Michigan's coastal resources

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This document was prepared in part through financial assistance provided by the
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration authorized by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
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For centuries Native Americans such as these whitefish anglers at Sault Ste. Marie fished Michigan's shorelines.
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Providing public access and enhancing recreational opportunities are two goals of the CZM program.
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Thne Coastal Zone a'nd the CZMAA
provide technical and financial assis-
tance on a dollar-for-dollar match
with the states. It is the state's respon-
sibility to oversee all activities-
including those of the federal
government-to ensure consistency
within the state management
program.
The coastal zone is that dynamic
area where land meets the sea or
Great Lakes. The United States con-
tains more than 95,000 miles of di-
verse coastlines, including bays,
harbors, beaches, wetlands, islands
and estuaries. The coastal zone eco-
systems are the richest and most pro-
ductive of all our natural resoUrces.
But they are also among the most
fragile and threatened.

Today, half of all Americans live
near the oceans or within the Great
Lakes watershed. By the end of the
20th century, perhaps eight of every
10 will reside within an hour's drive
of a coastline. Within Michigan no
one is ever farther than 85 miles from
a Great Lakes shoreline.

In 1972 Congress enacted the
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
to improve the nation's control over
its coastal resources. Many shorelines
were being permanently damaged
because of poorly planned develop-
ment. Major problems included-and
still include-erosion, the loss of
plants and animals and their special-
ized habitats, conflicts between users
of the resource, and the decreasing
amount of open space for public use.
The legislation's purpose is "to restore
or enhance the resources of the na-
tion's coastal zone for this and suc-
ceeding generations."

The overall goal of the CZMA is
to guide participating states into de-
veloping comprehensive management
programs. Through a federal-state
partnership, the states are charged
with taking the lead in management.
The federal government's role is to
Within Michigan
no one is ever
farther than 85
miles from a
Great Lakes
shoreline.
The states are not required to par-
ticipate. However, of the 35 that are
eligible, 29 currently do. Michigan
began managing its natural resources
nearly 100 years ago, and its CZM
commitment dates to 1974 wheni it
was among the earliest to join the
federal partnership. Michigan quickly
emerged as a leader and a demonstra-
tion state for innovative programs,
which other states have since
modeled.
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Alichigan's Coastline--A National
"if you seek a pleasant peninsula,
took about you." First incorporated
into the state seal in 1837, the maxim
is true yet today. Michigan's frontage
on Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron
and Erie totals 3,288 miles, including
connecting waterways and islands. It
is the longest freshwater coastline in
the world, and it is greater than the
holdings of any other state except
Alaska.
Michigan's coastal zone includes
drowned river mnouths, bays, inlets,
marshes, beaches, dunes, bluffs and
coastal uplands. it is comprised of
many unusual physical and geologic
features found nowhere else in the
world. Consider the state's 270 miles
of sand dunes comprising 275,000
acres. Collectively they represent the
largest accumulation of sand dunes
along any fresh water body in the
world.
-Our state"s
shoreline region
is a national
treasure,
rivaling the
nation 's
seacoasts for
diversity and
beauty.
Our state's shoreline region is a
national treasure, rivaling the nation's
seacoasts for diversity and beauty.
The barren rocky shore of Lake Supe-
rior resembles the rugged headlands
of both Maine and Oregon. The
marshes of Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair
and Saginaw Bay are similar to those
of Chesapeake Bay. Lake Michigan's
sugar-sand beaches bring to mind the
sun-kissed shores of Florida, southern
California and Texas. However, there
is a difference: Michigan's "sweet-
water seas," as they were named by
an early explorer, contain fresh water,
not salt water.
About 30 percent of Michigan's
shorelines are publicly owned, more
than double that of the other seven
states with Great Lakes frontage. Our
shorelines provide a tremendous
amount of recreational diversity for
rockhounds, sunbathers, hikers, pic-
nickers, surf anglers, bird watchers
and dune explorers. Scuba diving,
sailing, power boating, swimmring
and fishing are among mnany popular
offshore activities.

