| In This Issue: |
February 2000 (View this issue - 465k pdf) |
| COVER | OJIBWA (Chippewa) INDIAN PICTOGRAPHS AGAWA BAY - EAST LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE |
| 4 | A Look Into the Past |
| 9 | Editorial |
| 10 | What Happened to the Great Lakes Fishery, Part I |
| 12 | ML&SA News |
| 13 | Michigan Lake & Stream Associations Registration |
| 14 | Michigan Lakes & Stream Associations Treetop Resort Reservation |
| 15 | Attorney Writes |
| 16 | ANR Special Events |
| 16 | Developing Watershed Management Plans for Water Quality |
| 18 | Keeping the Pere Marquette River Restoration Effort Alive |
| 19 | An Update on Sonar® |
| 20 | Bubblers–And We Don’t Mean Champagne |
| In This Issue: |
May 2000 (View this issue - 1.27mb pdf) |
| COVER | LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE |
| 9 | What Happened to the Great Lakes Fishery, Part II |
| 11 | Edwardsburg High School Students Learn about Lakes |
| 12 | ML&SA News |
| 13 | Brown Trout by Ruth Ellen Bonnell |
| 13 | Black Capped Chickadee |
| 14 | Attorney Writes |
| 15 | Recent Anti-Funneling Case |
| 16 | Appeals Court Decision on Easement |
| 17 | Rusty Crayfish |
| 20 | Bottomlands |
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In This Issue: |
August 2000 (View this issue - 3.2mb pdf) |
| COVER | MIGHTY MAC - OPENED NOVEMBER 1, 1957 |
| 9 | Great Lakes: An Ecosystem Approach - G. Tracy Mehan |
| 11 | The Attorney Writes - Cliff Bloom |
| 13 | Swimmer’s Itch, Part II |
| 15 | Jet Skis Collide, Teen Killed |
| 16 | Lake Association News |
| 21 | Wetlands Protection - New Administrative Rules - Colleen O’Keefe |
| 21 | Another Lake Road End Case - Cliff Bloom |
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In This Issue: |
November 2000 (View this issue - 365k pdf) |
| COVER | MUSKEGON RIVER BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN |
| 8 | Restoring the big rapids in Big Rapids |
| 11 | Attorney Writes |
| 14 | Feds Give State 30 Days To Fix Manure Pollution On Farms |
| 15 | Better Water Quality In Your Own Backyard |
| 16 | Loons Need Help |
| 18 | DEQ Decision Irks Antrim Officials |
| 19 | Lake Association News |
| In This Issue: | February 2001 (View this issue - 365k pdf) |
| COVER | THE GREAT LAKES - THE LARGEST FRESH WATER SYSTEM ON EARTH |
| 9 | The Paradox of Great Lakes Water Diversion Policy |
| 11 | What is Ground Water? |
| 17 | Attorney Writes |
| 18 | Lake Association News |
| 19 | Jacobs v Lyon Township: The Law Governing Road Ends in Michigan |
| 20 | An Abused River—The Hersey |
| 21 | Building Permit/Nonconforming Use/Deck |
| In This Issue: |
May 2001 (View this issue - 296k pdf) |
| COVER | TAKING CLARITY MEASUREMENTS WITH SECCHI DISK |
| 9 | Townships Given Broad Powers to Regulate Land & Water Use Activities |
| 11 | Attorney Writes |
| 13 | CLMP Results – Secchi Disk Transparency |
| 15 | Dreaded Zebra Mussels Attack River Life, Too |
| 16 | Great Lakes Fish In Trouble |
| 17 | Wetlands Critical to Fish Populations |
| 19 | Information From Lake Associations Around the State |
| 20 | Diversions & Consumptive Uses of Great Lakes Waters |
| In This Issue: |
August 2001 (View this issue - 234k pdf) |
| COVER | HOUGHTON LAKE, MICHIGAN'S LARGEST INLAND LAKE |
| 9 | DEQ Works to Appease Developer on Hanley Lake |
| 11 | Attorney Writes |
| 12 | Houghton Lake Fishery 27 Years Ago |
| 13 | The Executive Director Responds |
| 15 | Perrier’s Bottled Water Plant Tests New Great Lakes Pact |
| 16 | Personal Watercraft to be Banned |
