We offer free site visits, design assistance and cost-share grants for shoreland restoration projects!

Visit www.mnwcd.org to sign up for a site visit and learn more.

Permits are required for any of the following: Construction, additions, grading, clearing trees or shoreline vegetation, and building riprap or seawalls.

Visit www.cmscwd.org/permits-overview or contact mike.isensee@cmscwd.org or 612-839-6492.

A one-stop-shop for info about shorelines:

www.lsc1w1p.org/shorelines

What to ask your shoreline landscape contractor

For the Lake’s Sake: A how-to guide on project maintenance

Lake Finder

Restore Your Shore

Score Your Shore

Shoreline alteration info

Public waters work permits

Aquatic plant control permits

Natural shorelines

Trees & shrubs for shorelines

wildriversconservancy.org/protect-restore/lower-riverway

Landowner’s Guide to the Lower St. Croix Riverway (PDF)

Zoning application best practices

(2.5 CE Hours). Offered in partnered with St. Paul Area Association of Realtors (SPAAR), this on-line training course for realtors provides information about shoreline rules and programs available to homeowners, including lakeshore development and redevelopment rules, permits required for common building projects, lake & river friendly landscaping, and assistance available to homeowners for shoreline planting projects.

Access training here.