About one-third of the more than
700,000 Michigan registered boaters,
more than any other state, rely on the

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The shorelines include rugged outcroppings such as Miners Castle in the Pictured
Rocks National Shoreline.
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Treasure
Great Lakes for recreation. More than
1.3 million people fish there each
year and directly contribute upwards
of $500 million to the state's econ-
omy. Only anglers in California, Flor-
ida and Texas spend more. Boaters,
anglers and others benefit greatly
from Michigan's 67 harbors of refuge,
more than 200 public access sites, 41
state parks and their 114 miles of
shoreline, and dozens of county and
mnunicipal parks.
National Park Service manages more
than 100 miles of shoreline at Sleep-
ing Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
on Lake Michigan and Pictured Rocks
National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.
Isle Royale National Park in Lake Su-
perior contains 210 square miles and
includes 200 surrounding smaller
islands.

Our shorelines are special indeed.
About one-third
of the more than
700,000
Michigan
registered
boaters, more
than any other
state, rely on the
Great Lakes for
recreation.
State parks along Lake Michigan at
Holland, Grand lHaven and Warren
Dunes each receive more than a mil-
liori visitors annually. In addition, the

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Projects funded by the CZM program have contributed greatly to local and regional economic growth. These are charter fishing boats at Grand
Haven's Chinook Pier.
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Wh'y the Coastal Zone Mlust Be Ala
The Great Lakes contain more
than 95,000 square miles of surface
water-about one-fifth of the world's
fresh water supply. Michigan's control
of some 40 percent of the water in
the Great Lakes is an incredible
amount, and that is why water is our
most valuable asset. Today, about half
of the people living in more than 100
Michigan cities and communities de-
pend on this water for drinking and
sanitation purposes. For these and
other uses, experts estimate that each
resident requires about 1,000 gallons
of water each day on the average.

Whenever our nine million citi-
zens use water, the impact ultimately
affects the Great Lakes. That is be-
cause more than II, 000 inland lakes
and 36,000 miles of streams contrib-
ute to many interior watersheds. Most
empty into the Great Lakes via 242
tributaries, all but 16 of which are
located entirely within Michigan.
Whenever our
nine million
citizens use
water, the
impact
ultimately
affects the Great
Lakes.
Great Lakes water is used for

many purposes besides human con-

sumption. Industry needs it for manu-

facturing processes. Hydroelectric,

nuclear and fossil fuel power generat-

ing plants all use water. Farmers rely

on it for irrigation and for watering

their livestock. Thousands of com-

mercial vessels probe Michigan's 40

active harbors and ports and ply its

shipping lanes. In a typical year they

will move an astounding 100 million

tons of cargo.

When the explorer Etienne Brule'

reached the Upper Great Lakes nearly

400 years ago, the coastlands looked

much like uninhabited portions do

yet today. For more than 7,000 years

the Ojibwa, Chippewa, Menominee

and other native people had done

nothing to change the shoreline areas

where they often lived in villages.

The large influx of settlers, many of

whom built port communities during

Year-round shipping on the Great Lakes could cause irreparable harm to Michigan's coastal zone.
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Periodic high water levels in Lake Erie and other Great Lakes have caused extensive damage to the natural shoreline as well as to buildings
and other structures.
the immigration wave of 1830 to
1840, began to have an immediate
local impact. Log booms, sawdust
and wood chips clogged the rivers.
Harbors were dredged to permit ship-
ping. Mining operations for precious
metals, gypsum, limestone, salt and
sand sprang up.

Overfishing by commercial netters
and the depletion of the northern
forests demonstrated how quickly
humans could negatively impact natu-
ral resources. River and harbor pollu-
tion from residents, industry and
agriculture also occurred at a rapid
pace. The Industrial Revolution of the
late 19th century found dramatic ex-
pression in Michigan, which soon
became the world's automobile capi-
tol. These and other activities began
to harm its serisitive coastal area.

