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Reference

What’s on this page?

  • Lake & River Allied Organizations
    • Minnesota
    • Other States
  • State Government Agencies
    • MN Department of Natural Resources
    • Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC)
    • Minnesota Invasive Species Advisory Council (MISAC)
    • Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
    • MN Environmental Quality Board (MEQB)
    • MN Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR)
    • MN Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD)
    • Mississippi Headwaters
    • University of MN Extension
  • Topical Areas of Water Management
    • Shoreland Issues
    • Articles Addressing Shoreland Issues
    • Books Addressing Shoreland Issues
    • Shoreland Stewardship programs
    • NBSI
    • Septic Systems
    • Economic Value of Clean Water
  • MN COLA Resources
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Lake and River Allied Organizations

Minnesota

Other States Allied Organizations

State Government Agencies related to the Environment

Minnesota DNR

Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center

Minnesota Invasive Species Advisory Council

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Minnesota Environmental Quality Board

Board of Soil and Water Resources (Home)

MN Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD)

Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)

Mississippi Headwaters Board

University of Minnesota Extension

Topical Areas of Water Management

Shoreland Issues

Articles Addressing Shoreland Issues

  • Perleberg, D., K. Carlson, P. Radomski, K. Woizeschke, P. Perry, A. Carlson, S. Simon. 2012. Minnesota’s Sensitive Lakeshore Identification Manual: a conservation strategy for Minnesota lakeshores (version 3). Division of Ecological and Water Resources, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 87 pp. PDF
  • Radomski, P., and K. Carlson. 2018. Prioritizing lakes for conservation in lake-rich areas. Lake and Reservoir Management 34(4):401-416. PDF
  • Radomski, P., L.A. Bergquist, M. Duval, and A. Williquett. 2010. Potential impacts of docks on littoral habitats in Minnesota lakes. Fisheries 35(10):489-495. PDF
  • Radomski, P. 2006. Historical changes in abundance of floating-leaf and emergent vegetation in Minnesota lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 26:932-940. PDF
  • Radomski, P., and T.J. Goeman. 2001. Consequences of human lakeshore development on emergent and floating-leaf vegetation. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21(1):46-61. PDF
  • Radomski, P., L.A. Bergquist, M. Duval, and A. Williquett, 2010. Potential impact of docks on littoral habitats in Minnesota lakes. Fisheries 35(10):489-495. PDF

Books Addressing Shoreland Issues

  • Nelson, Darby. 2011. For Love of Lakes. Michigan State University Press.
  • Radomski, Paul, and Kristof Van Assche. 2014. Lakeshore Living: Designing Lake Places and Communities in the Footprints of Environmental Writers. Michigan State University Press.
  • Rulseh, Ted. 2022. Ripple Effects: How We’re Loving Our Lakes to Death. University of Wisconsin Press.
  • Rust, April, Minnesota Project WET Coordinator Water Ways Project Manager. 2010. Water Ways: A Minnesota Water Primer and Project WET Companion. Division of Ecological and Water Resources, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • Arendt, R.G. 1999. Growing greener: putting conservation into local plans and ordinances. Island Press, Washington D.C.
  • Asplund, T. 2000. The effects of motorized watercraft on aquatic ecosystems. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Publication PUB-SS-948-00, Madison.
  • Commoner, B. 1971. The closing circle: nature, man, and technology. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
  • Henderson, C.L., C.J. Dindorf, and F.J. Rozumalski. 1968. Landscaping for wildlife and water quality. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St Paul.
  • Krysel, C.E., M. Boyer, C Parson, and P Welle. 2003. Lakeshore property values and water quality: evidence from property sales in the Mississippi Headwaters Region. Mississippi Headwaters Board, Backus, MN.
  • Maine Department of Environmental Protection. 1996. Lake waer quality: what it’s worth. Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta ME.
  • National Park Service. 1993. Economic impacts of protecting rivers, trails, and greenway corridors: a resource book. Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Sections, National Park Service, Washington D.C.

Shoreland Stewardship Programs

Septic Systems

Economic Value of Clean Water

  • Surface Water Quality and Property Value (Sustainability Journal 2018)
  • Understanding Lake Ecology
  • Minnesota Water Values Project: Mae Davenport
  • Correl, M., and J. Lillydale, and L, Singell. 1978. The effect of greenbelts on residential property values: some findings on the political economy of open space. Land Economics 54(2): 207-15.
  • Dziuk, H., and S Heiskary. 2003. Local economic impact of healthy lakes. Lake Line 23(3): 21-23.
  • Elias, J.E., and M.W. Meyer. 2003. Comparison of undeveloped and developed shorelands, northern Wisconsin, and recommendations for restoration. Wetlands 23:800-816.
  • Hardin, G. 1968. The tragedy of the commons. Science 162:1243-1248.
  • Michael, H.J., K.L Boyle. And R. Bouchard. 1996. Water Quality affects property prices: a case study of selected Maine lakes. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station. Miscellaneous Report 398, Orono ME.
  • Zhang, C., and K.J. Boyle. 2010. The effect of aquatic invasive species (Eurasian water milfoil) on lakefront property values. Ecological Economics 70(2):394-404.

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