Resource Material

Managing the Water’s Edge

Our purpose in this document is to help protect and

restore water quality, wildlife, recreational opportunities,

and scenic beauty.

 

These and additional Links are provided by Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council –  www.watershedcouncil.org

NEW 2011
The Water’s Edge
Helping fish and wildlife on your lakeshore property

Shoreline habitat consists of many natural elements woven into the lake ecosystem to form a web of life. Native vegetation, bottom materials, and natural debris play essential roles in the life cycles of a lake’s fish and wildlife. Nearshore alterations that damage or destroy these habitat components sever essential strands in the web.

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A Field Guide to Invasive Plants of Aquatic and Wetlands Habitats for Michigan

This booklet was developed to help managers of wetlands and aquatic resources identify invasive plant species that may pose a threat to their management goals. Detecting these plants during the early phase of their invasion is essential to achieving cost effective removal or control.

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Protecting Michigan’s Wetlands
A Guide for Local Governments

This guidebook is designed for the local government official or interested citizen who faces important questions about wetlands. Understand why wetlands are important and provide information to help you make decisions about the wetlands in your local community.

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A Citizen’s Guide to Water Quality Permitting

Understanding the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Program and Its Role in Michigan.

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Living with Michigan’s Wetlands: A Landowner’s Guide
(Third Edition)

Michigan’s landowners are critical to the protection and management of wetland resources in the state. This book contains concise but comprehensive information to help the landowner learn more about wetlands and the value of wetland protection, basic techniques and options for wetland management, the economic benefits of various protection methods, and where to go for more assistance.

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Michigan Wetlands – Yours to Protect
A Citizen’s Guide to Wetland Protection

This guidebook focuses on the range of wetland protection activities from education to review permit applications, there is valuable information to assist concerned citizens, local governments, conservation organizations, landowners, and others in their efforts to initiate and implement wetlands protection activities.

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Understanding, Living With, and Controlling Shoreline Erosion
A Guidebook for Shoreline Property Owners

This guidebook focuses on the erosion and sedimentation caused by the energy of streams and inland lakes acting on their shorelines. Utilizing the information contained in this guidebook and following an organized plan to assess problems and evaluate the pros and cons of potential solutions, the likelihood of choosing an appropriate and successful action will be improved.

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Planning for Success
A Step-By-Step Guide to Conservation Planning and Design

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This Material was provided by LGROW

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What watershed are you drinking?  Part 1 of 3

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Ten things your parents never told you about nonpoint source pollution. Part 2 of 3

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Have you hugged your green infrastructure today? Part 3 of 3