When Spring Lake Park gutters fill up
Trees common in the region, including bur oak, silver maple, cottonwood, green ash, hackberry, eastern red cedar, and ponderosa pine, scatter debris year-round. Spring brings wind-blown cottonwood fluff, summer drops green ash seeds, and leaf fall usually peaks in early October. Freezing nights and heavy snow make ice dams in gutters a real winter problem across Spring Lake Park. Water trapped by fall leaves freezes, expanding inside downspout joints and pulling channels loose from the roofline. We recommend cleaning at least twice a year, spring and fall, to keep water flowing freely before freezing weather arrives in Minnesota.