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Modifying your shoreline property? Check local regulations first – Part 2
Published on April 25, 2012
Checking local zoning regulations is the first step for shoreline property owners considering major landscaping projects. The second part of this series outlines additional shoreline buffer provisions and sources of information. -
Modifying your shoreline property? Check local regulations first – Part 1
Published on April 25, 2012
Checking local zoning regulations is the first step for shoreline property owners considering major landscaping projects. The first part of this series outlines shoreline zoning ordinance goals and common provisions. -
Great Lakes Literacy, Principle Three – The Lakes influence local and regional weather and climate
Published on April 25, 2012
Great Lakes Literacy is an understanding of the Great Lakes’ influence on you and your influence on the Great Lakes. Principle Three focuses on Great Lakes weather and climate effects. -
The 2012 Summer Discovery Cruises season approaches – don’t miss the boat!
Published on April 25, 2012
The 2012 Summer Discovery Cruises season will offer new opportunities in southeast Michigan to learn about the Great Lakes by being on the Great Lakes. -
Yes! We are restoring the Detroit River’s Area of Concern
Published on April 25, 2012
Cleaning up pollution and restoring the Great Lakes is not an easy or quick process. Progress is being made in the Detroit River Area of Concern thanks to the hard work of many individuals, local groups and state and federal agencies. -
Spring fishery workshops offer current research and information related to Lake Huron
Published on April 13, 2012
In the recent decade, the Lake Huron ecosystem and fishery has undergone dramatic changes related to ecosystem and food web shifts resulting from impacts of aquatic invasive species. -
Understanding the water cycle is key to protecting Michigan’s vast water resources
Published on March 30, 2012
Groundwater, Surface Water. . . It’s All Connected! -
Managing household wastewater in sensitive shoreline areas
Published on March 30, 2012
Important recommendations for shoreline homeowners with septic systems -
AOCs, BUIs, PACs, RAPs and GLRI: The alphabet soup of Great Lakes Restoration
Published on March 28, 2012
Cleaning up pollution and restoring the Great Lakes is not an easy or quick process, but progress is being made thanks to the hard work of many individuals, local groups and state and federal agencies. -
Heart of the Great Lakes
Published on March 28, 2012
Lake St. Clair provides recreational, environmental and economic benefits to residents.