#greatlakes — Public Fediverse posts
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🗣 You have riparian rights on the beach. It's part of the Public Trust doctrine.
You can walk along the shoreline below the high-water mark, anywhere on MI Great Lake's beaches.
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Some shots over by lake erie
#greatlakes #naturephotography #photography #waterphotography #eagles -
Some shots over by lake erie
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Some shots over by lake erie
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Some shots over by lake erie
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Some shots over by lake erie
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A big ship is about to pass close to the StreamTime Live ship cam at Port Huron.
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Hype for the Future 222Q: Saint Joseph, Michigan
Overview The City of Saint Joseph is a notable community along the Lake Michigan shoreline within Berrien County, Michigan, and serves as the county seat, with the community associated with the Interstate 94, Route 31, and M-63 corridors. Today, the community is associated with the South Cliff Inn, the Boulevard Inn and Bistro, the Box Factory for the Arts, and the Inn at Harbor Shores within the inner region, with outer areas home to the Morton House Museum and Chalet on the Lake. Also of […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222q-saint-joseph-michigan/
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Michigan has declared Oct. 19–26 as the first-ever Microplastics Awareness Week, encouraging residents to learn, act, and help protect the Great Lakes from tiny plastic pollution. 🌊♻️
👉 Read more on EGLE’s initiative and how to get involved: https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/local-news/michigan-announces-first-microplastics-awareness-week-oct-19-26/
#Michigan #GreatLakes #Microplastics #CleanWater #EGLE #Sustainability #Environment #GBSMedia #BWHL #BlueWaterHealthyLiving
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Good thing I have NO PLANS to go to the beach any time soon... Ugh! 🤢
Taking a dip #LaborDay weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
By PATRICK WHITTLE and MINGSON LAU
Updated 10:15 AM EDT, August 30, 2025OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — "Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question: Many of the beaches will caution against swimming because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination.
"Beaches from #CrystalRiverFL, to #OgunquitME, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste. The advisories typically discourage beachgoers from going in the water because the bacteria can cause gastrointestinal illness, rashes and nausea.
"There have been closures this week at some of the country’s most popular beach destinations, including Keyes Memorial Beach in the #CapeCod village of Hyannis in Barnstable, Massachusetts; Benjamin’s Beach on #LongIsland in Bay Shore, New York; and a portion of the Imperial Beach shoreline near #SanDiego. Even on the pristine, white sand beaches of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Department of Health is warning of a high bacteria count at #KahaluuBeachPark on the #BigIsland.
"It’s a longstanding and widespread problem. Nearly two-thirds of beaches tested nationwide in 2024 experienced at least one day in which indicators of fecal contamination reached potentially unsafe levels, conservation group Environment America said in a report issued this summer.
"The group reviewed beaches on the coasts and #GreatLakes and found that 84% of #GulfCoast beaches exceeded the standard at least once. The number was 79% for #WestCoast beaches, 54% for #EastCoast beaches and 71% for #GreatLakes beaches."The report also said more than 450 beaches were potentially unsafe for swimming on at least 25 percent of the days tested. A key reason is outdated water and #SewerSystems that allows contamination from #sewage to reach the places where people swim, said John Rumpler, clean water director and senior attorney with #EnvironmentAmerica.
" 'These beaches are a treasure for families across New England and across the country. They are a shared resource,' said Rumpler, who is based in Boston. 'We need to make the investment to make sure that literally our own #HumanWaste doesn’t wind up in the places where we are swimming.'
"Other factors have also played a role in contaminating beaches, including increasingly #SevereWeather that overwhelms sewage systems, and suburban sprawl that paves over natural areas and reduces the #ecosystem’s ability to absorb #stormwater, Rumpler said."
https://apnews.com/article/beaches-labor-day-fecal-swimming-b0141df7f40ad2914d4e2cd31182e9af
#OceansAreLife #WaterIsLife #WaterContamination #Sewage #Pollution #HumanWaste