Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Shoreland Property Owners
Protect and preserve our Lake John water quality by following best management practices (BMPs) for your shoreland property.
- Building and Landscape Planning
- Erosion and Stormwater
- Preserving Natural Landscapes
- Water and Septic Sstems
- Recreation and Other Land Use
- Protect and preserve water quality by following these best management practices (BMPs) for your shoreland property. Covers building and landscape planning, controlling erosion and preserving the natural landscape.
Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) Control
If you see pieces of EWM floating, carry a garbage bag in your boat and dispose onshore. EWM is identified as follows: each leaf has 10-21 pairs of leaflets; leaflets are usually closely-spaced; leaves are limp when out of water; finely divided leaflets 1/2 inch long 12-16 pair; long branching stems near the surface with soft, feathery leaves; leaves usually attached in whorls of four, but sometimes 3-5. It differs from Northern watermilfoil (which is a native plant and good for the lake) as follows: leaves attached to stem in groups of 4 (rarely 5); each leaf has 5-9 pair of leaflets; leaflets are widely-spaced; leaves are rigid when out of water; plant does not branch at surface; look for turions (buds of densely packed leaves)
MN DNR Lake John (86-0288-00) Data
Natural Shoreline Resources
Restore Your Shore is a powerful tool for shoreland owners and professionals to use in implementing shoreland restoration and protection projects.
Shore Lore (Lore is knowledge gained through learning and experience) is lakeshore owners and natural resource professionals sharing valuable experience and insights in their own words. Projects across Minnesota are featured that represent a range of management approaches.