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When you dispose of your Christmas tree this year, the Lake Auman Sports Club (LASC) wants it to create fish habitats in Lake Auman.
Members of LASC and Seven Lakes West community volunteers for several years have placed Christmas trees under docks around Lake Auman.
This annual fish habitat project provides the lake’s small fish with protective cover to escape from larger predator fish and contributes to increasing the lake’s fish population, both in size and number.
Over the last 16 years, almost 900 Christmas trees have been placed under Lake Auman docks, with approximately 40 percent of the docks having had Christmas trees under them at one time or another. Additionally, over 100 trees have been used to create deeper water reefs providing structures and cover for fish.
You can drop off your tree in the designated Christmas tree drop area located at the Longleaf boat storage area. SLW residents who need assistance with disposing of their tree should contact Don Smith at (910) 673-1618 or email DonBSmith@gmail.com.
