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Introduction
Sugar Lake
Lake Minnie Belle:
Site/Biome Description

Meet the Owners

Plant List

Site Preparation & Seeding

Changes Over Time

Budget/Timeline

Lessons Learned

Participants

Buffalo Lake
Gervais Lake
What Will the
Neighbors Think?
Common Problems

Problems and Challenges

There was a large lawn that required regular maintenance. Tom talks about how this affected his relationship to the lake.

Tom's wish to reduce the many hours spent mowing and Jeanine's desire for a more natural landscape motivated the Hess' to look at options. Due to the large area being restored, seeding was the approach selected to keep costs down.