The ecological edge that is Michi-
gan's shorelines provides for a transi-
tion zone where unusual climate and
soils support a rich mixture of plant
and animal life. Specialized plants
such as pitcher's thistle and sand reed
grass grow there. Cormorants, piping
plovers and other rare birds and ani-
mals live there. By its very complex-
ity, the state's coastlands are also
extremely fragile. Because of their
attraction to both recreationists and
developers seeking commercial gain,
the shorelines demand wise manage-
ment and, in some cases, protection.
Because of their
attraction to
both
recreation ists
and developers
seeking
commercial
gain, the
shorelines
demand wise
management
and, in some
cases, protection.
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SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
OF THE MICHIGAN COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BOUNDARY
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The Core Statutes

In recent years the state legislature
has adopted several core statutes that
give the Department of Natural Re-
sources (DNR) authority over the
coastal zone. These statutes exist not
for the purpose of submitting people
to a regulatory bureaucracy but to
protect and manage the resource in a
consistent and responsible way. The
statutes further help the DNR to re-
solve the increasing number of con-
flicts that arise from multiple-use
demands of the resource.

These statutes
exi.1,St not for the
Purpose of
submitting
people to a
regulatory
bureaucracy but
to protect and
manage the
reource in a
cnsistent and
responsible way.
Michigan's fragile sand dunes are now protected from unregulated mining.
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The Great Lakes Submerged Lands
Act (Public Act 247, approved in
1955) establishes a fixed elevation,
referred to as the "ordinary high wa-
ter mark" as the landward boundary
of state-owned bottomlands. The law
protects Michigan's harbors, bays,
channels and other bottomlands from
uncontrolled dredging and filling. It
also allows the wise and careful devel-
opment of bottomlands while requir-
ing the DNR, through a permit-review
process, to protect sensitive areas.
erosion areas and flood risk areas.
Responsibilities include providing
criteria for altering the shoreline and
for building setbacks from erosion-
prone areas.

The Inland Lakes and Stream2s Act
(Public Act 346, 1972) regulates activi-
ties in coastal lakes and tributaries
that have a hydrologic connection to
the Great Lakes. Further, it protects
inland streams and lakes larger than
five acres from unauthorized dredg-
ing, filling or construction of perma-
nent structures below the ordinary
high water mark. The law also re-
quires a permit for dredging within
500 feet of a lake or stream.
The Shorelands Protection and
Management Act (Public Act 245,
1970) charges the DNR with protect-
ing environmental areas, high risk
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CZM dollars also help provide access to fragile areas while protecting them from destruction. This project is located at Ottawa
County's Tunnel Park.
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are graveyards for sunken vessels. The
preserves total more than 1,500
square miles. Artifacts and timber
from the shipwrecks are important
parts of Michigan's history, and the
law prevents their destruction or un-
authorized removal.

The Goemaere-Anderson Wetland
Protection Act (Public Act 203, 1979)
requires a permit to dredge, fill, drain
or build structures in any wetland
connected to a lake or stream or any
isolated wetland that is five acres or
larger.
The state also
took the lead in
developing
handicapper
access to
shoreline
recreation
projects.
The Sand Dunes Protection Man-

agement Act (Public Act 222, 1976 as

amended by PA 146 and 147 of 1989)

regulates the mining of Michigan's

unique sand dunes, about 40 percent

of which are located on public prop-

erty. The law permits no construction

on dunes with slopes greater than 25

percent. It further requires the con-

tinuation of dune inventory and eval-

uation as well as public education.

The Great Lakes Underwater Sal-

vage and Preserve Act (Public Act

452, 1988) has resulted in the creation

of seven bottomland preserves that
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Michigan As a Leader

The CZM program is efficiently
administered under the DNR's Land
and Water Management Division. It
has three key functions: (1) to regulate
the resource through enforcement of
the six core statutes, (2) to issue
grants and lend technical assistance to
local governments interested in devel-
oping partnership programs, and (3)
to review all federal activities so make
sure they are consistent with state
programs. The U.S. Coast Guard,
Army Corps of Engineers, National
Park Service and U.S. Forest Service
are among those federal agencies
whose activities the DNR oversees.

