Better Living on our Shores & Rivers

Shoreland homes and cabins are extremely popular on our lakes and rivers. They're great places for rest and relaxation with family, friends or for retirement. Protecting the quality of our lakes and rivers is a responsibility that comes with lake home and cabin ownership The Better Living on Our Lakes and Rivers DVD set has value for any lake or river shoreline property owner, from a new cabin owner to the long-time resident.

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Nine short videos describe how you can protect that investment:

Keeping Our Shores: Shoreland Best Management Practices: best management practices that shoreland owners can use to protect the water quality in a lake or river

The Living Shore: Best Management Practices for Shoreland Vegetation: benefits of shoreland vegetation and information on re-establishing vegetative strips along shorelines.

Shoreland Restoration: A Growing Solution: why erosion occurs and shows several different techniques for stabilizing shorelines.

Standing Firm Against Erosion: Best Management Practices for Shoreland Stabilization: reasons why erosion occurs and shows different techniques for stabilizing shorelines.

Stop Exotics, Clean Your Boat: steps that boaters can take to stop the spread of the many aquatic nuisance. Featuring John Ratzenberger (Cliff Clavin from "Cheers")

Rivers: Ribbons of Life: the importance of land use and land management along rivers and within a watershed

Culverts: Not Just Something to Pass Over: importance of properly installed and maintained culverts.

Septic Systems Revealed: A Guide to Operation, Care, and Maintenance: basics of septic systems, including system features, safety, use, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Water Conservation: Managing Our Precious Liquid Asset: economic savings and improved wastewater treatment that result from conservation.

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