11/24/2025
🛑STOP! Please don't blow grass & leaves into Lake Manitou! 🍂
Intentional dumping or blowing leaves into the lake is considered littering and severely damages the environment.
🚫Violates the Law: Dumping yard waste (grass clippings, leaves, yard waste) into waterways is prohibited by Indiana Code and local ordinances. Fines may apply!
🚫Kills fish: Decomposing leaves use up crucial dissolved oxygen, creating dead zones that suffocate fish and aquatic life.
🚫Destroys habitat: Thick leaf layers smother river bottoms, eliminating spawning grounds for fish and essential homes for aquatic insects.
🚫Contaminates Water: Increased organic matter adds excess nutrients to our water and leaves eventually turn to muck.
Do you use yard Maintenance companies to do your Fall yard clean-up for you? Be sure to explain to them the consequences of blowing leaves into the lake. As homeowners, YOU are responsible for what happens on your property.
Please utilize our City’s leaf pickup and help us educate others by sharing this post.
Protect Lake Manitou!