Michigan's leadership experience
in managing the state's shorelines has
served as a model nationally Michigan
passes through a substantial portion
of the federal grant to local communi-
ties, and it was the first state to pro-
vide funding for construction projects
that enhance coastal program objec-
tives. These include improved public
access, protection of sensitive coastal
resources, and preservation and resto-
ration of historic coastal features.
Based on Michigan's successful experi-
ence, federal regulations were
changed so that all states receiving
coastal zone dollars could provide
grant monies for low-cost construc-
tion projects.

The state also took the lead in
developing handicapper access to
shoreline recreation projects. Further,
Michigan was one of the first states to
pass legislation preserving bottomland
resources, and it has adopted a com-
prehensive sand dune protection act.
These innovative steps are reasons
why Michigan continues to be a
~why Michigan continues to be a ~ Facilities for handicapped citizens are an important consideration of all
leader in coastal zone management. CZM construction projects.
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An Enviable Record o.f Accomplis

The National Oceanic and Atmo-
spheric Administration (NOAA) imple-
ments the CZMA for the U.S.
Department of Commerce. Since the
NOAA began providing funds in 1978,
Michigan has led the nation in both
the number of CZMA projects and
amount of federal money awarded to
carry them to completion. During a
recent three-year period, the state
received nearly $8.2 million for a
total of I1I1 approved projects.

This amount was matched with
state and local dollars, as well as do-
nations. State funding may come from
several sources. These include the
General Fund, Recreational Improve-
ment Fund, the Michigan Natural Re-
sources Trust Fund, Protecting
Michigan's Future Bond Fund-which
voters approved in 1988-and others.

Funding of shoreline projects is
considered cost-effective when value
oupaces the investment. Some dra-
matic successes have resulted. Early
in the program, for example, the state
awarded the City of Detroit $82,000
toprepare a Linked Riverfront Parks
Master Plan. That investment resulted
in $37 million of additional federal,
state and local government funds. In
turn, those dollars have stimulated
$210 million of private investment in
housing, office and commercial devel-
opment. A total of 1,200 new jobs
were created.

The CZMA projects cover a wide
variety of initiatives. About 30 to 40
Top: These divers are identifying and inventorying artifacts in the Manitou low-cost construction and plarining
Underwater Preserve. projects are awarded each year to
Middle: Youngsters enjoy the Lake Michigan beach near Frankfort. local communities. Most grants range
Bottom: The study of long-term erosion effects helps resource managers to better from $5,000 to $50,000 each. Follow-
protect Michigan's fragile shorelands. ing are descriptions of what Michi-

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gan's CZM program does and a few
examples of the many accomplish-
ments to date:

Protect Coastal Resources

Grant funds were used to develop
a management plan in the St. Clair
Flats, a choice marsh environment,
which is semi-developed. Res~earchers
from the University of Michigan were
able to survey 45 permanent sites on
Lakes Huron and Michigan to estab-
lish long-term information on the rate
of shoreline change. And CZM dollars
were used by the DNR to study
coastal marshes of 100 or more acres
in the Lower Peninsula to see what
changes had occurred in the past 50
years. The natural features of about
760 wooded dune and swale sites
were inventoried in a two-year study
that searched for threatened and en-
dangered plants.

Other projects include publishing
an atlas of breeding birds that live
along Michigan's coastal zone, identi-
fying piping plover nesting sites on
northern Lake Michigan islands, and
inventory nesting colonies of great
blue herons.

Minimize Loss of Life
and Property

By requiring setbacks from erod-
ing bluff lines, prohibiting construc-
tion on steep sand dune slopes, and
requiring buildings to be constructed
above flood levels, the DNR has
helped to minimize the loss of life
and property. The CZM program has
resulted in many projects to prevent
damage and destruction. Sanilac
County workers, for example, built a
drainage Structure to ease erosion at
Lexington Park. Riprap construction
at Northport and a seawall built at
Port Huron protect stream banks from
crodinig during high water periods.
The CZM
program has
resulted in many
projects to
prevent damage
and destruction.
Buoy systems built and inistalled
at popular shipwreck sites have
helped to prevent anchor damage to
the sites. The markers have also im-
proved diver safety and aided them
in their search for shipwrecks,
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The boardwalk at Cheboygan's Gordon Turner Park allows access to a designated
environmental area. An observation tower is included.
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Bay City State Park and Nayanqu-
ing Point Wildlife Area are two of
many public properties now featuring
handicap accessible walkways and
observation decks. Nature trails, hik-
ing and bicycling paths, picnic areas
and interpretive centers are other
examples of public access projects.

