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Shoreland Ecosystem Services
WATER QUALITYHABITATNATURAL BEAUTY
Without habitat, they are gone
Wisconsin’s Lakes are Changing Faster than Ever:
Algae blooms (phosphorus pollution)
Destruction of shoreline habitat
Invading plants and animals
Steve Carpenter 2004
General-development lake type
Natural Shorelines Program ComponentsBurnett County
Technical Assistance Financial Assistance Shoreline Incentives Education and Outreach
Burnett County Shoreland Incentive Program
• An annual property tax credit/ rebate of $50
• An enrollment payment of $250• A free visit with a natural landscape
expert• Planting plant to restore a natural
shoreline• Payment that cover 70% of the cost of
plants and materials• An exclusive shirt or cap• An optional sign to post at the water’s
edge
On-the-Ground Results
Shoreline Length Preserved = 46 miles
659 Parcels! Shoreline Area Restored
= 117,677 sq. ft.
Goal II. Protect and restore healthy stable shoreland habitats.
• Restoring and protecting shorelands will provide privacy and tranquility as well as a natural space for families to enjoy nature. Several of the existing developed shorelands lack adequate natural buffers which provide critical habitat and protect water quality.
“12% of the land base contributes60% of the phosphorus load.”– Pat Sutter, Dane County Land andWater Conservation Dept
Pecatonica River Pilot ProjectTests ConservationModel forCleaner Water
St. Croix Civic Engagement Speaker Series
• Purpose: To explore & discuss new ideas for encouraging authentic civic engagement in watershed projects in the St. Croix Basin.
• To increase the collective understanding of civic engagement and how it can be encouraged and supported with the St. Croix River Basin.
• Civic ENGAGEMENT – Setting the Stage:Why it matters
Sept. 2010- Jan 2012
Definition of Civic Engagement
“Making public decisions and taking collective
actions through processes that involve discussion, reasoning, and citizen participation rather than through the exercise of authority, expertise, status, political weight, or other such forms of power.”
- Elano Fagatto and Archon Fung Dialog NOT a Debate
Building Community Capacity
TO THE SOURCE:MOVING MINNESOTA’S WATER GOVERNANCE UPSTREAM- Engaging citizens in an authentic & timely way.Report of the Citizens League, November 2009
17TO THE SOURCE: MOVING MINNESOTA’S WATER GOVERNANCE UPSTREAM
Who’s responsible today?
• Perception that clean water is government’s responsibility
• Reinforced by what we’ve set up – minimal role for citizens
• No one satisfied with citizen participation processes
• Government will never have enough staff or resources to “fix” the problem
18TO THE SOURCE: MOVING MINNESOTA’S WATER GOVERNANCE UPSTREAM
New Model of Water Governance
• People who live and work in a watershed are in the best position to reduce nonpoint source pollution
• Must engage the public as problem-solvers
19TO THE SOURCE: MOVING MINNESOTA’S WATER GOVERNANCE UPSTREAM
Civic Engagement Requires Changing the Way We Think About Governing
A belief in human capacity to govern for the common good
Encouraging the public to carry out their obligations as citizens
Supporting active citizenship (the role that obligates all citizens to govern for the common good)
Building effective institutions– improving existing organizations in order to sustain democracy and citizenship
• Lynne Kolze , MPCA
Our Goal
Public Knowledge and Values
Science and Expert
Opinion
Wise Public
Judgment