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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Water Wheel and Casey's Canoe Livery Environmental Assessment

The Lakeshore announces the signing of the Water Wheel and Casey’s Canoe Livery Restoration Project Environmental Assessment Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on August 2, 2007. The FONSI identifies the Preferred Alternative in the environmental assessment (EA) as the selected alternative and is the decision-making document for the project.  A copy of the FONSI may be viewed by clicking on the following link: Water Wheel FONSI (377 kb, pdf file).  The EA may be viewed by clicking on the following link: Water Wheel EA (1.7 Mb, pdf file).  The restoration project is scheduled to begin in late August 2007.  A news release may be viewed by clicking on the following link: Water Wheel News Release.

For more information, contact the Lakeshore at 231-326-5134.

Night Sky  

Did You Know?
The night sky is vital to many plants and animals that call Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore home and it holds a variety of meanings for many cultures. An unpolluted night sky is especially valuable to humans wishing to experience natural darkness, shooting stars, or the Milky Way.

Last Updated: August 20, 2007 at 14:00 EST