Assist in Economic
Development

As noted, the Detroit River plan
did much to revitalize the downriver
area. Fund dollars have also been
used to help plan, engineer and con-
struct waterfront development proj-
ects at Alpena, Bay City, Escanaba,
Hancock, Elk Rapids, Ludington and
many other coastal commuriities.
Planning projects involve studying
economic and environmental impacts.
Blueprint designs and construction
examples include fishing piers, boat
launches, docks, marinas, parks and
other public facilities.

Preserve and Restore
Historic Sites

Historical structures provide clues
to our past, and that is why the CZM
program has funded their restoration.
The Lake Michigan Maritime Museum
in South Haven received money to
map, excavate and preserve more than
200 artifacts from the shipwrecked
Rockaway. Deep-water surveys of the
Edmnund Fitzgerald off Whitefish
Point and F T Barney near Rogers
City were conducted. Restoration
projects include lighthouses at Es-
canaba and Beaver Island and Mill
Creek State Park near Mackinaw City.
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical
Museum at Whitefish Point features
exhibits designed and built with CZM
dollars.
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Restoration of historical structures like Sturgeon Point Lighthouse in Alcona county
is another goal of the CZM program.
Provide Public Access to
the Coast

Coastal communities have
matched hundreds of thousands of
federal dollars for projects that pro-
vide access to coastal resources. A
barrier-free boardwalk at Mt. Clemens
now provides safe access to the Clin-
ton River. Another boardwalk
throughout the City of St. Ignace
changed the shoreline character from
one which discouraged access to one
which encouraged access. The Detroit
River plan converted industrial front-
age that had been abandoned to a
series of parks with linked walkways.
The Detroit
River plan
converted
industrial
frontage that
had been
abandoned to a
series of parks
with linked
walkways.
Building a dock on old pilings in the Portage Ship Canal at Houghton improved
public access.
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Thanks to a
data base that
allows tracking
of permits under
several statutes,
the DNR now
provides a faster
and more
thorough review
of applications.
Provide Educational and

Interpretive Displays

In addition to these examples,

statewide public information projects

include the construction of interpre-

tive signs and large-scale nature center

displays. For example, a diorama at

Hoffmaster State Park explains sand

dune ecosystems throughout the year.

Program dollars allowed the DNR's

Fisheries Division to publish "Angler's

Guide to Michigan's Great Lakes" and

to develop the "Wetland Protection

Guidebook."
Restore Lost or Damaged

Ecosystems

At Saugatuck, engineers devised

ways to control traffic and limit ero-

sion on Mt. Baldhead Sand Dune. At

St. Joseph, workers planted 94,000

square feet of dune grass at Tiscornia

and Lions parks. At Gladstone's Van

Cleve Park, they planted trees, shrubs

and beach grass to check erosion.

They also erected barrier posts, walk-

ways and rustic fencing to direct visi-

tors away from the plantings.
Improve Government

Decision Making

Thanks to a data base that allows

tracking of permits under several

statues, the DNR now provides a

faster and more thorough review of

applications. The Coastal and Inland

Waters Permits Information System

(CIWPIS) is also capable of "flagging"

areas of special concern. CIWPIS

is accessible to all DNR resource

managers.
As publishers of Tracks magazine,

which is designed to teach schoolchil-

dren the importance of conservation,

the Michigan United Conservation

Clubs devoted entire issues to natural

features and inhabitants of the coastal

zone. CZM dollars helped make this

possible.

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The study of beach dune ecology is among several educational projects funded

by CZM dollars.

