Advantages of preserving natural vegetation include:

• Reducing erosion
  
• Protecting water quality
  
• Maintaining habitat for fish and wildlife
  
• Preserving the aesthetic value of the shoreline
  
• Providing privacy

Before you remove trees, shrubs or brush in shoreland areas, contact Le Sueur County Environmental Services at 507-357-8538 to apply for a vegetative alteration permit.

The removal or alteration of vegetation is subject to the following standards:

• Intensive vegetation clearing is not allowed within the shore and bluff impact zones.

• In bluff and shore impact zones and on steep slopes, limited clearing of trees and shrubs and cutting and trimming of trees is allowed to provide a view to the water from the principle dwelling site and to accommodate the placement of stairways and landings.

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