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Welcome to the Great Lakes Commission's collection of sustainable land use web resources. Links to recent relevant news stories are below and you can search the Great Lakes Information Network news archives by using the box at the bottom of the page. Follow the links on the left for issue-specific resources organized by state or province. Metro Detroit goes au natural Metromode (1/28) As the sprawl slows, Southeast Michigan is beginning to re-naturalize. Through building codes, business development practices, and smart environmental management our green spaces are expanding. 427 acres on Michigan river go in conservancy The Toledo Blade (1/24) The Land Conservancy of West Michigan will be able to restrict development on 427 acres of Muskegon River frontage and forest under agreements with three local landowners. The Grand nonprofit recently got conservation easements that will protect fertile spawning grounds for lake sturgeon and open-space wildlife habitat. Harbor Shores golf course opponents to fight on South Bend Tribune (1/20) Since the $500 million Harbor Shores development was announced in 2007 near Benton Harbor, Mich., a handful of residents has been fighting plans to use the public, city-owned Jean Klock Park for part of a golf course construction. Giant green dream covers city, Burlington The Hamilton Spectator (1/11) The next four weeks are critical to the fate of an ambitious plan for a huge Hamilton-Burlington park system. The Cootes to Escarpment vision covers more than 3,000 hectares along 10 kilometres of the Niagara Escarpment and down to Cootes Paradise marsh at the west end of Lake Ontario. Project contact: Victoria Pebbles, vpebbles@glc.org |
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