LAKE PROTECTION GRANTS Eligible Activities

State Stats. 281.69 (3) · Land Acquisition &

Easements - $200,000· Wetland & Shoreland

Restoration - $100,000· Local Ordinance

Development - $50,000· Activities in an Approved

Plan - $200,000· Lake Classification -

$50,000

Shoreline Habitat Restoration• Up to $100,000• Min. requirements for full

financial assistance 35ft deep on 70% of lot per NR 115– 3 layers of vegetation– Perpetual deed

• $250 incentive payment• Can include erosion &

runoff control• Grants can be just for

technical assistance (planning & design)

Technical Standard 643a“Shoreland Habitat”

100’

75’ from OHWM

200’

BufferView corridor Buffer35’

House

Lake

•Minimum lot sizes •Structure setbacks •Vegetative Cutting •Filling/grading •Nonconforming uses limited

How Shorelands are Regulated

• Public funds invested in private property.

• Shouldn’t be paying landowners to comply with shoreland zoning ordinances

• Zoning is not protective and can change • Landowners will change and “undo” the

restoration

Why a Deed Restriction?

Opportunities Under Plan Implementation

Planning Grants are available to monitor and assess shoreline condition and put it in a management plan.

Three-tiered Monitoring Approach

Identify the 3-10 things every riparian and lake organization should do on their property to protect their lakes.

Enhance Shoreland VegetationControl RunoffEtc.

Make it easy for them to do that.Immediate Reward for Lake Planning

Administration Promotion and Recognition Technical Assistance Ordering and distributing

plants and materials Site visits and sketch plans Installation/certification Shoreland Plants Shoreland plantings w/in

35 ft Other plantings

Runoff Management Rain Gardens Permeable Paving Removing impervious surface,

structures in 35 ft. Infiltration pits and trenches Side yard buffers Gulley and erosion repair Other runoff management In-lake habitat Fish stix Aquatic plantings

The Menu

Shoreland Stewardship Initiative

• Streamlined Incentives (grants)• Education Outreach Campaign• Contractor and Staffing Training• Recognition?

Incentivize and remove barriers for better shoreland management

THE CHALLENGE

• What will work, what won’t• What messages, who best to deliver• How do we put what you learned into practice?• Does it have to be uniform? • Money isn’t a barrier• Technology isn’t a barrier

• Dec 2014 – Consolidated grant application