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Introduction
Reading Your Shoreline
Identifying Your Objectives

Guiding Principles

Constraints & Considerations

Determining an Appropriate Approach

Developing Realistic Expectations

Designing Your Shoreline
Implementing Your Project
 

Identifying Use Patterns & Owner's Needs

It's important to remember what your
relationship is to the property:
  • Is this a permanent residence or a summer cabin?
  • How much time do you (and your family) spend outdoors?
  • How would you prefer to spend your time outdoors?
You have considered your actual use of time at the lake as well as how you would like to spend your time. Now, consider your needs regarding the lakeshore property. Do you need:
  • A path to the lake?
  • A place to store the dock in winter?
  • Less lawn?
  • Swimming beach?
  • Visual connection between house and lake?
  • Butterfly garden?
  • Fishing dock?
  • More privacy?
  • A quiet place to sit?
Load and print the Owner's Objectives Form and then use it to record your Uses and Needs regarding the lakeshore. When you have completed the form, you can add it to your project folder. When finished, use the red "Back" button at the top to return to this page

The Owner's Objective Form is an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file that requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader 5.0 or newer to open. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed or are having trouble opening the form, click the button at right to "run" the Acrobat Reader 5.05 installer program from it's current location on this CD.


Click to load and print the form.