Are you interested in making your waterfront property more lake-friendly by planting your frontage with colorful native flowers and grasses? Theres help! For 2014, the Portage County Land Conservation Division (LCD) has received a grant from the WDNR to help property owners install shoreland habitat restoration projects on Portage County lakes. Eligible landowners may be offered cost share funds at a rate of up to 75% for approved project costs such as: • Native plant plugs and seed • Native shrubs and trees • Shoreland site planting preparation • Planting labor and mulching materials and labor • Runoff detention within shoreland zone • Roof runoff control – materials and labor • Shoreline erosion control stabilization – materials and labor Landowners interested in participating in the program are required to have their lake shoreland property evaluated by LCD staff to determine project eligibility and ranking. Final selection of project sites will be done by LCD staff. The deadline for landowner to request an on-site lake shoreland property evaluation is March 29, 2014. Contact Randy Slagg, Conservation Technician, at (715) 346-1334 or [email protected] for more information.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 02:32:34 +0000
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