| Resources
for waterfront property owners |
| Protecting Your Waterfront Investment: 10 Simple
Shoreland Stewardship Practices |
| Healthy watersheds make healthy
lakes and higher property values! This colorful, 20-page booklet
shows how waterfront property owners can take simple steps to curb
pollutants, cut runoff, and capture and cleanse pollutant-carrying
runoff before it reaches a waterway. You can also order this publication
online
(exits site).
(PDF 3.14 MB)
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| Owning Waterfront Property: A Checklist |
| Provides a checklist of simple best
management practices for new waterfront property owners to consider
that will benefit their property and the environment; it also provides
a list of where to get more detailed land use, zoning, and lake
protection information. Produced by the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership.
(PDF 309 KB)
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| Your Lake and You! |
| Describes simple steps that waterfront
property owners can take in the home, yard and community to protect
lakes. Produced by North American Lake Management Society. This publication
can be ordered online
(exits site). |
| Shoreland Property: a guide to environmentally
sound ownership |
| Provides information about purchasing,
protecting, and enhancing your waterfront property. Available in
Southeast Wisconsin from county Land Conservation Departments, UW-Extension
offices, local planning and zoning offices, and DNR Service Centers
(PDF
1.58 MB) |
| Yard care and the Environment series
|
A series of fact sheets for homeowners
on the following topics: Rethinking Yard Care, Lawn Watering, Managing
Leaves & Yard Trimmings, Lawn & Garden Pesticides, Shoreline
Plants & Landscaping, Lawn Weed Control, and Lawn & Garden
Fertilizer.
(Exits site)
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| Erosion Control for Home Builders |
| Describes methods of preventing soil
erosion during home construction, including a look at lawn sodding
and seeding, silt fences and a sample erosion control plan.
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| Shoreland
care and restoration |
| Shoreland zoning and ordinance information
|
| Department of Natural Resource webpage
with information on shoreland zoning ordinances and shoreland management
(exits site). |
| The Waters Edge: Helping fish and wildlife
on your waterfront property |
Comprehensive brochure that describes
the importance of shoreline habitat and good water quality, as well
as things that waterfront property owners can do to help fish and
wildlife.
(PDF 745 KB)
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| Protecting Our Living Shores |
| Provides an overview of the importance
of shoreland protection with additional focus on beneficial plants,
good fish and wildlife habitat
(PDF 456 KB)
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| Fresh look at shoreland restoration |
An introduction to shoreland stewardship
and the benefits of shoreland restoration, including some helpful
suggestions.
(PDF 623 KB)
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| Protecting and restoring shorelands
|
An overview of shoreland restoration
considerations, including habitat and aesthetics, site characteristics,
and first steps to take.
(PDF 968 KB)
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| Restoration Stories |
| Shows before-and-after photos from a
number of shoreland restoration projects. It provides a description
of each site’s design, the types of native plants used, and
lessons learned. Examples are provided for wet, dry, sunny, shady,
and sandy-soil conditions. This publication is available from WAL
Call 608-662-0923 or
email us for copies. |
| Brown water, green weeds |
Explains the common sources of non-point
source pollution and how it affects water quality using cartoon
line-drawings of wildlife and plants.
(PDF 256 KB)
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| Managing Wisconsin's Forested Shorelands:
A Landowner's guide |
Provides general information about
shoreland management rules as they relate to forested shorelands
in private ownership.
(PDF 612 KB)
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| Rain Gardens: A household way to improve
water quality in your community |
Offers a basic introduction on how
rain gardens help protect water quality. It also provides general
step-by-step instructions on how to build a rain garden in your
yard.
(PDF 695 KB)
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| Rain Gardens: A how-to manual for homeowners |
This detailed manual that covers rain
garden sizing and siting, construction details and planting and
maintenance. It includes 11 conceptual planting designs with plant
species lists.
(PDF 2.91 MB)
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| Sensible shoreland lighting |
Describes the problem of light pollution
and suggests ways to establish less obtrusive lighting options and
suggests tips for talking with your neighbors about sensible lighting.
(PDF 362 MB)
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| Lake information
and lake management tools |
| Understanding lake data |
| This guide helps everyone understand
basic lake science (limnology). It helps people understand information
about lake water quality, and how to interpret lake data.
(exits site) |
| The Lake in your Community |
Describes basic lake ecology, lake
problems, and citizens’ roles in lake management solutions.
(PDF 2.04 MB)
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| Model Lake Plan for a local community |
It uses a fictitious lake as an example
of how communities may establish a lake management plan
(PDF 996 KB)
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| Lake Classification Fact Series |
Includes 21 fact sheets that are
each 2 pages long. Each one summarizes different lake classification
topics— from getting a project started in your county, to
shoreland management tools. The series provides information on specific
issues common to classification projects, such as lessening the
negative effects of development on lakes by establishing larger
lot sizes and buffer areas for more sensitive waters.
(exits site)
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