BMP Cost-Share Incentive Program
The Comfort Lake – Forest Lake Watershed District offers cost-share grants for projects that improve water quality and/or decrease stormwater runoff. Such projects not only improve water quality, but also preserve native plant and wildlife communities affected by lakes, rivers and wetlands. Potential projects include shoreline and stream bank restoration/stabilization, raingardens, erosion control projects and native plantings. Highest priority is given to collaborative projects resulting in measureable reductions in stormwater and nutrient loadings to receiving water resources and those with opportunities for public education.
New in 2016 is the plant grant program for native plantings. More information on this program, and other cost-share funding availability can be found in the program flyer below.
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Applications and Program Flyer
- Cost-share program flyer
- Application for cost-share projects (download Word document)
- Application for plant grants (download Word document)
Additional Resources
- August 23rd Maintenance Workshop Powerpoint
- Homeowner Resource Packet - Washington Conservation District
- Native plant nurseries and lanscapers
- Native flowers, shrubs, and trees
- Raingarden Fact Sheet / Brochure / Cost Estimates
- Phosphorus Free Lawn Care
Past Projects:
- Trandal Grassed Swale/Shoreline Restoration Project (Comfort Lake 2009)
- Mahler Shoreline Restoration Project (Forest Lake 2009)
- Bocklund Raingarden Project (Ashton Lake 2010)
- Haider Shoreline Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2010)
- Irlbeck Shoreline Restoration Project (Forest Lake 2010)
- McAvoy Shoreline Restoration Project (Forest Lake 2010)
- McEvoy Shoreline Water Quality Buffer (Comfort Lake 2010)
- Neudauer Shoreline Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2010)
- Robinson Shoreline Restoration Project (Forest Lake 2010)
- Stoiber Raingarden Project (Forest Lake 2010)
- Bonnett Shoreline Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2011)
- Daley Shoreline Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2011)
- Johns Shoreline Erosion Control & Water Quality Buffer (Bone Lake 2011)
- Koskie Shoreline Water Quality Buffer & Raingarden (Forest Lake 2011)
- Meyer Shoreline Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2011)
- Barchenger Shoreline Erosion Control & Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2011)
- Thill/Comfort Lake Boat Launch Parking Lot Raingarden Retrofit (Comfort Lake 2011)
- Whitehill Streambank Stabilization & Restoration Project (Sunrise River 2011)
- Beck Shoreline Restoration & Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2011)
- Milbrett Shoreline Restoration & Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2011)
- Bull Shoreline Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2012)
- Hosanna Lutheran Church Slope Stabilization & Raingarden (Forest Lake 2012)
- Rowe Shoreline Stabilization & Water Quality Buffer (Comfort Lake 2012)
- Wittrock Shoreline Water Quality Buffer & Raingarden (Sylvan Lake 2012)
- Kemplin Shoreline Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2012)
- Weiss Shoreline Stabilization and Water Quality Buffer (Comfort Lake 2012)
- Oehler Shoreline Stabilization and Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2013)
- Blackburn Shoreline Stabilization and Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2013)
- Bergerson Shoreline and Slope Restoration Project (Comfort Lake 2013)
- Daley Shoreline Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2013)
- Jordan Shoreline Stabilization and Water Quality Buffer (Forest Lake 2013)
- Penshorn Agricultural Water Quality Improvement Project (Third Lake, Chisago County, 2013)