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How To Join the CZMI Porm
Near the end of each calendar
year, the DNR's Land and Water Man-
agement Division sends an invitation
and application form to local units of
government. Communities have about
six weeks or usually until mid Febru-
ary to send in their applications. The
DNR reviews the applications and
then sends its recommendations to
the federal government. This proce-
dure normally occurs in May. Funds
for approved projects become avail-
able at the beginning of the next fis-
cal year, which is October 1. Thus,
the amount of time from announce-
ment to application to approval usu-
ally takes about nine months.

For more information, contact the
DNR Land and Water Management
Division at P.O. Box 30028, Lansing,
MI 48909 or call 517-373-1950.
Communities
have about six
weeks or usually
until mid
February to send
in their
applications.
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.The Future of Our Coastlands
spent on shore protection. The losses
would have been much greater with-
out the CZM program.

Because the coastal zone is an
area of dynamic change, new issues
involving its protection and manage-
ment are always emerging. Proposals
to allow year-round commercial ship-
ping and to divert water from the
Great Lakes to other regions continue
to be made in spite of the potentially
devastating harm to shorelines. Wet-
lands loss, water quality and pollution
problems are still of m-ajor concern
regardless of some improvement in
recent years. Fine-tuning the predator-
to-prey balance among fish species
and learning to live -with exotic iht-
vaders like zebra mussels are other
concerns. For these reasons responsi-
ble management is more important
than ever.
Human activity has changed Mich-
igan's coastlands more in the past 200
years than natural forces have been-
able to do since the last glaciers re-
treated about 10,000 years ago. Shore-
line land values have risen
enormously in recent years. They will
continue to rise, as more and more
people realize their value for residen-
tial, recreational, commercial and
industrial uses.

The Great Lakes mid-continent,
mnid-latitude position makes it subject
to extremes of weather such as abrupt
changes in barometric pressure and
high winds and storms. These storms
may cause short-term flooding and
erosion. Seasonal fluctuations in water
level reflect the annual cycle of pre-
cipitation which produces lows in
winter and highs in summer.
Long-term
natural changes
occur during
cycles of high
and low water
Wetlands loss,
water quality
and pollution
problems are
still of major
concern.
Long-term natural changes occur
during cycles of high and low water.
More than 130 years of record keep-
ing indicates there are not regularly
predictable cycles of high water/low
water, but at least three high-water
periods have occurred in the 20th
century. Each produced devastating
effects on the shoreline, causing ero-
sion and flood damage to homes and
other dwellings.

The high water period of 195 1-52
caused an estimated loss of $61 mil-
tion per year. During the period 1972-
76, property owners lost $231 million
and spent another $ 170 million on
shoreline structures to prevent greater
damage. The last high water period
of 1985-87 caused an estimated $55
million in erosion damage and
prompted another $118 million to be
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Ottawa County.
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stunning gems lap shorelines rich
with natural resources. But the shore-
lines are fragile and they are finite.
How they fare tomorrow depends
upon how well we manage and pro-
tect them today.
Scan a map of the United States
and the eyes will pause on the artistic
balance that is Michigan. Viewed from
outer space, the two-million-year-old
Great Lakes look like azure jewels in
a crown of emerald. Closer up, these

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Questions and Answers
About CZMI Grants

1. Who is eligible to apply?
-Coastal units of government including cities, counties, villages and town-
ships
-Area-wide agencies including regional planning agencies

-State agencies
-Universities

-School districts
-Tribal governments

2. What kinds of coastal projects are eligible for funding?
Design Projects:
-Site design, planning and engineering for recreational sites and waterfront
redevelopment
-Studies for ports and harbors, economic development, protection of
coastal resources
-Feasibility studies
-Facility relocation studies
Construction Projects:
-Building barrier-free projects including boardwalks, scenic overlooks, edu-
cational and/or interpretive displays, trails
-Restoration of historic coastal structures

-Other coastal-related construction or demolition

3. When will funds be available?
The grant period begins October I of each year and ends September 30 of
the following year. Approved projects must be started and completed within
the grant period.

4. How do I apply?
By February 15, submit an application form with required information to:
Coastal Management Program
Land and Water Management Division
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
PO. Box 30028
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1950
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For more information contact:
DNR Land and Water Management Division
P 0. Box 30028
Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-1950
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