Rubble ridges, which have been built parallel to the shore, help retain some sand without fully stopping the natural flow in the lake.

Conservation groups and law enforcement officials are alerting the public to environmental harm from trespassing on Torch ...

Summer of 2020 was a stressful time for several reasons. Not only were we in the early stages of an uncertain pandemic, but record-high water levels brought con ...

Water levels can have an impact on the severity of the erosion, but those levels fluctuate along the more than 3,000 miles of Lake Michigan coastline.

Neighbors on Chicago's South Side are banding together to reverse the climate-related erosion of Lake Michigan on their slice of the shore.

The West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission is inviting residents and stakeholders to participate in a series of public meetings aimed at identifying priority restoration projects for ...

Concrete jetties along Manitowoc’s shoreline were built in the 1930s & 1940s to prevent erosion The first jetty cost $5,588, although efforts continue today to address erosion along the ...

Credit: Lake Michigan Biological Station/Cody Eskew While artificial reefs have been used around the world to bolster biodiversity, their use for erosion control is new.

Erosion along Lake Michigan's shoreline has escalated, prompting action from state representatives. In Stevensville, Michigan, erosion led to parts of a house collapsing into the lake ...