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The ENOW Explorer tool streamlines the task of obtaining and comparing economic data, both county and national, for the six sectors dependent on the ocean and Great Lakes: living resources, marine construction, marine transportation, offshore mineral resources, ship and boat building, and tourism and recreation. Users can discover which sectors are the largest in various parts of the county, which sectors are growing and declining, and which account for the most jobs, wages, and gross domestic product.

Recreational trails can also have a significant impact on the local economy. Trails can help attract and support tourism and new business opportunities. In addition, local residents often spend money on trail-related activities and related businesses. The Blue Water Trail Towns Master Plan outlines a plan for blue and green trails and serves as a guide for development of trail towns along Michigan's thumb coast.

The Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Protection Plan provides a description of the watershed (including such topics as bodies of water, population, land use, municipalities, and recreational activities), summarizes each of the nine subwatersheds to Grand Traverse Bay, and outlines current water quality conditions in the bay. Within the two-year development phase of the protection plan, water quality threats were identified and efforts to address these issues were researched, developed, and prioritized.

The Lake Ontario Biodiversity Conservation Strategy report presents the recommendations of a bi- national strategy to protect and restore, to the full extent possible, the native biodiversity and critical natural processes of Lake Ontario (including the Upper St. Lawrence River). The Lake Ontario Biodiversity Conservation Strategy focuses on key ecosystem components (referred to as biodiversity targets in this report), identifies the threats to the viability of these seven biodiversity targets, and recommends a framework for action to protect and restore the lake.

The Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) is intended to provide a status report on the health of the Lake Michigan ecosystem and a summary of the activities related to the Lake Michigan LaMP that have occurred during 2006-2008. Each chapter provides reports on current status, challenges, indicators, and next steps for a specific sub-goal area.

The Lake Michigan Biodiversity Conservation Strategy is a multi-agency initiative designed to identify specific strategies and actions to protect and conserve the native biodiversity of Lake Michigan. This is one of the five biodiversity conservation strategies, or blueprints, The Nature Conservancy produced for the Great Lakes.

The Lake Erie Biodiversity Conservation Strategy is a binational initiative designed to support the efforts of the Lake Erie LaMP by identifying specific strategies and actions to protect and conserve the native biodiversity of Lake Erie.This is one of the five biodiversity conservation strategies, or blueprints, produced for the Great Lakes.

The Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan (WWAP) is the comprehensive resource for the conservation of rare and declining species and their habitats in Wisconsin. The overall mission of state wildlife action plans such as this one is to identify Species of Greatest Conservation Need and their habitat and describe conservation actions to respond to the issues and threats that affect them.

This plan summarizes existing water quality conditions, while also outlining and prioritizing major watershed pollutants and offering recommendations on how to reduce the impact and amount of pollution entering the Lake Leelanau Watershed in Michigan. It also provides a description of the watershed including such topics as geologic and human history, population, land use, government jurisdictions, water quality trends and data, and recreational activities.