Taylor Haelterman
Teresa Strandlie of Marquette takes a walk on the Lake Superior shoreline in Marquette. Michigan residents worry a lack of environmental education threatens the state’s defining feature, the Great Lakes, according to a recent study. (Journal file photo)
LANSING Michigan residents worry a lack of environmental education threatens the state’s defining feature, the Great Lakes, according to a recent study.
Focus groups from both peninsulas identified environmental threats for coastal communities and called for education on how to be better stewards of the Great Lakes, according to the study published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research.
By Taylor Haelterman
Residents worry a lack of environmental education threatens Michigan’s defining feature, the Great Lakes, according to a recent study.
Focus groups from both peninsulas identified environmental threats for coastal communities and called for education on how to be better stewards of the Great Lakes, according to the study published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research.
Concerns varied by lake, but the two most common themes were rising water levels and lack of environmental education. Those surveyed also listed beach erosion, pollution, public access, invasive species and lake user’s safety as concerns, said Kenneth Levine an author of the study and adjunct professor in the Michigan State University communications department.
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ALPENA Arts, education, human services and literacy programs are just some of the areas touched by the most recent round of grants from the Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council. The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan Board of Trustees recently approved $26,480 in a new round of youth-related NEMYAC grants covering a four-county area that includes Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle Counties.
New NEMYAC Grants are:
1. Alcona Community Schools received $2,500 to support the Alcona Middle/High School Outdoor Classroom and Learning Space Development project;
2. Alpena County George N Fletcher Public Library received $1,000 to support the 2021 Teen and Twin Book Club Series;