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  • Visitor use and economic impact of Michigan's coastal wildlife management areas

    Published on September 29, 2023
    As numbers of non-hunting recreational users increase and waterfowl hunter numbers decrease, it is unclear how the current model of conservation will be impacted by the changing nature of investments in wildlife management.

  • Report: Using content analysis to examine presence of ecosystem services in local plans

    Published on September 14, 2023
    Our research examines the extent of how local communities include ecosystem services in their community documents as a signal of their policy interest in wildlife conservation and how it may be related to other community characteristics.

  • Report - Coastal wildlfie management areas community leader engagement feedback

    Published on September 14, 2023
    While various stakeholder engagement approaches and events occurred through the entirety of this project, this report summarizes the results of a specific survey.

  • What makes people care about wildlife management?

    Published on September 12, 2023
    Changing socio-demographics and wildlife value orientations, along with increasing urbanization, are driving changes in the foundation of wildlife management.

  • What do stakeholders of Southeast Michigan coastal Wildlife Management Areas want for its management?

    Published on September 12, 2023
    There are positive and negative interactions between different uses/users that could be explored for maintaining current and historic uses, while exploring expanding the base of wildlife stakeholders. However, baseline information is needed.

  • Who is likely to fund wildlife management in the future and what might that look like?

    Published on September 12, 2023
    As hunting participation declines, state wildlife agencies and wildlife management areas are in jeopardy due to dependence on hunter-related funds to support the agency and pay for habitat management activities.

  • Stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and evaluation

    Published on September 12, 2023
    Collaboration and partnerships can help wildlife management areas and coastal communities achieve collective goals.

  • Community planning and zoning can support wildlife conservation

    Published on September 12, 2023
    Local units of government play an important role in setting parameters for land use and development that affects landscape scale conservation.

  • What are we managing for? Stakeholders' ecosystem services preferences

    Published on September 12, 2023
    Understanding stakeholder preferences of ecosystem services is necessary to enhance wildlife management area goals for a broader public, especially as it relates to the often undervalued social and cultural values.

  • Coastal wildlife management area visitor use, expenditures, and economic impact

    Published on September 12, 2023
    Wildlife managers and local leaders seek to understand the type and diversity of visitors using wildlife management areas (WMAs), as well as their visitor expenditures and estimates of economic impacts from their visits.

  • Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 5

    Published on December 10, 2021
    Our lesson today offers ways you can access more information and resources.

  • Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 3

    Published on December 10, 2021
    A master plan should lay out the community’s vision and goals for the next 20 years or more and guide land use and policy decisions, including coastal areas, too.

  • Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 4

    Published on December 10, 2021
    Our previous lesson focused on the planning side of planning & zoning and now we turn to some zoning tools communities can use to achieve goals outlined in their master plan.

  • Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 2

    Published on December 10, 2021
    Planning and zoning have been used by communities throughout the state to set their vision and goals for the future and regulate land use to meet those goals.

  • Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 1

    Published on December 9, 2021
    This first lesson in your email short course focuses on Great Lakes science to build a foundation for the planning and zoning lessons to come.

  • MSU Extension Water Programs Lakes, Streams and Watersheds

    Published on April 7, 2020
    Learn how you can get involved with MSU Extension programs to improve your local lake, stream and watershed.

  • Michigan Sea Grant coastal storms project

    Published on September 28, 2017
    Michigan Sea Grant has identified some tips and online tools to help communities assess their risks from extreme storms and determine what steps they might take to reduce stormwater impact.

  • Aquaculture

    Published on June 8, 2016

  • Michigan Sea Grant water issues links

    Published on March 26, 2012
    The Michigan Sea Grant website has a wealth of resources for those interested in issues related to Michigan's lakes, including the Great Lakes, streams and watersheds as well as water quality issues.

  • Michigan Sea Grant fisheries links

    Published on March 26, 2012

  • Summary of Research Related to the Potential Physical and Biological Impacts of Dredging to Channelize the Grand River. Appendices attached.

    A Working Paper, May 9 version with appendices added November 22, 2019

  • Collaborative Planning and Governance Project Overview

    Developing a model for Great Lakes coastal wildlife management areas for waterfowl hunting, bird watching, and community development.

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