• Water Quality Monitoring Manual
• Design a Monitoring Plan Manual

• Becoming a Non-Profit Organization
• Does our Lake or River Group Need Insurance
• How to Create Rain Gardens
• Lake Classifications
• Lake Monitoring: General information about monitoring a lake
• Septic Systems and Water Quality
• Shoreland Management Questions
• Stormwater Runoff 
• Vegetation Buffers: Protecting Our Shorelands and Waters

• Program Planning
• Forming a Lake or River Group
• Engaging New Members and Leaders
• Communicating Effectively
• Create a Newsletter Everyone Wants to Read

Protecting Our Lake/River Guidebook Templates

Minnesota Waters has created an electronic template that your group can customize with your own lake/river association and local community information. Click on the PDFs below to preview the electronic templates.  Read the User Guide Tips PDF for instuctions on how to use and customize the guide. The “Protecting Our Lake/River Guide” customizable, electronic template is a membership benefit for all Minnesota Waters member groups.   To receive your free electronic copy and user guide today, contact Minnesota Waters at: info@minnesotawaters.org or 800-515-5253. 

• Protecting Our Lake Guide Template Preview
• Protecting Our River Guide Template Preview
• Tips for Using the Guide

View examples of how other groups have used and customized the guide.
Protecting Gleason Lake
Guide to Protecting Diamond Lake