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 • Protecting Michigan's Sand Dunes
Michigan sand dunes are a resource of global significance; they are the largest assemblage of fresh water dunes in the world. There are about 250,000 acres of sand dunes in Michigan of which about 70,000 acres are classified as critical sand dune formations. The Michigan Legislature has found that the critical dune areas of this state are a unique, irreplaceable, and fragile resource that provide significant recreational, economic, scientific, geological, scenic, botanical, educational, agricultural, ...
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Sand Dune Mining |
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Click here for: The mining of Michigan Dune Sand can be traced back to at least the mid 1850’s. Coastal sands of the Muskegon area were used for the gray iron foundries that sprang up there to support the Michigan timber industry. Some of these foundries evolved into supporting the heavy equipment and national defense industries. |
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Sand Dune Protection |
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Click here for: Michigan's most unique and fragile sand dunes are protected by minimizing the impacts of development within designated critical dune areas along the Great Lakes shoreline. |
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