1. Wash, drain, and clean your boat to keep invasive species out of the lake. (See MDNR boating regulations.)

2. To guard against introducing VHS fish virus, only use minnows bought at authorized bait shops or ones caught in Lake Mitchell.

3. Check to make sure you aren’t growing phragmites plants in your yard. This invasive plant will destroy our wetlands. (See "Weed control starts at home.")

4. Use phosphorus-free fertilizers. (See "Weed control starts at home" section.)

5. Practice catch-and-release with walleyes to help rehabilitate that fishery.

(See "Lake Mitchell 2009 Fishing Report")

6. Develop a greenbelt along your shoreline (See "Weed Control starts at home.")

7. If a seawall is needed, consider using only rock or seawall with rock rip rap to minimize wave action erosion. (See "Weed Control starts at home.")

8. Do not feed waterfowl to help prevent swimmer’s itch. (See "Swimmer’s itch" section on website.)

9. Remove purple loosestrife from your shoreline. (See "Weed control starts at home."

10. Do not rake leaves or deposit lawn clippings into the lake.