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Project Summary<\/h2>\nThe Green Marina Education and Outreach project was designed to help reduce or eliminate pollution from entering the Great Lakes through boating and marina activities. Project groups focused on creating a uniform guide to best management practices for marinas, development of a shared training system, and creation of a regional outreach network.<\/p>\n
The project provided a strategic collaboration between Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin Sea Grant programs to support education and outreach efforts across the Great Lakes states. The effort was supported by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\nGreat Lakes Clean Marina Programs<\/h2>\n
Several Great Lakes states, including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, have active Clean Marina programs. Since each state program evolved separately, best practices have varied from state-to-state. A central focus of the Green Marina Education and Outreach project was to develop a guide to best management practices for marinas that can be consistently applied throughout the Great Lakes region. The project also facilitated development of the Great lakes Clean Marina Network to provide a forum and ongoing community for representative from each of the Great Lakes states Clean Marina programs.<\/p>\n
For more information, see: Clean Marina Programs <\/a><\/p>\n Team members worked with technical experts and outreach professionals to find common ground on best practices and certification criteria for marinas. Project activities supported and improved existing Clean Marina programs, and helped increase participation in education efforts that lead toward certification. Education methods included in-person workshops, as well as online training and webinars for marina operators.<\/p>\n For an archive of educational webinars, see: Presentations<\/a><\/p>\n For more information, see: Clean Marina Classroom<\/a><\/p>\n The BMP Guide is organized by eight themes, including 120 BMPs, examples of BMP implementation and state requirements, as well as links to additional resources. This publication is a living document, subject to regular review and revision. Within the guide, BMPs are labeled as mandatory, program required or recommended. Marina operators are directed to their respective state programs for clarification on all BMPs, as well as regulatory requirements that vary from state-to-state.<\/p>\n For more information, see: Great Lakes Clean Marina Best Management Practices Guide<\/a><\/p>\n The Network was developed to provide a forum for collaboration among representatives from Clean Marina programs, regulatory agencies, industry, media, and other stakeholder groups. The group was initially established with a core membership and has now expanded to include more than 50 individuals from across the eight Great Lakes states.<\/p>\n Project collaborators included universities, state agencies and marina industries, such as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Michigan Boating Industry Association; the Indiana and Wisconsin Coastal Management programs; the Wisconsin Marine Association, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; the Lake Erie Marine Trades Association; the Midwest Marina Association; and the National Association of Marina Industries.<\/p>\n Additional collaborators included the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan Forum, Coastal Zone Management Programs and non-government organizations.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Green Marina Education and Outreach Project Project Summary The Green Marina Education and Outreach project was designed to help reduce or eliminate pollution from entering the Great Lakes through boating and marina activities. Project groups focused on creating a uniform guide to best management practices for marinas, development of a shared training system, and creation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":608,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" The Green Marina Education and Outreach project was designed to help reduce or eliminate pollution from entering the Great Lakes through boating and marina activities. Project groups focused on creating a uniform guide to best management practices for marinas, development of a shared training system, and creation of a regional outreach network.<\/p> The project provided a strategic collaboration between Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin Sea Grant programs to support education and outreach efforts across the Great Lakes states. The effort was supported by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.\u00a0<\/i><\/p> Several Great Lakes states, including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, have active Clean Marina programs. Since each state program evolved separately, best practices have varied from state-to-state. A central focus of the Green Marina Education and Outreach project was to develop a guide to best management practices for marinas that can be consistently applied throughout the Great Lakes region. The project also facilitated development of the Great lakes Clean Marina Network to provide a forum and ongoing community for representative from each of the Great Lakes states Clean Marina programs.<\/p> For more information, see: Clean Marina Programs <\/a><\/p> Team members worked with technical experts and outreach professionals to find common ground on best practices and certification criteria for marinas. Project activities supported and improved existing Clean Marina programs, and helped increase participation in education efforts that lead toward certification. Education methods included in-person workshops, as well as online training and webinars for marina operators.<\/p> For an archive of educational webinars, see: Presentations<\/a><\/p> For more information, see: Clean Marina Classroom<\/a><\/p> The BMP Guide is organized by eight themes, including 120 BMPs, examples of BMP implementation and state requirements, as well as links to additional resources. This publication is a living document, subject to regular review and revision. Within the guide, BMPs are labeled as mandatory, program required or recommended. Marina operators are directed to their respective state programs for clarification on all BMPs, as well as regulatory requirements that vary from state-to-state.<\/p>Project Outcomes<\/h2>\n
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Clean Marina Classroom<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Marina experts from the Great Lakes region assisted in enhancing and expanding the web-based Clean Marina Classroom originally developed by Michigan Sea Grant. The Classroom was expanded for use regionally, based on a set of commonly agreed upon best practices. By developing a regionally applicable, web-based training environment, this product eliminates the need for individual programs to develop similar training tools and allows operators to access training materials anytime, from any computer. This educational tool has nine units with best management practices, sample forms and boater tip sheets.<\/p>\nClean Marina Classroom \u2013 Existing Training Units:<\/h4>\n
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Great Lakes Clean Marina Best Management Practices Guide<\/em><\/h3>\n
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This BMP Guide provides a compilation of best management practices for marinas and boatyards that have achieved or are working toward Clean Marina certification. It was developed to provide suggested standards for Clean Marina certification requirements in the Great Lakes region. Additionally, the guide provided direction in development of the Clean Marina Classroom (see description above).<\/p>\nGreat Lakes Clean Marina Network<\/em><\/h3>\n
Partners<\/h2>\n
Green Marina Education and Outreach Project<\/h1>
Project Summary<\/h2>Great Lakes Clean Marina Programs<\/h2>
Project Outcomes<\/h2>
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Additional Project Documents<\/h4>
USEPA, Great Lakes National Program Office Contact:<\/h4>
Clean Marina Classroom<\/em><\/h3>
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Marina experts from the Great Lakes region assisted in enhancing and expanding the web-based Clean Marina Classroom originally developed by Michigan Sea Grant. The Classroom was expanded for use regionally, based on a set of commonly agreed upon best practices. By developing a regionally applicable, web-based training environment, this product eliminates the need for individual programs to develop similar training tools and allows operators to access training materials anytime, from any computer. This educational tool has nine units with best management practices, sample forms and boater tip sheets.<\/p>Clean Marina Classroom \u2013 Existing Training Units:<\/h4>
Great Lakes Clean Marina Best Management Practices Guide<\/em><\/h3>
This BMP Guide provides a compilation of best management practices for marinas and boatyards that have achieved or are working toward Clean Marina certification. It was developed to provide suggested standards for Clean Marina certification requirements in the Great Lakes region. Additionally, the guide provided direction in development of the Clean Marina Classroom (see description above).<\/p>