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• Landscape and marine contractors can become Michigan Certified Natural Shoreline Professionals

  Published on November 29, 2012
  Natural shoreline certification training program offered in Van Buren and Oakland Counties in February 2013.

• Tree cutting does have positive environmental consequences

  Published on November 29, 2012
  Trying to "save" trees might actually lead to negative environmental consequences.

• Lake augmentation – a solution to low inland lake levels? Part 1

  Published on November 29, 2012
  After a dry year, lake residents may be considering augmenting lake levels. If so, there are ecological and regulatory considerations.

• Alcona Community High School students investigate their Black River Watershed

  Published on November 28, 2012
  Alcona Community High School environmental science students study local streams as partners in developing a management plan for their local Black River Watershed.

• Grand Rapids sewer system upgrades improve water quality, problems remain for Grand River Watershed

  Published on November 28, 2012
  Recent study of Grand River fecal contamination found ‘no risk’ levels of human sewage in Ottawa County waters. City of Grand Rapids’ CSOs have been all but eliminated, but upstream tributaries continue to contribute fecal contamination to the Grand River.

• MSU Extension educators work on the issue of sustaining 9 billion by 2050

  Published on November 28, 2012
  MSU Extension educators examine and plan for the health and well-being of residents by the year 2050.

• Ottawa County study finds human sewage contamination at ‘No Risk’ level in Grand River

  Published on November 28, 2012
  The lower Grand River has an image problem when it comes to water quality, but recent monitoring of fecal indicator bacteria suggests that some of the Grand’s historic problems have been remedied.

• Ottawa County groundwater has quality and quantity concerns

  Published on November 27, 2012
  Some groundwater in Ottawa County has become impaired with wells pulling up salty water. Concerns also center on quantity, with overall lowering of groundwater levels.

• Dabblers and divers: Great Lakes Waterfowl a new publication by Michigan Sea Grant

  Published on November 27, 2012
  There are over 100 species of ducks in the world. In the Great Lakes region, duck species are often classified into dabblers or divers, based on their behavior used in getting food.

• What’s up (or not) with Great Lakes water levels?

  Published on November 27, 2012
  Some of the Great Lakes may reach all-time low water levels this winter. Why do Great Lakes water levels change? We look at annual and long-term lake level changes in the second of a two part series – Part 2 of 2.