First Steps
1) Consult with your county extension agent (Midland contact or Gladwin contact) or a professional landscaper for an on-site inspection and recommendations.
3) Install riprap (rocks) to stabilize current slopes and replace rocks by your sea wall. Note: this may require a permit from EGLE.
4) Extend drain lines down to the current water’s edge.
*July 11 Update on Seeding Grass to Stabilize Exposed Lake Bottom Land
Now is not the time to plant grass seed. It is too hot and dry. When grass seed planting late season begins (Aug. 15-Sept. 15), the only type of grass to plant is “cool season” grasses, rather than the warm season grasses recommended earlier this summer.
- They will recommend plants or other strategies to stabilize shorelines based on slope, elevation, moisture content and soil type, or whether riprap is the best solution
3) Install riprap (rocks) to stabilize current slopes and replace rocks by your sea wall. Note: this may require a permit from EGLE.
4) Extend drain lines down to the current water’s edge.
*July 11 Update on Seeding Grass to Stabilize Exposed Lake Bottom Land
Now is not the time to plant grass seed. It is too hot and dry. When grass seed planting late season begins (Aug. 15-Sept. 15), the only type of grass to plant is “cool season” grasses, rather than the warm season grasses recommended earlier this summer.
Erosion Resources
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EGLE (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy) Shoreline protection information and resources |
Michigan Shoreline Partnership is an organization that works with both EGLE and Michigan State University to gather experts and determine natural ways to combat shoreline erosion |
Michigan State University Rebuilding an eroding bank on an inland lake |
