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Michigan Wetland Delineation Class
The Michigan Wetlands Association is offering a 5-day wetland delineation class June 4-8 at Woldumar Nature Center in Lansing, Mich. This class will focus on training attendees on the identification of wetland boundaries and understanding how wetlands are regulated in Michigan.

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Michigan Senate passes bill that removes restrictions on beach grooming
The Bay City Times (5/24)
Shoreline owners could groom their property without pulling permits from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality under a bill that passed the Michigan Senate today.

Carferry files for EPA permit more than a month early
Ludington Daily News (5/24)
Owners of the SS Badger today filed their formal application to the Environmental Protection Agency to continue operating on Lake Michigan, citing test data demonstrating that the vessel’s discharges are well within the allowable limits set by Wisconsin, Michigan, and the EPA.

Hot weather, dangerous Lake Michigan currents add up to beach worries
MLive.com (5/24)
Scorching temperatures, high winds, dangerous currents, and a tendency for people to overestimate their swimming abilities at the beginning of the season "could add up to trouble" for swimmers at Lake Michigan this weekend.

Invasive species threatening historic Michigan shipwrecks
Great Lakes Echo (5/24)
Thousands of shipwrecks lie at the bottom of Michigan waters. These cultural treasures attract thousands of visitors to the state, but changing conditions in the Great Lakes threaten their preservation.

War of 1812 bicentennial sites, events all over US
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (5/24)
Pity the War of 1812. Its bicentennial is at hand and events are planned for all over North America, from Canada and the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic and the South. But good luck finding someone who can explain in 10 words or less what the war was about.

Michigan DNR, others launch 'Catch & Cook' program
Detroit Free Press (5/24)
Under the “Catch and Cook” program, charter fishing clients who catch fish from Michigan's Great Lakes are given the opportunity to take their fresh catch to a participating Michigan restaurant.

Report details illegal fishing
Escanaba Daily Press (5/24)
Treaty fishing violations involving subsistence and commercial fishing on the Bays de Noc came to conclusions during 2011, according to a report issued this month by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Petoskey beach ranks among favorites in Weather Channel survey
Petoskey News-Review (5/24)
The shoreline at Petoskey State Park recently ranked among six favorite beaches from around the United States in a survey conducted by The Weather Channel.

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