1. Open Views

• Stop Proposed Offshore Wind Farms in Lake Michigan 

• Prevent critically low water levels in Lake Michigan 

• Prohibit water diversions via the Water Resources Development Act 

• Protect key waterfowl migratory routes over Lake Michigan 

• Prevent oil drilling in Lake Michigan 

• No solar panels or other private entity structures in Lake Michigan 

• Improve infrastructure for commercial navigation/recreational boating 

• Protect, preserve and restore Lake Michigan's lighthouses 

• Stop Asian carp invasion of Lake Michigan 

• Controlling the Sea Lamprey in Lake Michigan 

• Controlling Zebra and Quagga Mussels in Lake Michigan 

• Stopping other aquatic invasive species from entering Lake Michigan 

• Sustaining The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) 

• Supporting The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) 

• Removing contaminated sediments under the Great Lakes Legacy Act 

• Accelerating the cleanup of Great Lakes Areas of Concern 

• Continue Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plans 

• Management and protection of Lake Michigan submerged lands 

• Proposed expansion for Michigan’s Underwater protected areas 

• Ban new sand dune mining and phase out existing mining in the dunes 

• Keep Lake Michigan beaches free of contamination & pollution 

• Preserve, restore and improve existing Lake Michigan parks 

• Promote land acquisitions to develop for parks and recreation 

• Enhance fish and wildlife by restoring habitats and coastal wetlands 

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