Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore News

Biologists at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are closely monitoring what appears to be a new botulism-related bird die-off along the park shoreline.

A million-dollar view from the top of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore could cost taxpayers nearly that much under a proposal to construct a tunnel and boardwalk.

A possible botulism outbreak has been found at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Would you like to know more about shipwrecks, beavers, native plants, or early farm life? Would you like to go on a bike tour, guided hike, or learn the latest information on stargazing and the night sky? National Park Service Park Rangers are offering a variety of interpretive programs throughout Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this summer ...

Sandy : Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau and Benzie counties, where weddings take place on the sand dunes with a marvelous view of Lake Michigan .

Superintendent Dusty Shultz is pleased to announce that the National Park Service will be offering three fee-free weekends this summer so visitors to all national park sites, including Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, can enjoy these special places for free.

Water World: Cruise the Dunes in the New Miner's Castle By Danielle Horvath 6/15/09 Almost everyone who lives or visits Northern Michigan makes a visit to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and many make the trek up the popular Dune Climb to take in the expansive views at the top.

For more than 25 years, environmental journalist and author Jeff Alexander has sounded the alarm, warning readers of the impending danger of invasive foreign species in the Great Lakes.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Superintendent Dusty Shultz announced today the availability of the Lake Michigan Overlooks Environmental Assessment beginning on June 1, 2009.

Are you ready to be outdoors, hike a trail, step back in history or stroll a Lake Michigan beach? Then join National Park Service Park Rangers for "Saturdays at the Lakeshore" in June to explore the secret wonders of nature and history preserved at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Saturday, June 6, 2009, is National Trails Day - a day to get outside, take to the trails, breath the fresh air, listen to the birds, and savor the spectacular beauty that surrounds us.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 1:07 p.m. WASHINGTON, DC -- The following is a message from the Secretary of the Interior: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior's projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Michigan.

The light shines inside the replica fresnel lens. / The Fresnel lens from the tower walkway.

Sometimes what's old becomes new again. Take Delhi Township, where the township board has given Public Services Director Sandra Diorka the OK to test a new grounds maintenance strategy near its wastewater treatment plant: grazing sheep rather than a contracted lawn mower.

Friday, May 1 at the Schmidt Farmstead in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District.

The National Park Service is inviting children of all ages to become Junior Rangers at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Saturday.

Would you like to visit a beaver pond, listen for frogs, smell spring wildflowers, search for morels, or identify migrating birds? Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is the place to do all that and more.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is slated to receive about $2.2 million of the $750 million stimulus funding allocated for national parks under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The northern Michigan national park known for its dune climb, beautiful beaches, and historic buildings is getting a stimulus spruce-up. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore learned Wednesday it will get 2.2 million dollars in stimulus money.