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What's New Ice boulders on Lake Michigan shore WOODTV - Grand Rapids, MI (2/28) Hundreds of ice balls, or boulders, are piled near Good Harbor Bay, which is part of the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, near Traverse City, Michigan. Lake Metroparks expanding Lake Erie Bluffs park The Plain Dealer (2/20) Lake Metroparks is acquiring 460 acres that will allow a three-fold expansion of its newest park, Lake Erie Bluffs, Ohio. Lakeshore gets shuttle funding South Bend Tribune (2/20) The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is set to receive $193,400 from the Federal Transit Administration for a shuttle service to connect visitors traveling by commuter rail to the park along Lake Michigan's southern shore. COMMENTARY: Keeping our parks and recreation The Michigan Daily (2/19) The United States’ National Park program has a long history of providing citizens with an opportunity to explore and experience nature. The federal government, with the help of the private sector, needs to recommit itself to maintaining our national parks. Sleeping Bear Dunes Heritage Trail: Feds' $100,000 grant will extend Michigan lakeshore by 5 miles HuffPost Detroit (2/19) On the shores of Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes is already heralded as America's most beautiful scenic overlook. A $100,000 grant from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation will help extend that beauty. Marsh restoration brings long-missing birds, plants home again Great Lakes Echo (2/14) The restoration of a southeast Michigan marsh has already returned rare plants and birds to a Lake St. Clair park.
General Resources National Estuarine Research Reserve System National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a network of protected areas established for long-term research, education and stewardship. National Marine Sanctuaries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Information about our nation's marine sanctuaries -- how they were established, how they're managed and their scientific and educational programs. Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) The area of Lake Huron known as "Shipwreck Alley," near Alpena, Mich., have been protected as a national marine sanctuary.
Related Resources GLIN: Biodiversity in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Wetlands in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Wildlife of the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Parks in the Great Lakes Region
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