Minnesota’s Vanishing Natural Shorelines: A Loss that Contributes to Degraded Lake Quality
The Natural Shoreline Partnership’s Statement of Purpose (click to open) was formulated out of discussions with non-profit organizational leaders and government (state and local) natural resource professionals concerned about the continuing loss of shoreline vegetation, which helps protect clean water, habitat, lakeshore character, and recreation.
Minnesota Natural Shoreline Partnership:
Anne Sawyer (UMN-Extension)*, Chris Pence (BWSR), Dan Petrik (DNR), Dan Shaw (BWSR), Greg Berg (Stearns County SWCD), Jeff Forester (Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates), Jeff Hrubes (BWSR), Jennifer Shillcox (DNR), Joe Shneider (MN COLA), John Linc Stine (Freshwater Society)*, Kris Meyer (Freshwater Society), Kristin Carlson (DNR), Paul Radomski (DNR), Steve Kloiber (DNR), Tom Nelson (Itasca County SWCD), Wade Johnson (DNR), Jason Moeckel (DNR), Nick Neuman (Stearns County Environmental Services), Becky Rice (Blue Thumb), Beth Carreno (Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District), Annie Knight (NWLT), Elizabeth Mboutchom (NWLT), Nicole Ward (DNR).
* - past member