NR 154.04(29)(d)13.a.a. All buffer areas are to be managed as no-touch zones unless otherwise approved by the department. NR 154.04(29)(d)13.c.c. Herbicides are prohibited except as approved by the project sponsor, where this is the best method to control undesirable invasive species. NR 154.04(29)(d)13.d.d. Burning to clear or maintain buffer areas may be conducted if approved by the project sponsor, and is limited to regions where prairies are the natural habitat. NR 154.04(29)(d)13.e.e. Cutting of trees or shrubs may be done only to prevent safety hazards, or to remove undesirable competitive species, and shall be approved by the project sponsor. NR 154.04(29)(d)13.f.f. The forest floor duff layer and leaf litter shall remain intact to provide a continuous ground cover and meet the habitat functions of this practice. NR 154.04(29)(d)13.g.g. Lawn mowing is permitted in the viewing and access corridors. Elsewhere, mowing is prohibited except in established prairie buffer areas, and in accordance with a mowing plan approved by the project sponsor. In viewing and access corridors, mowing is allowed to a minimum height of 10 inches, and only as needed to reduce competition from undesirable species. Mowing may occur only between August 1 and September 1 to avoid disturbance of nesting birds and allow regrowth before winter. NR 154.04(29)(d)13.h.h. Vehicles, boats, docks or other equipment storage shall be excluded from the restoration area to prevent soil compaction and damage to the buffer vegetation. Boats and docks may be temporarily stored during non-growing seasons as long as vegetative cover is unaffected. NR 154.04(29)(d)13.i.i. The access corridor may not channel runoff to the waterbody and shall be located to avoid areas of high runoff or erodible soils. Grass or other cover that will hold the soil is required for the access corridor. NR 154.04(29)(d)13.j.j. Except for areas waterward of the access corridor, areas waterward of the buffer shall be managed as no-touch zones. NR 154.04(29)(d)13.k.k. The shoreline habitat restoration project complies with UW-Extension Publication GWQ014, Shoreline Plants and Landscaping, DNR Publication PUBL-WM-228, Home on the Range - Restoring and Maintaining Grasslands for Wildlife, which are incorporated by reference for this chapter, or similar publications as approved by the project sponsor. NR 154.04(29)(d)14.14. The landowner or land operator agrees to maintain the shoreline habitat restoration project. NR 154.04(30)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement sinkhole treatment. NR 154.04(31)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement streambank or shoreline protection. NR 154.04(31)(b)(b) Except as provided under par. (c), the provisions for streambank or shoreline protection included in s. ATCP 50.88 shall apply. NR 154.04(31)(c)(c) The 25% cost-share limitation for a cost-share grant for rock and timber riprap used to establish fish habitat in s. ATCP 50.88 (2) (b) does not apply to grants issued by the department. NR 154.04(31m)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement a stream crossing. NR 154.04(32)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement stripcropping. NR 154.04(33)(a)(a) The department may provide cost-share grants to implement subsurface drains.