Water in Nature
With over 26,000 lakes and 36,000 square miles of rivers, Michigan is blessed with an abundance of water. With this abundance comes a deep sense of responsibility to protect, preserve and improve the water quality in our lakes and rivers. Rivers and lakes can be polluted from chemicals, overloaded with nutrients, and littered with trash making them unsafe for humans and wildlife. Understanding the water cycle and how contamination can harm wildlife is the key to protecting nature. Water is a non-renewable resource – all the water on earth today is the same amount of water we have for the future. That’s why cleaning water and keeping it clean is so important.Below are some resources to help you learn more about how water affects nature and what you can do to help preserve and protect our most valued asset.
Learn More:
Michigan Water Facts
The Water Cycle
Water Pollution and the Threat to Wildlife
Water Pollution in the Great Lakes
Global Warming Threats to Specific Wildlife in Michigan
Great Lakes Costal Wetlands
Benefits of Michigan’s Wetlands
How You Can Help:
Michigan Water Stewardship Program
Helping Fish and Wildlife on Your Lakeshore Property
Resources to Protect Water
How to Conserve Clean Water
Clean Water Rule: Streams and Wetlands Matter
Keeping a Clean Water Cycle
Prevent Invasive Species from Entering the Great Lakes
Wetland Restoration in the Great Lakes basin
Join the Great Lakes restoration Initiative