Ideas for Planting Trees and Shrubs on Already-developed Lakeshore Property Ideally, lake shoreline camps would be set back over 100 feet from the lake with a 100 foot wide undisturbed vegetated buffer zone along the shore. But many camps have been in place for decades, built long before we knew the advantages of natural vegetation along water. You can make improvements to your camp lot to benefit the lake environment and help protect your favorite lake at the same time. Privacy - Well developed vegetation between the lake and your camp will offer you greater privacy and relaxation.
Most people agree that vegetation enhances beauty.
Retaining walls breakdown over time and just direct the wave or ice energy elsewhere on the lakeshore. Lake ecology - Shoreland vegetation provides an important aspect of lake ecology, that of the interaction between the water and land environment. Many birds nest only on shorelines, some water creatures crawl into leaf litter to overwinter or lay eggs, and insects fall off trees to become fish food. There are many options for establishing more vegetation on your property, ranging from just letting things go and see what comes in, to a full-fledged replanting plan. For the best idea of what species will do well on your lakeshore, look at undisturbed areas of the shoreline to see what is growing there naturally.