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  MSU Extension works with community leaders to create water-protection strategies, landowners and industry to reduce risks of water pollution, and state agencies to develop water quality information systems.

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• Modifying your shoreline property? Check local regulations first – Part 1

  Published on April 25, 2012
  Checking local zoning regulations is the first step for shoreline property owners considering major landscaping projects. The first part of this series outlines shoreline zoning ordinance goals and common provisions.

• Bioengineering your shoreline can save money, improve water quality

  Published on December 22, 2016
  Save money, look beautiful and improve water quality by using native plants and biodegradable materials as lakescaping for your shoreline.

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  Soak up the rain — Part 2

  Published on October 2, 2017
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a new outreach program to encourage citizen and municipalities to adopt green infrastructure practices to reduce storm water runoff.

• Why is my lake turning colors?

  Published on August 2, 2013
  Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can pose risk to people and pets. Learn to recognize HABs when recreating on Michigan inland lakes.

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  National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Round goby

  Published on February 25, 2016
  Part 5 in a series to learn about invasive species and what to do to help protect Michigan and the Great Lakes.

• Variety of planting stock available for natural shoreline landscaping

  Published on December 31, 2013
  Depending on what type of project you are planning and how quickly you want it to fill in, select the planting stock that is right for your situation.

• What are the barriers to protecting Michigan’s inland lakes?

  Published on March 3, 2013
  Report identifies lack of local leadership as one barrier to lake management.

• Rebuilding an eroding bank on an inland lake

  Published on December 4, 2013
  Study compares two natural shoreline erosion control techniques suitable for moderate to high energy lakefront properties.

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  Bay City students experiment with robotics, food science, watershed dynamics and more

  Published on December 16, 2015
  Science Night encourages students, parents to explore sciences.

• Onsite wastewater treatment systems programs

  Published on January 25, 2016
  Understanding how a household wastewater treatment system works can help protect an individual’s health and the environment.

• Youth learning and leadership through water science and community watershed studies

  Published on September 27, 2012
  As the new school year gets underway, teachers and students in northeast Michigan are working alongside community partners to study local watersheds making Lake Huron connections through 4-H20 and NOAA B-WET water education programs.

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  Overlay zoning districts can be a valuable tool

  Published on September 15, 2023
  Overlay zoning districts is a valid tool in some conditions. But be careful not to overuse it when more traditional zoning techniques can do the job.

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  MSU scientists eying environmental conservation through precision agriculture

  Published on June 19, 2020
  Representatives from Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are interested in how precision agriculture technologies can benefit environmental conservation.

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  National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Parrot feather

  Published on February 24, 2015
  Learn more about the parrot feather, an aquatic invasive species in Michigan, and what you can do about it.

• Planning natural shoreline landscaping on your inland lake

  Published on March 30, 2017
  Through careful planning, lakeshore landscaping can provide both a finished well-manicured look and adequate erosion protection.

• Youth foster coastal tourism opportunities in northeast Michigan (Part 2)

  Published on December 20, 2012
  Northeast Michigan communities leverage place-based education strategies to engage local schools and students as valued partners in advancing coastal tourism and community development opportunities.

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  Tips for improving the water quality performance of conservation drainage practices

  Published on October 10, 2022
  Learn which pipe property improves the water quality performance of saturated buffers, denitrifying bioreactors and phosphorus removal structures.

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  Tribal stewards: A river restoration for the record books

  Published on March 6, 2023
  In 2011, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians received funds from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to plan a restoration project on the Dowagiac River.

• Place-based education building tomorrow’s communities

  Published on May 25, 2016
  Youth across northeast Michigan are impacting and changing their communities through Great Lakes place-based stewardship projects.

• Lake communities, organizations can partner to protect lakes

  Published on February 28, 2013
  Help is available from local governments and other sources to protect inland lakes from sediment and nutrient pollution, and degradation. It is important to find the right kind of partnership agreement for a community’s needs.