| 17 | Inland Hunting and Fishing Rights Heating Up |
| 18 | Information From Lake Associations Around the State |
| In This Issue: |
November 2001 (View this issue - 302k pdf) |
| COVER | UPLAND CHANNEL ON LITTLEFIELD LAKE IN ISABELLA COUNTY |
| 9 | Minnesota Takes Action to Stop the Spread of Exotics |
| 11 | Attorney Writes |
| 13 | Natural Resources Commission Policy on Upland Channeling |
| 14 | Michigan’s Wetlands are Disappearing |
| 15 | Drilling Under Great Lakes Muddies Political Allegiances |
| 16 | Disease Devastating Michigan Oak Trees |
| 17 | MUCC Board Takes Position on PWC’s |
| 18 | Discharges From Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Cause Problems |
| 21 | ML&SA Establishes Partnership with Eight High Schools |
| In This Issue: |
February 2002 (View this issue - 320k pdf) |
| COVER | DEVILS LAKE AND ROUND LAKE LENAWEE COUNTY |
| 9 | DEQ, DNR Report — Status of Michigan’s Environment |
| 11-15 | ML&SA Conference Information |
| 16 | Attorney Writes |
| 17 | Loss of Wetlands Likely Choking Muskegon River |
| 18 | Local Partnership Preserves a Michigan Orchard Industry |
| 20 | Dan Glickman, Secretary, USDA, Speaks Out For Buffers |
| 21 | Michigan Wetlands Under Attack |
| 22 | Roadway Across Wetland Contiguous to Kalamazoo County Lake Spells Its Doom |
| In This Issue: |
May 2002 (View this issue - 285k pdf) |
| COVER | Spring Trout Fishing On the Sturgeon River Near Wolverine, Cheboygan County Photo by David Kenyon, Michigan D N R |
| 6 | An Editorial: Time to Support Our Michigan Waterfront Alliance By William Hokanson |
| 7 | Boat Registrations Top 1 Million; 2001 Boating Accidents Up 50% Over Previous Year |
| 8 | Michigan Waterfront Alliance Legislative Update By Christian
Kindsvatter Proposed Lake Rule Changes, Statute for Road End Case Law, Boat Noise Enforcement, Raft Identification |
| 9 | Our Attorney Writes on Appeals Court Ruling on Pine Lake Easement Case By Clifford H. Bloom |
| 12 | Michigan Lake & Stream Association News |
| 13 | Zebra Mussels Confirmed in 166 Lakes, 44 Counties, Including 2 Lakes in U.P. |
| 16 | Selective Control of Eurasian Water Milfoil By Kurt D. Getsinger, PhD |
| 19 | Waves of Nostalgia Produce Several Lake History Projects |
| 21 | Free Fishing Weekend June 8-9; Fishing Licenses Available On Line Bass Season To Open May 25 |
| In This Issue: |
August 2002 (View this issue - 451k pdf) |
| COVER | MC Scows Approach the Starting Line For A Sailing Race at Diamond Lake Photo by Julie Howe |
| 6 | Letter to the Editor: Big Mansions Are Spoiling Our Beautiful Shores By Charles Breed |
| 7 | More than A Century of Sailing At Diamond Lake |
| 8 | Michigan Waterfront Alliance Legislative Update By Christian Kindsvatter |
| 8 | Public Hearings On Proposed New Rules For DEQ Permits Delayed |
| 9 | Our Attorney Writes on Zoning Tools That Would Benefit Riparians By Clifford H. Bloom |
| 1 | Problems With Geese? The DNR Has A Control Program and Some Advice |
| 13 | Michigan Lake & Stream Associations News |
| 14 | Effects of Residential Development On the Water Quality of Higgins Lake By Russel J. Minnerick, U.S. Geol. Survey |
| 19 | Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program Tests Lakes & Streams in Kalamazoo County By Shelly Weldy |
| 20 | Would You Believe There Are 263 Mud Lakes in Michigan? |
| 21 | Publication of Three More Lake History Books Reported |
| 22 | Researcher Finds Soil Bacteria Lethal To Zebra Mussels, Harmless to Fish |
| In This Issue: |
