Eleanor Burkett, Regional Extension Educator, Univ. of MN Extension Service, (888) 241-0720

Shoreland before and after planting.

Twenty seven lake shore owners and one agency professional attended the Maintenance for Shoreland Revegetation workshop held on July 9 in Crow Wing County. The bus tour was led by Regional Extension Educators Eleanor Burkett and Mary Blickenderfer.

Participants learning plant identification.

Participants visited three lakeshore restoration properties, including one in its third year of plant growth, one in its second year of plant growth, and a no-mow shoreland revegetation (a property owner simply stopped mowing a section of shoreline to allow natural revegetation to occur). Two properties had rain gardens and other innovative techniques installed to help stop erosion and runoff problems. At each stop on the tour participants learned the goals for the property, the design plan, and site specific needs and preparation. Discussions included which techniques and plants worked best in each location, what hadn’t worked, and what could be done to improve the restoration project. Participants also learned how to identify native and nonnative plants. This Maintenance for Shoreland Revegetation workshop was a new venture for the Shoreland Education Program.

Solution for road erosion problem.

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