Shoreline Update

Are you wanting to protect your shoreline?  Are you looking for more attractive solutions?  Do you know where to go for resources and solutions?

The Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership website has a wealth of information on solutions, plants, landscapers and more.     Take a look at their website:  https://www.shorelinepartnership.org/

It is possible to have a landscaped lawn, swim area and use healthier methods to protect your shoreline while also adding beautiful plants and flowers to your upland space. Utilizing bio-engineering methods to protect your shoreline such as Coir (coconut fiber) logs, natural vegetation and appropriately installed rip rap can protect your property. Hard shoreline structures such as rock walls and improperly installed rip rap can reverberate energy from wave action, and result in more erosion.

Please remember that any work on your shoreline must have an EGLE Permit. To create a permit in the MI Portal website: https://mienviro.michigan.gov/ncore/external/home

If you are interested in learning more about SLIA Shoreline Committee, feel free to contact

Melanie Rippentrop Melanie.rippentrop@gmail.com or Tim Brock tcgrousehunter@gmail.com 

A wealth of additional information regarding shoreline practices is available.  Below are additional links to a number informational sources:

MI Shoreline Partnership:

The basics of shoreline erosion:  Shorelinepartnership.org/erosion-at-the-shoreline
Find a contractor:  www.shorelinepartnership.org/find-a-shoreline-contractor
Find native plants to sustain your property: www.shorelinepartnership.org/find-native-plants
Shoreline permitting information: www.shorelinepartnership.org/shoreline-permitting-information
Become a Shoreline Steward / rate your property: www.shorelinepartnership.org/shoreland-stewards

MI Shoreland Stewards: www.mishorelandstewards.org/

The Watershed Center GT Bay
Waterfront Best Practices:  gtbay.org/waterfront-guide/
Shoreline Erosion: gtbay.org/shoreline-erosion/

Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)

Website for information regarding shoreline protection: www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/water-resources/inland-lakes-and-streams/shoreline-protection
Website for information regarding wetlands:www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/water-resources/wetlands 
Website for submitting the application forms:
mienviro.michigan.gov/ncore/external/home