Links to information on shoreline management and native plants:
Orchard Lake
2017 Phase II
2018 Phase III
Dunhams Lake
Middle Lake
Avon Lake
The Preserve
Dixie Lake
Controlled Burn
Deer Lake
Voorhies Lake
Watkins Lake
Paint Creek
Green Lake
Rouge River
Parke Lake
Wing Lake
Higgins Lake
Jackson County Park
Indianwood Lake
Watkins Lake 2018
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MSU Ext Land and Water program
Minnesota DNR web site…really great source of information and examples
Oakland County Water Resources
Information on rain gardens
Riparian buffer info
Wildflower Association of Michigan
Wild Ones home page
Wild Ones North Oakland Charter
Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership
Suggested reading:
Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy
Landscaping with Native Plants of Michigan by Linda M. Steiner
Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality by Minnesota DNR
Grow Wild! by Lorraine Johnson
Noah’s Garden by Sara Stein
Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants by C. Colston Burrel
100 Easy-To Grow Native Plants by Lorraine Johnson
A Conservationist Manifesto by Scott Russell Sanders