COASTAL ALLIANCE IN THE NEWS
Saugatuck Dunes in the News
Century-old agreement leads to dispute over Saugatuck property
SAUGATUCK, Mich. (WOOD) — The long fight over the development of prized land running along dunes, Lake Michigan and the Kalamazoo River goes back more than 100 years. It was 5 o'clock April 27, 1904 [...]
Environmental group still opposing marina development
By Sydney.Smith / @hollandsentinel.com (616) 546-4219 Posted Apr 17, 2018 at 11:00 AM DOUGLAS — The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance announced April 16 its ongoing legal strategy to oppose a development they say is putting the dunes at risk. read more [...]
Michigan Marina Project Near Sand Dunes Gets Key Permit
Feb. 2, 2018, at 5:20 p.m. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has given a marina and home development project in the Lake Michigan sand dunes a key permit it needs to move forward. SAUGATUCK [...]
Saugatuck Dunes Face Imminent Threat
Dec 08, 2017 David Swan TCLF first listed Saugatuck Dunes as a threatened site in its 2011 Landslide: The Landscape I Love. But efforts to protect the lightly settled coastal area at the mouth of [...]
Two sides at odds over development plans for Saugatuck Dunes
By STATESIDE STAFF • AUG 11, 2017 A stretch of sand dunes along Lake Michigan might be under development soon, and a lot of people are concerned about that. They want to protect the [...]
"Because conservation decisions have important consequences for resources, people, and communities, they are often contentious and sometimes highly controversial.We believe conservation decisions will be the most defensible, sustainable, strategic, and enduring when they are based on three criteria: the best available sound science, an accurate fidelity to the law, and careful consideration of long-term public interest over multiple generations."
Protecting the Saugatuck Dunes at the Kalamazoo River fits that criteria.
The Future of Conservation in America
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This is a turbulent time for the conservation of America’s natural and cultural heritage. From the current assaults on environmental protection to the threats of climate change, biodiversity loss, and disparity of environmental justice, the challenges facing the conservation movement are both imme...
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