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PROMOTING STEWARDSHIP OF THE GREAT LAKES

PROMOTING STEWARDSHIP OF THE GREAT LAKES. A Project of INLAND SEAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION & MDEQ COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. INLAND SEAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. PROTECTING THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH EDUCATION. Our Mission. To promote stewardship of lakes and freshwater resources.

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PROMOTING STEWARDSHIP OF THE GREAT LAKES

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  1. PROMOTING STEWARDSHIPOFTHE GREAT LAKES A Project of INLAND SEAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION & MDEQ COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

  2. INLAND SEAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PROTECTING THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH EDUCATION

  3. Our Mission • To promote stewardship of lakes and freshwater resources.

  4. Our Mission • To encourage young people to pursue education, especially the sciences.

  5. The Great Lakes Watershed

  6. Choose Freshwater Forever • The Great Lakes Watershed holds 20% or one-fifth of the world’s available freshwater. • Each year rainfall and snowfall replenish only about 1% of the water in lakes, rivers and aquifers. • The other 99% is finite and nonrenewable.

  7. Lake Michigan Watershed

  8. Protect Lake Michigan • Human and industrial use of water can accelerate lower lake levels. • The products we buy use water: • Loaf of bread = 10.5 gallons • Hamburger = 623 gallons • Tee shirt = 1,083 gallons

  9. Grand Traverse Bay Watershed

  10. Grand Traverse Bay Watershed • Area = 973 square miles • Volume = 9.9 trillion gallons • Shoreline = 132 miles • Sub-watersheds = 9 • Jurisdictions • 4 counties • 44 townships • 11 municipalities

  11. Where Do You Live?

  12. Great Lakes Coastal Education Project • Presentations at the Inland Seas Education Center • Hands-on activities aboard the schooner Inland Seas • Partnerships for local projects

  13. #1 THREAT—Nutrients • From our lawns

  14. #1 THREAT—Nutrients • By removing plants and trees along the shore

  15. #2 THREAT—Invasive Species • From our boats

  16. #2 THREAT—Invasive Species • From our yards

  17. #3 THREAT—Sediments • From eroding shorelines

  18. #3 THREAT—Sediments • From our streets

  19. What Can You Do? • Install a shoreline buffer

  20. What Can You Do? • Install erosion control

  21. What Can You Do? • Install a rain garden

  22. GOVERNMENTS Local State National AGENCIES Conservation Districts MDEQ MDNR U.S. EPA Who Can Help?

  23. BUSINESSES Local businesses: Nurseries Landscapers Banks Corporations NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Lake Associations Conservation Organizations Civic Groups Garden Clubs MSU Extension Who Can Help? PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

  24. Where Does Stewardship Begin? • Inspiring and teaching the young

  25. Where Does Stewardship Begin? • 5,000 learners of all ages participate in Inland Seas Education Association programs each year -- over 73,000 since 1989

  26. Where Does Stewardship Begin? Over 140 communities state wide participate in Inland Seas Education Association programs each year… Shouldn’t YOUR community and YOUR school be among them?

  27. For More InformationPlease Visit… • Inland Seas Education Association • http://www.schoolship.org • Michigan DEQ Coastal Management • http://www.michigan.gov/deq

  28. PROTECT THE GREAT LAKES FOR OUR FUTURE

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