Beaches, Coasts and Waterfronts
Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Communities: Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Response to Adaptation Strategies
A collaborative research project that assessed the vulnerability to climate change of wetlands in the Great Lakes area. The report explores human-directed adaptations and responses to climate change.
The Marquette Plan – Improvements along Northwest Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline
The Marquette plan is a comprehensive land use vision intended to achieve tangible quality of life improvements along Northwest Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline and beyond. “At the heart of this planning initiative is the creation of a green ribbon of connected dune and swale landscapes, river corridors, lakes, beaches, reclaimed industrial canals and a range of diverse habitat that provides the natural counterpart to the industrialized setting that has dominated Northwest Indiana for the past century.” 2005.
Green Bay Smart Growth 2022 – Natural Resources
“The Smart Growth 2022 Natural Resources Plan provides guidance to the City in the management of wetlands, floodplains, woods and natural areas. […] Water is the focus of the plan since the city is at the
foot of a major bay and the mouth of several rivers or creeks.
Goal: Improve wetlands, streams and wildlife habitat in Green Bay for the sake of sustainable development, ecological responsibility, quality of life and economic development.”
For more information, visit the website.
Grand Rapids waterfront
This part of Grand Rapids Master Plan focuses on the Grand River as a spine for the City's development. This chapter explains how the City plans the territory in function of this great asset. 2002.
Lake Superior Climate Adaptation, Mitigation and Implementation Plan: For Communities in the Lake Superior Watershed of Michigan’s upper Peninsula
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The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) has developed the Lake Superior Climate Adaptation,Mitigation and Implementation Plan specifically for coastal communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The plan provides a summary of current conditions, potential impacts and recommendations for mitigating and adapting to climate change in the Lake Superior watershed.
National Compendium of Water Adaptation Knowledge
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The National Compendium of Water Adaptation Knowledge is an online tool that provides access to information from a variety of sources about climate change adaptation and water. The goal of the compendium to “provide relevant information to users to help overcome knowledge barriers related to climate change adaptation and water”. The target audience consists of a broad range of groups and individuals including municipalities, rural communities, watershed organizations, private sector groups, advocacy groups, and provincial and territorial agencies.
Visit site National Compendium of Water Adaptation Knowledge
Ashland/Northern States Power (NSP) Lakefront Superfund Site
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The Superfund Site is a contaminated area in the heart of the City's waterfront. Its rehabilitation is part of the City's Waterfront Development Plan and Comprehensive Plan: the Making of an Exceptional City. To do so, Ashland created a partnership with the Northern States Power Compagny-Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Natural resources. All agreed that a collaborative approach would be the best to achieve the revitalization of that site.
You can download the brochure of the project and access these resources:
City of Superior’s Special Area Management Plans & Wetland Preservation (SAMP)
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The City of Superior is managing the development and the protection of its wetlands through a program called Special Area Management Plans and Wetland Preservation (SAMP II). It worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers to implement it.
Clean your Streams
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Clean your Streams is an activity held along streams in the Maumee River Watershed coordinated by Partners for Clean Streams. Taking place every year since 1997, the clean-up day gathers almost a thousand of volunteers that remove tons of trash on the riverbanks.
Toronto Waterfront
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The City of Toronto is completely renewing its waterfront, and to do so, it must at first decontaminate polluted soils. Follow this link to access all the documents related to Toronto's waterfront: http://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/