Thank you to everyone who proudly displayed the "Love our Lake" lawn signs this year—you made a real difference! Please store your sign for the winter and bring it back out next spring.
For any questions, please email us at [email protected]

Communications

Our newsletters and brochure are available for online reading, downloading, or printing.
Top 10 Things You Can Do to Protect Our Lake
  1. Fertilize your lawn once a year in the fall.  Cancel spring and summer lawn applications (omit from annual contract). Don’t use fertilizer with phosphorus. Avoid herbicides and pesticides.
  2. Pump your septic system annually and replace it when needed. Learn more about septic systems.
  3. Pick up after your pet and put the waste in the trash.
  4. Go to the car wash.  Always use phosphorus-free cleaning products  for cars, boats, and outdoors.
  5. Don’t feed ducks or geese.
  6. Don’t put chemicals, oil, or medicine down the drain. The Sharon Department of Public Works offers a Hazardous Waste Collection Day in the spring and fall. (Check their website for dates.)
  7. Make sure your boat doesn’t leak oil.
  8. Stop the spread of invasive plants by checking your boat before launching.
  9. Redirect downspouts into green areas or install rain barrels.
  10. Bag all leaf litter and maintain a natural shoreline.

What actions do you plan to take to help protect Lake Massapoag?

Healthy Septic Systems Help Keep Our Lake Clean

The majority of Sharon properties rely on septic systems, which act as on-site sewage treatment solutions.

Septic systems are generally trouble-free if you understand how they work and follow a few simple rules to maintain them.

When not working properly, septic systems may pollute ponds, waterways—and drinking water—and can be costly to repair.
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A septic system doesn’t make solid waste disappear. Solids are captured in the tank and must be removed regularly to prevent clogs. Liquids are dispersed into groundwater.
Watch septic system presentation on Sharon Cable TV.
Smart Yard Care Protects Waterways
We often fall into habits when it comes to lawn care, such as assuming the need for multiple yearly fertilizer applications. This is often just part of the "lawn plan" and may not even be necessary.

Save time and money, and help protect the lake and nearby streams, by testing your soil BEFORE you fertilize.

Send a soil sample to the UMass Soil Lab and get a definitive answer as to what your soil needs.

And if you do need to fertilize, remember to keep it phosphorus-free!

Lawn & Gardening Resources

About the "Love our Lake" Campaign

The "Love Our Lake" Campaign is part of a larger effort to protect and restore Lake Massapoag. In response to growing environmental challenges, the Lake Massapoag Advisory Committee (LMAC) secured two state grants—the MA Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grant and the MA Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) 604(b) Grant. These grants support the development of a Watershed-Based Plan for a Resilient Lake Massapoag 2025-2050.

With funding from these grants, LMAC is working to improve the lake’s water quality, addressing the effects of years of development and climate change. Our consultants, the Neponset River Watershed Association and TRC Companies, are conducting studies and shaping long-term solutions.

The MVP Grant specifically supports the "Love Our Lake" Campaign, which includes outreach through signs, newsletters, community talks, and a septic system care brochure to raise awareness and encourage action.

For any questions, please email us at [email protected]
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