Educational Resources
Clean Boating
Clean Boats Clean Waters (website)
Clean Boating (brochure)
Climate Change
Climate and Hazard Mitigation Planning Tool (interactive map)
Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region (brochure)
Future Climate Scenarios (website)
Coal Tar (PAHs)
Toxic Pavement Sealants (brochure)
Coastal Resiliency
Building Coastal Resilience: Planning for the Future (video series)
Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide (website)
Local Zoning for Great Lakes Coastal Shorelines (report)
Michigan Resilient Coastal Communities Planning Guide (manual)
Resilient Great Lakes Coast (website)
Resilient Michigan (website)
Emerging Contaminants
Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Great Lakes (report)
Insecticide Seed Treatments Threaten Midwestern Waterways (report)
Protecting the Great Lakes from Pharmaceutical Pollution (report)
Great Lakes Water Levels
Dynamic Water Levels in the Great Lakes (website)
Green Infrastructure
Low Impact Development Guidebook (manual)
Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual for Homeowners (manual)
Tips for Protecting Freshwater Resources (brochure)
Ice Cover
Grand Traverse Bay Ice Cover (database)
Great Lakes Ice Cover (website)
Invasive Species
Aquatic Invasive Species Pathways Program (website)
Charlevoix, Antrim, Kalkaska, and Emmet counties Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (website)
End the Spread of Invasive New Zealand Mud Snail (brochure)
Guide to Control & Management of Invasive Phragmites (manual)
Invasive Species: Identify and Report (website)
Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network (website)
You’re a Great Spotter (brochure)
Lawn Maintenance
Natural Lawn Care (website)
Natural Shorelines
Along the Shore: A Shoreline Management Guide for Michigan Coastal Landowners (brochure)
Great Lakes Shoreline Management (website)
Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership (website)
Natural Shorelines for Inland Lakes (brochure)
Natural Shoreline Treatments (website)
Stewardship Guide for Living on Grand Traverse Bay (manual)
Shoreline Living (manual)
PFAS
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances/PFAS (website)
The Watershed Center maintains an interactive Regional Water Quality Database for the Grand Traverse Bay watershed. This database contains current and historical data, providing a comprehensive storehouse of available water quality data for the entire watershed.
Plastics
Microplastics and You (video)
Microplastics in the Great Lakes (video)
Plastic Debris Getting into the Great Lakes, Drinking water, and Food (report)
Plastic-Free Great Lakes (manual)
Road Salt, Snow Storage, and Winter Maintenance
Best Practices for Road Salt Maintenance (manual)
Parking Lots, Sidewalks and Trails (manual)
Snow Disposal Guidance (manual)
Septic Systems
New Homeowners’ Guide to Septic Systems (manual)
Everything You Want to Know but Are Afraid to Ask (brochure)
Shoreline Erosion
Shoreline Erosion Impacts and Solutions (website)
Stormwater
Healthy Beaches (website)
Stormwater Impacts and Solutions (website)
National Tree Benefit Calculator (website)
Stormwater Assessments
Acme Township (report)
Alden (report)
Greilickville Corridor (report)
Shanty Creek (report)
Village of Bellaire (report)
Village of Central Lake (report)
Village of Elk Rapids (report)
Village of Ellsworth (report)
Village of Northport (report)
Village of Suttons Bay (report)
Vegetated Buffers
Greenbelt Gardens (brochure)
Go Beyond Beauty (website)
Plant A Tree for Water Quality (brochure)
Riparian Buffers (manual)
Watershed Basics
Grand Traverse Bay Shoreline Survey (report)
Watershed Basics (fact sheet)
Watershed Ecosystem (fact sheet)
Watershed Plans
Boardman River Watershed Prosperity Plan
Coastal Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Plan
Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed Plan
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