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Lake News
Lakefront focus of Coast Week
The News-Dispatch (9/4)
Starting Friday and running through Sunday, Sept. 14, Michigan City's Lake Michigan waterfront will be the focus of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' Coast Week.
County applying for grant to build fishing facilities near state park
The Holland Sentinel (9/2)
The Ottawa County parks department will construct new fishing facilities near Holland State Park as soon as next year if awarded a grant through the Lansing-based Great Lakes Fishery Trust.
DNR: Property owners need permit to clean up lakefront
Herald Times Reporter (8/27)
Lakefront property owners battling exposed beach, shorelines and wetlands due to lower water levels of Lake Michigan can find land management advice to protect wildlife habitat and water quality from the Department of Natural Resources.
Beach 9-1-1
Lake County News-Sun (8/26)
It was a rough year for beach closings along Lake Michigan, but Lake County officials say a recent environmental group's report overstates the problem of poor water quality.
Milwaukee's Kinnickinnic River gets $22 million cleanup
Environment News Service (8/25)
Federal government and Wisconsin state funds will be pooled to underwrite a $22 million project that will clean up contaminated sediment in the Kinnickinnic River that runs through Milwaukee.
DNR grants available for landowners to help rare plants and animals
The Capital Times (8/25)
The Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for the Landowner Incentive Program, which gives assistance to landowners who agree to manage their property to benefit rare and threatened plants and animals.
Lake Resources
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Formerly the Lake Michigan Federation, the Alliance is a nonprofit, public interest organization focusing on protecting the Great Lakes through a variety of "Positive Change" projects.
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Focuses on invasive species, aquaculture, fisheries, the future of communities that border southern Lake Michigan, and other issues that affect the coast through K-12 education, research and outreach projects.
Lake Michigan Committee
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
The committee considers fishery issues of common concern, develops joint programs and research projects and serves as a forum for management agencies.
Lake Michigan Forum
The Lake Michigan Forum was established as part of the Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) as the central vehicle for stakeholder participation in developing and implementing the LaMP. Check here for information about the Lake Michigan LaMP.
Lake Michigan Partner Network
Alliance for the Great Lakes
The Lake Michigan Federation coordinates a Partner Network of more than 100 grassroots and regional organizations from around Lake Michigan focused on restoring and maintaining the land and waters that feed into the lake.
Michigan Sea Grant
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
A partnership between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University to promote the understanding and intelligent use of the Great Lakes.
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant
A statewide program of basic and applied research, education and technology transfer dedicated to the wise stewardship and sustainable use of Great lakes and ocean resources.
Great Lakes Information Network
Last updated: July 12, 2006
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