Burnett County will continue a county-wide project with the ultimate purpose being to restore and protect the maximum number of lakeshore buffer strips in Burnett County through an incentive based program. This program was initiated in 2000 to encourage riparians to restore their buffer strips and to provide long term protection t o these areas. To accomplish this protection combinations of actions have taken place: technical assistance; restoration cost-share assistance; promotion and education; recognition activities; and enrollment payments and long term protection payments. This current proposed project will continue to test this new approach to shoreline restoration and preservation, emphasizing new areas of concern based on lessons learned from the past few years. Project deliverables for this project include a final report listing all project accomplishments including the number of parcels or lots participating in the program. The Department of Natural Resources will be provided with both a paper copy and an electronic copy of all project products and periodic reports on the progress of the project. The project results will be disseminated to the public by newsletter(s), or public meeting(s), and/or local newspaper article(s).

Burnett County will continue a county-wide project with the ultimate purpose being to restore and protect the maximum number of lakeshore buffer strips in Burnett County through an incentive based program.