“Jefferson County’s Land and Water Conservation Department and Planning and Development Department are jointly hosting a free workshop on April 7, 2026 from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm at the Jefferson County Courthouse focused on shoreland development and restoration. The main topics include County and City shoreland zoning rules, native plantings, bioengineering practices, riprap practices, funding opportunities, and resources available to contractors and landowners. There will be speakers from Jefferson County, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Agrecol and Envirolok LLC.
Contractors in attendance will have their company highlighted on our contractor lists noting that they attended the workshop
Shoreland Contractors Workshop Agenda
Shoreland Restoration: Permits, Practices and Partnerships
April 7, 2026
Jefferson County Courthouse
Board Room, C2063
311 S Center Ave, Jefferson, WI
7:45 – 8:00 Check-In & Registration (Coffee, Snacks)
8:00 – 8:10 Welcome & Introductions
8:10 – 9:00 Shoreland Zoning 101
- County Zoning – Matt Zangl & Sarah Elsner, Jefferson County Planning
and Development - City of Fort Atkinson – Jed Draeger, Fort Atkinson Department of
Neighborhood and Building Services
9:00 – 10:00 Benefits of Native Plants, Best Practices, Envirolok – Eric Seidl, Envirolok
10:00 – 10:10 BREAK
10:10 – 11:00 Calculating Storm Wave Height – Colton Hutchinson, Jefferson County
Land & Water Conservation Department (LWCD)
Rock Infiltration, Calculating Rock Size & Quantity, Engineering – Jon
Lisowe & Hanna Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection
11:00 – 12:00 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) RipRap Exemption,
Bioengineering and Permitting – Erin Cox, DNR
12:00 – 12:20 Project Funding & Resources – Jefferson County LWCD
- Lake Ripley Management District
- Wisconsin Healthy Lakes and Rivers Program
- Jefferson County Cost Share Programs
12:20 – 12:30 Wrap Up – Jefferson County LWCD
Editor’s note: This announcement was provided by Jefferson County.