November 2002 (View this issue - 458k pdf) |
| COVER | Autumn Canoeing on the Manistee River Photo by Jay Hanks |
| 6 | Letter to the Editor: Limiting Boat Speed on Lakes Under 100 Acres By Fred M. Nightingale |
| 7 | Michigan Waterfront Alliance News & Legislative Update By Christian
Kindsvatter MWA Board Urges Riparians to Write Legislators Boat Noise Measuring Device Project Funded |
| 8 | Perceptions of Lakeshore Living: Implications for Planning
Sustainable Lakeshores, Part I By David Lemberg, Rolland Fraser, and Jonathon Marsch Western Michigan University |
| 11 | MDEQ Plans Public Hearings on Pollutant Discharge General Permit for CAFO's |
| 11 | Wisconsin Imposes Sweeping New Rules To Control Farm, Construction, Urban Runoff |
| 12 | Michigan Lake & Stream Associations News |
| 13 | First Graduates of Lake & Stream Leader’s Institute |
| 14 | High Schools and Lake Associations in Joint Projects |
| 15 | Cooperative Lake Monitoring Program |
| 16 | Our Attorney Writes On Three Recent Court Cases of Interest to
Riparians Special Watercraft Rules, Aircraft Landing on Lakes, Properties Dedicated for Private Use in a Plat By Clifford H. Bloom |
| 17 | Pentwater Lake Association Members Concerned About Possible Houseboat Barges at Dockominium |
| 17 | Tips on Writing To Legislators |
| 18 | News and Activities of Lake Associations Around the State |
| 22 | DEQ Hearings on Revised New Lake Rules Delayed to March |
| 22 | Bass Virus Found in Southwest Michigan Lakes |
| In This Issue: |
February 2003 (View this issue - 518k pdf) |
| COVER | The Summit Center at Summit Village Shanty Creek Resort |
| 6 | Letters to the Editor: Seaplane Pilots are Not “Selfish” By Ralph Vogel |
| 7 | Editorials: By William Hokanson ML&SA Conference is Like Going Back to College Watch State Website for Hearings on Lake Rules |
| 8 | Perceptions of Lakeshore Living and Implications for Planning, Part
II By David Lemberg, Rolland Fraser, and Jonathon Marsch Western Michigan University |
| 12 | ML&SA Conference at Shanty Creek Resort |
| 13 | Michigan Lake & Stream Associations News |
| 14 | ML&SA Conference Program |
| 16 | ML&SA Conference Registration Forms |
| 18 | DEQ Issues General Discharge Permit For Large-scale Animal Feeding
Operations; Riparians Need to be Vigilant in Monitoring By Anne Woiwode, Sierra Club |
| 19 | Ice Boating In Michigan – 117 Years of Hardwater Sailing |
| 20 | Michigan Waterfront Alliance News & Legislative Update By Christian Kindsvatter New Legislators Need Education on Lake Concerns Legislation on Road End Use to be Re-Introduced Proposed Lake Rules Still Being Worked On Boat Noise Legislation to be Done Again Former DEQ Director joins MWA Lobbying Firm |
| 21 | Our Attorney Writes On Adverse Possession and Prescriptive Easements By Clifford H. Bloom |
| In This Issue: |
May 2003 (View this issue - 817k pdf) |
| COVER | Constructing a vegetated geogrid for a demonstration project on Gull Lake Photo By Steve Deming |
| 4 | An Editorial:
By William Hokanson It’s Time to Start Thinking Differently About Lakeshore Lawns and Lighting |
| 5 | Solving Lakeshore Problems With a Buffer Zone By Carrol L. Henderson, Carolyn J. Dindorf and Fred Rozumalski A chapter reprinted from their highly regarded book Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality |
| 9 | DEQ Announces New Rules for Permits To Chemically Treat Aquatic Nuisances |
| 9 | Walloon, Crystal, and Higgins Lakes Promote Natural Shorelines with Contests, Awards, & Grants |
