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Introduction
Sugar Lake
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Gervais Lake:
Site/Biome Description

Meet the Owners

Problems & Challenges

Site Planning

Plant List

Site Preparation & Planting

Changes Over Time

Timeline

Lessons Learned

Participants

What Will the
Neighbors Think?
Common Problems

Budget

When homeowners plan changes to their property, they have a reasonable concern regarding costs and time. Lakeshore property owners are no different. It is important to do the research at the beginning of a project so that the level of commitment that will be needed is clearly understood.

Budget
For the Gervais Lake project, approximately $6,000.00 was spent on plants and mulch. (This figure is an estimate based on market value costs in 1998).

Labor costs included 40 hours for site preparation and 120 hours for planting.