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- Nutrients and sediment flowing into the lake creating algae bloom, decreased water clarity
- Loss of wildlife, birds, butterflies, turtles, fish
- Increased shoreline erosion
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- Water experts rate natural buffers as the most effective strategy to restore and preserve Minnesota lakes and rivers
- A buffer or natural vegetation protects the shoreline from bank erosion and helps to prevent sediment and nutrients from washing into the lake (especially nitrogen and phosphorus.
- Attracts butterfly, birds, and turtle; keeps geese away!
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