The heart of the lakes : freshwater in the past, present and future of Southeast Michigan / Dave Dempsey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dempsey, Dave, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fresh water--Environmental aspects.

Fresh water.

Michigan--Environmental conditions.

Michigan.

Great Lakes (North America)--Environmental conditions.

Great Lakes (North America).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Michigan : Greenstone Books, [2019]

Summary:

The water corridor that defines southeast Michigan sits at the heart of the world's largest freshwater ecosystem, the Great Lakes. Over forty-three trillion gallons of water a year flow through the Detroit River, providing a natural conduit for everything from fish migration to the movement of cargo-bearing one thousand-foot freighters, and a defining sense of place. But in both government policies and individual practices, the freshwater at the heart of the lakes was long neglected and sometimes abused. Today southeast Michigan enjoys an opportunity to learn from that history and put freshwater at the center of a prosperous and sustainable future. Joining this journey downriver in place and time, from Port Huron to Monroe, from the 1600s to the present, provides insight and hope for the region's water-based renaissance.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword, by John Dingell

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Where the Water Came From

Chapter 2. The Headwaters

Chapter 3. Metropolis Bound

Chapter 4. The Heart of the Lakes

Chapter 5. Downriver

Epilogue. A Water Legacy

Notes

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-948314-06-1

1-948314-05-3