| 9 | Wisconsin County Pays Owners to Restore Shorelines |
| 11 | Michigan Waterfront Alliance News & Legislative Update Road End Legislation Re-introduced — Needs Support Beach Grooming Bill Passed by House |
| 12 | Michigan Lake & Stream Associations News Highlights of 2002 Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program Illegal Wetlands Filling Costs U.P. Owner Jailtime and Fines Teachers and Lake Associations Meet at Higgins Lake DEQ Denies Dredging Permit on Missaukee Lake |
| 15 | Our Attorney Writes On Recent Court Cases
Which Could Impact Riparian Rights By Clifford H. Bloom |
| 16 | 37 Killed in Michigan Boating Accidents in 2002 |
| 17 | Outdoor Lighting: Poorly Designed Fixtures
Are Wasteful, Intrude on Privacy, and Deprive Us
From Enjoying the Night Sky. What Can We Do? By William Hokanson |
| 21 | News and Activities of Lake Associations Around the State |
| 22 | Zebra Mussels Found in 11 More Lakes During 2002 |
| In This Issue: |
August 2003 (View this issue - 5mb pdf) |
| COVER | Picture of Higgins Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan. Picture submitted to THE MICHIGAN RIPARIAN by Robert Smith of Aerial Graphics of Grand Rapids. |
| 8 | BOAT NOISE ABATEMENT PROJECT MOVES FORWARD |
| Center | SPECIAL ML&SA INSERT |
| 12 | THE ATTORNEY WRITES—Clifford Bloom |
| 13 | HOUSE BILL 4141 SUPPORTED |
| 14 | NEWS FROM LAKE ASSOCIATIONS IN MICHIGAN |
| 17 | WHAT IS WATER— by Bob Weir |
| In This Issue: |
November 2003 (View this issue - 465k pdf) |
| COVER | Aerial view of the Soo Locks, 1970 |
| 8 | WATERSHED MONITORING GOES GLOBAL |
| 10 | THE ATTORNEY WRITES—Clifford Bloom |
| 11 | MICHIGAN SEA GRANT STUDY |
| 14 | CLMP PROGRAM 2002 |
| 17 | MANAGEMENT OF EURASIAN WATER MILFOIL IN HOUGHTON LAKE |
| In This Issue: |
February 2004 (View this issue - 363k pdf) |
| COVER | Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls, MI |
| 8 | YELLOW PERCH: MAINSTAY OF LAKE MICHIGAN FISHERIES |
| 11 | THE ATTORNEY WRITES—Clifford Bloom |
| 13-15 | MLSA 43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
| 16 | AQUATIC NUISANCE CONTROL: NEW RULES & RECENT CHANGES |
| 18 | WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE? |
| 20 | FISH FACTS, MERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT |
| In This Issue: |
May 2004 (View this issue -570k pdf) |
| COVER | Long Lake, Grand Traverse County |
| 8 | STURGEON FOR TOMORROW |
| 9 | PLANT REFERENCE CHART — Common Aquatic Plants in Michigan |
| 11 | THE ATTORNEY WRITES — Clifford Bloom |
| 15 | NEW SEPTIC SYSTEMS APPROVED |
| 16 | COMMUNITY DNA TESTING: SOURCE DETERMINATION OF FECAL POLLUTION |
| 17 | NEWS FROM LAKES AROUND THE STATE |
| 21 | WHITE LAKE COMMUNITY ACTION
PLAN — Fisheries In This Issue |
| In This Issue: |
August 2004 (View this issue - 359k pdf) |
| COVER | Hubbard Lake, Alcona County |
| 8 | MANAGEMENT OF LAKEFRONTS AND RIVERFRONTS THROUGH PLANNING & ZONING |
| 10 | PETE PETOSKEY INDUCTED IN MUCC’S CONSERVATION HALL OF FAME |
| 11 | THE ATTORNEY WRITES—Clifford Bloom |
| 14 | STREAM STUDY TRAINING–IRON RIVER |
| 15 | NEW SEPTIC SYSTEMS APPROVED |
| 20 | FAYETTE STATE PARK–DELTA COUNTY |
| 21 | GIANT INVADERS THREATEN FISHERY |
| In This Issue: |
November 2004 (View this issue - 374k pdf) |
| COVER | Lake Superior, Marquette County |
| 8 | DEMONSTRATING ALTERNATIVE SHORELINE MANAGEMENT ON GULL LAKE |
| 10 | FABULOUS LAKE SUPERIOR |
| 11 | THE ATTORNEY WRITES—Clifford Bloom |
| 12 | LAKE LEADERS INSTITUTE SET FOR 2005 |
