Rising Waters, Erosion and Shoreline Management
While shipping interests and recreational boaters prefer high lake levels to facilitate navigation, high water levels mean nothing but trouble for lakefront home owners. During each episode of high lake levels, rates of bluff erosion increase, beachfront property is lost and structures and beaches are submerged. Read More …
Why It’s Important to Clean and Maintain Your Beach
Cleaning a beach is very similar to other types of landscaping services. Just as your lawn and surrounding landscape looks best with regular maintenance, so does your beach. You won’t believe the difference in your beach after The Beach Comber’s initial cleaning. Our unique cleaning technique eliminates a multitude of debris, including trash, wood and rock over one inch in diameter, while our Stay Beautiful maintenance program preserves the natural beauty of your beach the whole season long. Read More …
Conflicting Views on Shoreline Management
There’s no argument that the cumulative effect of thousands of people fixing up their lakeshore property by removing shoreline stabilizing plants, trucking in sand, and eliminating or disturbing shorebird nesting areas has a devastating effect on Lake Michigan’s habitat. Yet lakeshore property left entirely on its own is also at risk for significant ecological damage. Read More …