Get Started!
DO IT YOURSELF
Check out the fact sheets, example documents,
and FAQs available on the website to find out
how to install a Healthy Lakes practice in your
backyard (healthylakeswi.org).
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PARTNER WITH OTHERS IN YOUR
COMMUNITY AND SAVE MONEY
The Wisconsin DNR is offering cost-share
grants for Healthy Lakes practices through lake
organizations and local governments.
healthylakeswi.org
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Patrick Goggin, UW-Extension Lakes
715-365-8943
patrick.goggin@uwsp.edu
Pamela Toshner, Wisconsin DNR
715-635-4073
pamela.toshner@wisconsin.gov
Grants will cover:
• Most of the installation expense
• Some technical assistance
Improve habitat and water
quality with simple and
inexpensive projects for
your lakeshore property.
If you are interested, contact your:
• Lake organization, or
• County land and water office
Even if your lake organization or county does
not currently have a grant option, they can use
your interest to support future applications and
they may have additional resources to help you
protect your lake.
GRANT DEADLINE:
FEBRUARY 1
healthylakeswi.org
Let’s make healthy
lakes together!
Wisconsin
Lakes
Partnership
healthylakeswi.org
HOW WILL YOU IMPROVE YOUR LAKE?
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FISH STICKS
Fish sticks are large woody habitat
structures that utilize whole trees
grouped together. Fish sticks are
anchored to the shore and are
partially or fully submerged.
4 ROCK INFILTRATION
2 NATIVE PLANTINGS
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Native flowers, shrubs and trees are
planted adjacent to the lake in a
350 ft2 contiguous area. You can
design your planting to thrive the
lakeshore or in the woodland, to be
low-growing or deer resistant, or to
promote bird/butterfly habitat.
Diversion practices use a berm or
shallow trench to intercept runoff
from a path or road and divert it into
an area where water can filter into
the ground. Depending on the site,
multiple diversion practices may be
necessary.
DIVERSION
This excavated pit or trench filled
with rock reduces runoff by storing
it underground to soak in slowly. A
catch basin and/or perforated pipe
surrounded by gravel and lined
with sturdy landscape fabric may be
integrated into the design to capture,
pre-treat, and redirect water to the pit
or trench. Pit and trench size depend
on the area draining to it and how
much the underlying soil can absorb.
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RAIN GARDEN
A rain garden is a landscaped, shallow
depression with loose soil designed to
collect roof and driveway runoff.
IMPROVE HABITAT AND NATURAL BEAUTY ~ SLOW, DIVERT, CLEAN AND FILTER RUNOFF