https://www.wcmu.org/tags/beaches Beaches en-US Copyright Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:34:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/how-many-cigarette-butts-are-littering-your-local-beach Cigarette butts are one of the most common kind of plastic pollution found on Great Lakes beaches. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:34:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/how-many-cigarette-butts-are-littering-your-local-beach Lester Graham https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-05/remote-controlled-robots-cleaning-up-small-michigan-beaches The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is using a couple of roving robots on tracks to sift through the sand on beaches, cleaning up debris. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:07:10 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-05/remote-controlled-robots-cleaning-up-small-michigan-beaches Lester Graham https://www.wcmu.org/2023-06-28/mother-calls-for-more-lifeguards-on-beaches-across-michigan After her daughter drowned at a beach in South Haven last year, Lisa MacDonald is trying to bring more awareness to the dangers of beaches across the state. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:48:22 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2023-06-28/mother-calls-for-more-lifeguards-on-beaches-across-michigan Renae King https://www.wcmu.org/2023-05-30/michigan-state-beaches-are-making-a-change-to-their-flag-system Michigan State Beaches are making a change to their flag system Tue, 30 May 2023 19:13:36 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2023-05-30/michigan-state-beaches-are-making-a-change-to-their-flag-system Hadlee Peters https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-09-09/robots-deployed-to-clean-pere-marquette-beach-in-muskegon Retailer Meijer funding efforts to eliminate microplastics in the Great Lakes Fri, 09 Sep 2022 23:38:39 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-09-09/robots-deployed-to-clean-pere-marquette-beach-in-muskegon Daniel Boothe https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-07-21/two-emmet-county-beaches-announce-e-coli-advisories A beach near Headlands International Dark Sky Park and a beach at Littlefield Park are under E. coli advisories. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:53:44 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-07-21/two-emmet-county-beaches-announce-e-coli-advisories Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-04-01/mans-best-friend-could-help-improve-great-lakes-water-quality A recent study from Central Michigan University found that border collies could help improve water quality in the Great Lakes. The study said gulls… Mon, 01 Apr 2019 20:20:08 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-04-01/mans-best-friend-could-help-improve-great-lakes-water-quality