Great Lakes Now Connect: Beaches
(5/14)
On May 14, Detroit Public Television and The Nature Conservancy teamed up to broadcast a new Great Lakes Now Town Hall event. The discussion, focused on Great Lakes beaches, is available to view online.
Wisconsin replicates Michigan’s certified natural shoreline program
Great Lakes Echo (5/14)
In 2014, the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership will begin training and certifying shoreline contractors to create natural shorelines that provide wildlife habitat, fight erosion from waves and filter runoff.
Presque Isle State Park prepares for start of summer season
Erie Times-News (5/13)
Beaches at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Penn., open for swimming on May 25. Due to a winter that was mild but still deposited a lot of ice along the Lake Erie shore, less sand will be needed than expected to get the beaches in shape.
Cleveland City Council approves lease of lakefront parks to Cleveland Metroparks
The Plain Dealer (4/22)
Cleveland City Council voted unanimously Monday to transfer management of the state-run lakefront parks to the Cleveland Metroparks.
Receding waters reveal more work for beach volunteers
(4/18)
As Great Lakes residents and visitors confront unusually low water levels this spring, we're seeing another side effect of the retracting water's edge: bigger beaches. And bigger beaches mean more to clean for the Alliance for the Great Lakes' Adopt-a-Beach volunteers. Sign up now to help clean up a beach near you!
Illinois sets coastal priorities with online community
Great Lakes Echo (4/18)
The Illinois Coastal Management Program has a new tool to listen to how the public wants to restore and protect coastal resources
(5/14)
On May 14, Detroit Public Television and The Nature Conservancy teamed up to broadcast a new Great Lakes Now Town Hall event. The discussion, focused on Great Lakes beaches, is available to view online.
Wisconsin replicates Michigan’s certified natural shoreline program
Great Lakes Echo (5/14)
In 2014, the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership will begin training and certifying shoreline contractors to create natural shorelines that provide wildlife habitat, fight erosion from waves and filter runoff.
Presque Isle State Park prepares for start of summer season
Erie Times-News (5/13)
Beaches at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Penn., open for swimming on May 25. Due to a winter that was mild but still deposited a lot of ice along the Lake Erie shore, less sand will be needed than expected to get the beaches in shape.
Cleveland City Council approves lease of lakefront parks to Cleveland Metroparks
The Plain Dealer (4/22)
Cleveland City Council voted unanimously Monday to transfer management of the state-run lakefront parks to the Cleveland Metroparks.
Receding waters reveal more work for beach volunteers
(4/18)
As Great Lakes residents and visitors confront unusually low water levels this spring, we're seeing another side effect of the retracting water's edge: bigger beaches. And bigger beaches mean more to clean for the Alliance for the Great Lakes' Adopt-a-Beach volunteers. Sign up now to help clean up a beach near you!
Illinois sets coastal priorities with online community
Great Lakes Echo (4/18)
The Illinois Coastal Management Program has a new tool to listen to how the public wants to restore and protect coastal resources
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This work was funded in part by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.