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Protect your Lake Home or Cabin Shoreland
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Lake Home & Cabin Kit
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Tips for Purchasing and Building on Shoreland Property
– Tips and ideas that will help you develop a shoreline plan.
Why Should I Choose Native Plants for My Shoreline?
– Advantages to using naturally occuring species.
How Do I Start Naturalizing My Shoreline?
– Benefits to water quality.
How Can I Stabilize My Shoreline to Prevent Erosion?
– Minnesota has more coast than California, Florida, and Hawaii combined; protect it!
How Do I Identify Aquatic Invasive Plants?
– Some non-native species and what to do if you find them.
How Do I Prevent and Control Aquatic Invasive Species?
– Stop harmful plants and animals in their tracks.
Why Does My Lake Have Algae?
– It's needed in all lakes, but too much can be a problem.
How Can I Maintain a Healthy Lawn on My Lakeshore?
– Striking a balance bewteen the two.
How Can I Create a Rain Garden?
– Make one for your own home.
How Can I Minimize Dock, Boat, and Other Vehicle Impacts on Water Quality?
– Ways to protect your waterways.
How Can I Limit the Water Quality Impacts of Swimming and Camping?
– Minimize possible damage.
What Is Swimmer's Itch and How Can I Avoid It?
– Where it comes from and how to treat it.
What Is the Safest Way to Handle the Fish I Catch?
– Ways to prevent any problems.
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SOURCE: Growing Native: Protecting Minnesota shorelands from invasion
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