Two pieces of legislation are churning Michigan’s political waters with different approaches to beach safety in state parks.
Beaches
Scientists identify genetics of native beach grass to help protect dunes
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The seed grant could lead to large scale application across the Great Lakes
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University gives St. Marys River clean, green boost
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High school and community groups will help implement a $250,000 project to prevent pollution from flowing into the river from a new water research center to be built on contaminated soils at Lake Superior State University.
contamination
Detroit River cleanup brings new look to Motor City
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A $2.9 million cleanup of contaminated sediments along the Detroit River will help bring a new look to the Motor City and set the stage for the completion of the Riverwalk by linking two popular waterfront parks.
drownings
Is Lake Michigan the most dangerous Great Lake?
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Jamie Racklyeft, the executive director of the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said the reason Lake Michigan has the most drownings among the Great Lakes is a combination of wind direction and tourism.
contamination
A 22-year mission to restore a Pennsylvania bay
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After more than two decades of cleanup and community efforts, Lake Erie’s Presque Isle Bay became the second heavily contaminated place in the United States to be removed from the Great Lakes toxic waters list.
commercial fishing
Commercial fishing in Michigan is critical infrastructure; will it survive COVID-19?
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Michigan’s commercial fishing is critical infrastructure during the pandemic, yet some of its practitioners may not survive COVID-19.
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Shipwrecked schooner with unique centerboard gets historic designation
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Unique design helped vessel handle the wind and adjust its configuration to pass through canals.
Great Lakes
Evaporation determines if record water levels continue to wreak havoc
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This year water levels were the highest on record since previous record highs in 1986, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which has tracked them since 1918.
dunes
Shifting sands: dune lovers address challenges of moving landscape
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A dune summit in Lansing looks at the economic impact of the state’s popular landscape feature and the conservation and management changes ahead.
Great Lakes
Would lifeguards make the Great Lakes safer?
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Most city and state Lake Michigan beaches, have not staffed lifeguards for years, and in some cases decades.