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PROJECT SPECSPROJECT SPECSPROJECT SPECS

Date Planted...Summer 2010Date Planted...Summer 2010Date Planted...Summer 2010

Buffer Length……….~85 ftBuffer Length……….~85 ftBuffer Length……….~85 ft

(total buffer length = 85ft) (total buffer length = 85ft) (total buffer length = 85ft)

Buffer Area……...~1,275 ft² Buffer Area……...~1,275 ft² Buffer Area……...~1,275 ft²

Natives Planted……….~300Natives Planted……….~300Natives Planted……….~300

Cost Share Funding 50% of Cost Share Funding 50% of Cost Share Funding 50% of

project expenses up to project expenses up to project expenses up to

$3,000.00$3,000.00$3,000.00

McAVOY RESIDENCEMcAVOY RESIDENCEMcAVOY RESIDENCE—Shoreline Buffer

Pre-Restoration Conditions

The McAvoy property lies on the southern

channel of Forest Lake (Lake 1). The site was

dominated by mown turf grass and reed canary

grass—an invasive species. As a result, there

was:

• Active shoreline erosion due to limited

root structure to withstand wave/ice action

and animal activity

• Direct conveyance of nutrients and pollu-

tion from the property into the lake, in-

creasing algae and unwanted vegetation

blooms

• Limited plant diversity

• Limited wildlife habitat

After Restoration

Mown turf grass and invasive plants were re-

placed with a variety of native plantings along

the lakeshore. The project consisted in the es-

tablishment of 35 ft of new buffer and the en-

hancement of an additional 5 ft for a total of 85

ft of established native buffer.

Approximately 300 native grasses, flowers,

shrubs, and aquatic plants were planted. The

native plantings combined with biologs and

hardwood mulch provide many benefits, in-

cluding;

• Stormwater is slowed and retained as it

flows toward the lake increasing infiltra-

tion and decreasing input of nutrients and

pollutants to Forest Lake

• Plant diversity is dramatically increased

and the increase in root structure protects

the shoreline from erosion due to runoff

and wave/ice action

• Fish and wildlife habitat is dramatically

increased

June, 2010June, 2010June, 2010

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