Graphic copied with permission from Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council	KBS Shoreline Management Demonstration and Information

Restoring the Shore brochure
Alternative shoreline landscapes that enhance wildlife habitat and protect water quality.

Demonstrating Alternative Shoreline Management on Gull Lake.  Michigan Landscape Magazine, Vol. 49, No. 10. Oct. 2006.

Protecting Michigan's Vanishing Native Lakeshore

Keep your lawn green and your water clean!

Does this project require a permit?

Evaluating the Effects of Nearshore Development on Wisconsin Lakes

For additional information on alternative shoreline management please visit:

University of Wisconsin Extension Natural Resources Education publications
University of Minnesota Extension Service -- Shoreland Landscaping Series
Michigan Sea Grant
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Streambank and lakeshore restoration
http://www.fs.fed.us/publications/soil-bio-guide/

Riparian buffer management
http://www.riparianbuffers.umd.edu/fact/FS729.html

Streambank and shoreline erosion management
http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/MMGI/Chapter6/ch6-4.html

Healthy lawn care tips
http://www.plantmichigan.com/documents/LawnCareRouge05.pdf

Shoreland Best Management Practices
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD6946.html

Natural shoreline management
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/shoreland/images/Go Au Naturel.pdf

Natural buffers and lakescaping
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/publications/waters/shoreline_alterations_lakes
caping.pdf

 

last update: March 27, 2006