Lake Michigan
Lakewide Management
Plan 2008
This document is intended to provide a status report on the health of the Lake Michigan ecosystem and a summary of the activities related to the Lake Michigan LaMP that have occurred during the last 2 years. Each chapter provides reports on current status, challenges, indicators, and next steps for a specific sub-goal area.
In addition to providing a status report, this report identifies new information and tools for addressing environmental problems identified within the report. These tools can be used by government and/or watershed groups to build a healthier Lake Michigan environment.
The LaMP is based upon the vision, goal and subgoals developed by a collaborative stakeholder process. The vision and goal were adopted by the Management Committee August 18, 1998.
- Entire LaMP (PDF, 233 pp. 16.2Mbytes)
- Front cover (PDF, 2 pp. 276 Kbytes)
- Table of Contents (PDF, 8 pp. 106 Kbytes)
- Executive Summary (PDF, 6pp. 67 Kbytes)
- Introduction (PDF, 8 pp. 210 Kbytes)
- Chapter 1 (PDF, 10 pp. 464
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Can we all eat any fish? - Chapter 2 (PDF, 10 pp. 737
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Can we drink the water? - Chapter 3 (PDF, 14 pp. 549
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Can we swim in the water? - Chapter 4 (PDF, 16 pp. 898
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Are all habitats healthy, naturally diverse, and sufficient to sustain viable biological communities? - Chapter 5 (PDF, 8 pp. 220
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Does the public have access to abundant open space, shoreline, and natural areas, and does the public have enhanced opportunities for interaction with the Lake Michigan ecosystem? - Chapter 6 (PDF, 16 pp. 530
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Are land use, recreation, and economic activities sustainable and supportive of a healthy ecosystem? - Chapter 7 (PDF, 22 pp. 747
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Are sediments, air, land, and water sources or pathways of contamination that affect the integrity of the ecosystem? - Chapter 8 (PDF, 18 pp. 1597
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Are aquatic and terrestrial nuisance species prevented and controlled? - Chapter 9 (PDF, 16 pp. 744
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Are ecosystem stewardship activities common and undertaken by public and private organizations in communities around the basin? - Chapter 10 (PDF, 14 pp. 180
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Is collaborative ecosystem management the basis for decision-making in the Lake Michigan basin? - Chapter 11 (PDF, 14 pp. 288
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Do we have enough information, data, understanding, and
indicators to inform the decision-making process? - Chapter 12 (PDF, 14 pp. 2827
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What is the Status of Lake Michigan Subwatersheds? - Appendix A (PDF, 16 pp. 139
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Lake Michigan LaMP Pollutant Identification and Classification - Appendix B (PDF, 10 pp. 5401
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State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC) Indicators - Glossary (PDF, 4 pp. 38 Kbytes)
- References (PDF, 6 pp. 38Kbytes)
- Back Cover (PDF, 1 p. 496 Kbytes)
- Watershed Fact Sheets (PDF, 92 pp. 10512 Kbytes)