According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, we’ve lost about half of the state’s natural shorelines. And researchers say natural shoreline continues to disappear at an alarming rate.  

When we lose natural lakeshore, it affects the lakes we love. Mowed shorelines allow seven to nine times more pollutants to enter the lake than one with native plants.’ 

MPR News Host Angela Davis and her guests explore what we can do to prevent shoreline erosion, improve water quality and create more habitat for wildlife.

• Jeff Forester, executive director of Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates 

• Dorothy Whitmer, co-chair of the Lake Steward Committee of the Gull Chain of Lakes Association in north central Minnesota

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