The Shoreline Survey map viewed below, shows in red, shoreline that has been disturbed by development. How much is it? We may as well round off and say half the shoreline-five miles as the crow flies-has been altered from what Mother Nature installed. These are broad strokes of course; finer data in the full survey report to come, may contain some mitigation. Still, there is no way to sugar coat this. The survey indicates the shoreline of Pickerel Lake has too many hardscapes, too much naked rip rap, too much Kentucky bluegrass lawn, too many stretches where the forest canopy or understory, or both, have been removed. These overly groomed areas at the water’s edge have displaced the native trees and vegetation, that are not only better at buffering and filtering runoff than the man-made features that displaced them, but are also vital elements of the ecosystem that depends on the lake’s waters.
Pickerel Lake Shoreline Map
