Technical Assistance & Funding

To request a site visit or learn more about this program, please complete a Resilient Minnetonka application and the program coordinator will get back to you with more information. See below for an outline of components that may be available to you through Resilient Minnetonka.

1. Site visit

A site visit is a free or low-cost one-hour visit to your property, helping you begin to identify and prioritize ways to build resilience into your landscape. While funding lasts, site visits may be provided through the city or your watershed district.

2. Design

Your site visit will help identify and prioritize a collection of goals for resilience on your property. A planting design is often the next step, to choose the right plants for your site and plan their placement in the space.

3. Installation

Once you have a design for your resilient planting, it's time to install. Resilient Minnetonka offers guidance and funding for some projects, including how to budget for purchases and create a long-term maintenance plan.

4. Residential Buckthorn Pick-up

Good planning is essential for effective buckthorn control. Start by visiting the Workshops & Education tab, where you’ll find links to our online buckthorn learning module, buckthorn workshop recording, and upcoming buckthorn workshops to help you learn the most effective strategies for success.

Once you've learned the best practices for buckthorn control, make a plan to (a) remove buckthorn in stages, using the best practices and timing described in the above learning resources; (b) properly dispose of the debris; (c) seed a suitable mix into the area to begin establishing replacement plants; (d) maintain the area over a period of years to control weedy growth and begin to establish even more diversity.

Would a buckthorn pick-up be helpful? Apply to the Resilient Minnetonka program to request this and other technical assistance, which can help you be successful in controlling and replacing buckthorn.