Smith Mountain Lake Association Community Awareness on the Importance of Buffer Gardens
For the past 51 years Smith Mountain Lake has not aged (based on trophic state) as fast as other similarly sized lakes. However, the increasing potential of homeowner shoreline runoff due to development presents a clear and present danger to our lake, primarily from the nutrients that serve to create Harmful Algae Blooms or HABs. HABs have been so serious at nearby Lake Anna that a “no swim advisory” was posted for each of the past 3 summers. How’s that for spoiling a summer vacation! And we don’t want that here! On Saturday, April 16, John Rupnik, Chair of the SMLA Buffer......
03 May, 2022