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Introduction
Reading Your Shoreline
Identifying Your Objectives
Designing Your Shoreline

Lakeshore Design Process

Developing a Working Plan

Implementing Your Project

Developing a Planting Plan: Management Timeframe

As the Project Manager, you want to know what your on-going commitment to the project requires.

While the time and money needed for the project are less than that required for installing and maintaining lawns, weeding and watering are still necessary.

You will need to allow adequate time to:
  • Plan your project
  • Obtain necessary permits
  • Browse nursery catalogs
  • Select plants
  • Arrange for contract growing
  • Control nuisance species
  • Order all your supplies
  • Prepare the site
Shoreline restoration is an on-going process, not a one-time event. PATIENCE is the key. It took a long time for the lakeshore to develop naturally. It will also take some time for the shoreline to naturally recover.