Shoreline renaturalisation

There's a by-law in force which stipulates that there must be a shoreline vegetation band that buffers Brome Lake (10 metres if the slope of the property in question is 30 degrees or less and 15 metres if the slope is more than 30 degrees). In this space along the shoreline, it is also forbidden to mow grass, even in the fall. 

Many shoreline dwellers however do not want to see scrub brush crop up along their band and would prefer to plant some more interesting species of plants. 

To facilitate the renaturalisation of these shorelines, RBL has been offering an interesting variety of plants since 2008. These offerings normally take place at the beginning of June. Since this program began some 9000 plants have been distributed. They are all native species and come from a producer who specialises in the production of these varieties. They include:

Starting in 2012, the MRC Brome-Missisquoi's regional nursery will be able to distribute a large variety of plants, adapted to shoreline buffer zones. This facility is located on the  Ville de Lac-Brome and town citizens will be able to acquire 5000 of the 20,000 plants produced annually. We will keep you posted about the unfolding of the 2012 planting program.