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Lakeshore Restoration Project   Chetek Lakes Protection Association Director Walt Wozniak and John Plaza distributed nine plants each to participating CLPA members as part of the group’s lakeshore restoration project. Nine hundred plants were distributed in 2008.   What landowners can do to limit the effects of development on lakes? Maintaining a natural landscape with native vegetation Leaving or maintaining buffer strips (WDNR currently (2006) recommends at least 35 feet) Not installing lawns on slopes that drain to lakes Not adding fertilizer to lakeshore lawns Limiting the amount of impervious areas on their site such as sidewalks, driveways, and rooftops Reducing erosion Enhancing infiltration of runoff from rooftops, driveways, and other impervious areas Not removing woody vegetation from nearshore areas Installing rain gardens to enhance runoff infiltration Do not burn leafs, pine needles, brush within buffer zone or on lake ice. See more photos from this project