021-Garbage-Collection.pdf\">Lac Sam 2021 Garbage Collection<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lac-Sam-2021-Garbage-Collection.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-705af71f-d176-4f20-9dd1-1dd4edd6b7b5\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lac Sam Enviro book <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Download    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lac-Sam-Green-Book-v1-EN-PRE-PRINTING-DRAFT-2020-07-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Enviro book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/When-the-power-goes-out-EN-pdf-232x300.jpg\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/When-the-power-goes-out-EN-pdf-232x300.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When the Power Goes out<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; tips on Generators and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preserving Lac Sam Protecting the lake AND your property value &#8211; it starts with the quality of the water. 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