| 13 | TOWNSHIP ANTI-FUNNELING ORDINANCE UPHELD BY APPEALS COURT |
| 14 | EURASIAN WATER-MILFOIL |
| 15 | HYDRILLA: A NEW THREAT? |
| 17 | NEW SEPTIC SYSTEMS APPROVED FOR LAKE FRONT PROPERTY |
| 19 | WISCONSIN UPDATES GROUNDWATER PROTECTION; |
| 19 | APPEALS COURT DECISION IN ALCONA COUNTY CASE IS NOT NEW |
| 20 | LIGHTNING – Part I |
| 22 | REPORT HYDRILLA TO MSU IF SIGHTED |
| In This Issue: |
February 2005 (View this issue - 465k pdf) |
| COVER | Crystal Lake, Benzie County |
| 5 | CLWA – A NEW ORGANIZATION |
| 8 | LIGHTNING – Part II |
| 10 | LAKE BOARD ACT AMENDED |
| 11 | THE ATTORNEY WRITES—Clifford Bloom |
| 12 | 44th ANNUAL MLSA CONFERENCE SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION FORM |
| 14 | BOYNE MOUNTAIN RESERVATION FORM |
| 18 | NEIGHBORS LOSE BATTLE FOR ACCESS TO LAKE |
| 19 | GLOBAL WARMING |
| 20 | RECENT EVENTS—Clifford Bloom |
| 21 | GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL WATERSHED |
| 22 | WATERSHED COMPARISONS |
| In This Issue: | May 2005 (View this issue - 248k pdf) |
| COVER | Mullett Lake, Cheboygan County |
| 8 | STORM WATER MANAGEMENT DOWAGIAC RIVER WATERSHED |
| 10 | MICHIGAN CLEAN WATER CORPS |
| 11 | ATTORNEY WRITES—Clifford Bloom |
| 14 | LAKE HURON FISHING |
| 15 | SEASON OF 62 MILLION FISH |
| 16 | MASON TRACT DRILLING APPROVED |
| 17 | DUCK LAKE GETS SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM |
| 18 | LAKE STRATIFICATION – SHUPAC LAKE |
| 18 | TWIN LAKES – AERATION YEAR ONE RESULTS |
| 19 | STURGEON FOR TOMORROW |
| 20 | CORMORANT CONTROL UPDATE |
| 21 | ROAD END BILLS INTRODUCED IN HOUSE HOUSE BILLS 4576 AND 4578 |
| In This Issue: | August 2005 (View this issue - 378k pdf) |
| COVER | Walloon Lake, Charlevoix and Emmet Counties Photo taken by Aerial Graphics, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2 | BACKLOTTERS WOULD REPLACE COURT DECISIONS WITH ORDINANCES BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Editorial by Don Winne |
| 3 | HYDROGEOLOGY OF TWIN LAKES, CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN |
| 5 | FINANCING YOUR LAKE PROJECT: LAKE BOARDS VS.
TOWNSHIP BOARD , By Tony Groves, Water Resources Director, Progressive AE |
| 6 | ATTORNEY WRITES, NO MORE EXCUSES FOR
MUNICIPALITIES! , By Clifford H. Bloom, Law, Weathers & Richardson, P.C. |
| 7 | MICHIGAN LAKE & STREAM NEWS |
| 8 | WALLOON LAKE AND ITS WATERSHED |
| 9 | THE MSU BOAT NOISE GUN PROJECT , By Prof. Clark J. Radcliffe, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University |
| 10 | DEBBIE STABENOW, SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN, REPORTS PROGRESS IN STOPPING DUMPING OF CANADIAN TRASH IN MICHIGAN |
| 10 | RIPARIAN RIGHTS RESIDE WITH OWNER OF LOT SEPARATED FROM THE LAKE BY COUNTY ROAD OR HIGHWAY |
| 11 | NEWS FROM LAKES AROUND THE STATE |
| 14 | WALLEYE FINGERLING CULTURE IN UN-DRAINABLE, NATURAL PONDS |
| In This Issue: | November 2005 (View this issue - 632k pdf) |
| COVER | Freighter moving north from Port Huron into Lake Huron - Photos taken by Don Winne, 2003 |
| 8 | Is the Lake Huron perch fishery ‘perched’ on the brink of extinction? |
| 11 | Attorney Writes — Clifford Bloom |
| 13 | Graduates of the Class of 2005 Lake Leader’s Institute |
| 15 | Controlling Eurasian Watermilfoil in Upper Peninsula Lakes |
| 17 | Fly Fishing for Steelhead in the Manistee River |
| 18 | News from Lakes around the State |
| 20 | Catching a Wave ~ Applying Radar Waves & GPS Data to Coastal Weather Forecasting |
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