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Shoreland Education Program
We provide educational resources for shoreland property owners, the landscape and nursery industry, natural resource professionals, realtors, developers and local government agencies. Key components of the program include workshops, hands-on field experience, educational materials, and research and demonstration sites. Workshops cover a range of water-related topics such as, basic limnology, best management practices for shoreland property, aquatic and wetland plant identification, erosion control, invasive species control, shoreland revegetation, and shoreland maintenance and management. Many of these workshops provide hands-on and field experience that build participant confidence, resulting in long-term impacts in urban and rural areas of Minnesota. Educational products supporting the Shoreland Education programs include an award-winning Web site (www.shorelandmanagement.org) and promotional materials, a regular newsletter (From Shore-to-Shore), fact sheets, how-to workbooks, the Lake Home and Cabin Kit, and nine videos/DVDs addressing shoreland issues. |
Upcoming Workshop Using Remote Sensing Data in Local Decision-Making - Cancelled Other Workshops |
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The Shoreland Education Program is delivered by the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center, the University of Minnesota Extension, and the Minnesota Sea Grant Program. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. These materials available in other formats upon request. Privacy Policy. © 2004-2008 Regents of the University of Minnesota. Updated by umwrc@umn.edu. |
Keeping water resources healthy in the face of increasing development pressure requires informed decision-making and cooperation on the part of citizens and government agencies. The Shoreland Education Program, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Extension in cooperation with the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center and Minnesota Sea Grant, works to improve water quality, habitat and aesthetics of lakes and rivers. 
Since 1997, over 100 shoreland restoration demonstrations sites have been implemented on public and private lake and river shorelines. Research has included appropriate installation methods and alternative erosion control techniques. These demonstration and research sites are used to forward the science of shoreland restoration and provide the basis of many of the shoreland educational materials.