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5 shoreline vegetation buffer planting plan water s edge Broad-leaved Arrowhead Tussock Sedge native plants used to filter and cleanse stormwater common name scientific name Tussock Sedge...Care stricta Joe Pye Weed...Eupatorium maculatum Boneset...Eupatorium perfoliatum Blueflag Iris... Iris versicolor Rough Blazingstar...Liatris aspera Cardinal Flower...Lobelia cardinalis Blue Lobelia...Lobelia siphilitica Switchgrass...Panicum virgatum Yellow Coneflower...Ratibida pinnata Broad-leaved Arrowhead...Sagittaria latifolia Little Bluestem...Schizachyrium scarparium Switchgrass Joe Pye Weed Yellow Coneflower Blueflag Iris Blue Lobelia Little Bluestem Rough Blazingstar Cardinal Flower Boneset Yellow Coneflower Switchgrass Joe Pye Weed lawn edge specifications Best Management Practices required by Becker County Planning and Zoning Department: permeable pavement: - Capacity for an on-site a 2-year 24-hour (2.5 inches) rain event - At least 2 feet above the water table - Setback 20 feet from septic system drainfields - Setback 10 feet from property lines - Substrate must contain 12 inches of crushed shoreline vegetation buffer: - 15 feet from water to lawn - 20 feet along shoreline - Plants 18 apart on center stormwater containment: - Capacity to accept, contain, and infiltrate on-site a 2-year, 24 hour (2.5 inches) rain event - At least 2 feet above the water table - Setback 20 feet from septic system drainfields - Setback 5 feet from property lines shoreline berm: - Parallel to the shoreline - Within the shore impact zone - Must not divert water to adjacent properties - At least 12 inches above the grade level - Slope of 4:1 is recommended The Kestrel Design Group 2006

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8 Native Plant Nurseries and Native Vegetation Consultants for NORTHWEST MINNESOTA Page 2 of 2 2/1/2006] Supplier Natural Scapes 3844 Englund Road SW Aleandria, MN (320) phone naturalscapes@gobiobuilder.com Native plant nurseries and native vegetation consultants for NORTHWEST MINNESOTA Upland Aquatic Shrubs and trees Products Services Design, installation and maintenance; specializing in lakescaping Natural Solutions Landscaping 6597 Co. Rd. 125 NE Longville, MN (866) Design and installation of native plantings. O Cart Seed Company th Avenue South Hawley, MN (218) Phone Local ecotype switch grass and big bluestem Custom combining; MCIAcertified vendor (yellowtag) Prairie Land Management, Inc. 10 Marsh St. Glenwood, MN kylethompson@habitatnow.com Local ecotype wildflower and grass seed, MN; bare-root shrubs and trees; Retail and wholesale nursery, mail order, consulting, contract growing. Site prep and installation of seeds and trees; prescribed burning; Wildlife enhancement. Sunshine Gardens & KAXE Radio 1286 Shadywood Shores Dr. NW Pine River, MN (218) phone/fa sgardens@uslink.com Native trees, shrubs and for prairie, transitional, and woodland. Local ecotype seed.carry also a variety of nonnative plants. Design and installation services. Retail nursery, open from May 1 thru September 30 Swedberg Nursery Bo 418 Battle Lake, MN (218) Phone (218) Fa Some native shrubs and trees Retail and wholesale nursery Wood Spirit Gardens Superior Lake Home Services 162 State 371 NW Backus, MN (218) small amount of plants Consulting, design, shoreline and wetland restoration, watergardens. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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