Registration is now open for the “New Shoreline Alternatives to Hard Armor” seminar from the Minnesota Erosion Control Association (MECA). The event will take place 13 August 2009 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Get a first-hand view of what shoreline property owners are doing to improve water quality. The seminar will include information on and images from eroded shorelines in construction stages of repair, overall site layout and site preparation completed for a shoreline restoration. A brochure is available on the MECA website.