Please help keep our lake and park clean and pristine for the upcoming season.

Echo Lake is one of the things that makes our community special. The lake and park are places where families gather, kids play, and neighbors enjoy the outdoors together. Keeping it healthy and beautiful takes all of us doing a few simple things.

Please Dispose of Trash Properly

One of the easiest ways to help Echo Lake is to make sure trash ends up in a garbage can—not on the ground. Even small items like wrappers, bottles, and food scraps can wash into the lake during rainstorms. Once trash reaches the water, it harms wildlife and degrades water quality.

If you bring something to the park, please take a moment to throw it away or bring it back home with you. A clean park helps keep our lake clean.

Avoid Fertilizing Near the Lake

Another important way to protect Echo Lake is to avoid using fertilizer on lawns near the water.  Even fertilizers labeled as “lake safe” are not ideal in our situation. These products are typically designed for lakes that have no phosphorous, so they simply remove phosphorus from the formula. However, they still add nutrients that can encourage algae growth, which our lake does not need. Our lake already has excess phosphorus, so these formulations do not prevent algae blooms in our lake instead they encourage the algae.  Please help do your part by not fertilizing.  

The best option for lawns near Echo Lake is not fertilizing at all. Lake front properties should NEVER fertilize their lawns.

Small Actions Make a Big Difference

Protecting Echo Lake doesn’t require big changes—just thoughtful habits:

Throw trash in proper containers

Pick up litter when you see it

Avoid fertilizing lawns near the lake

When everyone does their part, we help keep Echo Lake clean, healthy, and enjoyable for generations to come.