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Michigan’s 10th Congressional District comprises the Thumb region of the state. More than half of the district’s perimeter is shoreline on Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair River. The communities here are intimately tied to the Great Lakes, both reaping the benefits and feeling the impacts of life where the land meets the water.

• The City of Caseville draws drinking water from Saginaw Bay, which can be affected by harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia.
• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making and commerce in the district’s key ports, including St. Clair, Marysville, Marine City, and Harbor Beach.
• Coastal communities feel the economic impact of invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels in Lake Huron, and cannot afford further losses from a potential Asian carp invasion.
• With over 1.5 million acres of land in production and 17% of the state’s agricultural sales, Michigan’s 10th District can utilize agricultural decision support tools that benefit both farmers and Lake Huron.

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Michigan’s 11th District is a suburban area located northwest of Detroit. Although this district does not directly touch any of the state’s Great Lakes, residents value their beauty, recreational opportunities, and economic activity. 

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Michigan’s 12th Congressional District lies along the southern portion of the Detroit River, where it flows into the western basin of Lake Erie. The communities of this district are uniquely urban, yet intimately tied to the Great Lakes waterways that they border.

• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making and navigation in communities along the Detroit River.
• Communities feel the economic impact of invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels in the Detroit River, and cannot afford further losses from a potential Asian carp invasion.

Read more in the boxes below about how CIGLR and our partners are addressing these issues for safer, healthier, and more prosperous communities in Michigan’s 12th District.

Michigan’s 13th Congressional District lies along the Detroit River. The communities of this district are uniquely urban, yet intimately tied to the Great Lakes waterways that they border.

• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making, navigation, and commerce in the key ports of Ecorse and Rouge River, which are part of the Port of Detroit – the largest seaport in the state of Michigan.
• Communities feel the economic impact of invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels in the Detroit River, and cannot afford further losses from a potential Asian carp invasion.

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Michigan’s 14th Congressional District lies along the southwest shore of Lake St. Clair and the northern section of the Detroit River. The communities of this district are uniquely urban, yet intimately tied to the Great Lakes waterways that they border.

• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making, navigation, and commerce in the Port of Detroit, which is the largest seaport in the state of Michigan and the 5th largest US port in the Great Lakes.
• Communities feel the economic impact of invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels in the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair, and cannot afford further losses from a potential Asian carp invasion.

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Michigan’s 1st Congressional District contains the second-longest shoreline of any district in the US and touches 3 of the 5 Great Lakes. Communities in Michigan’s 1st District are among the most impacted by the physical and biological phenomena that occur where the land meets the Great Lakes.

• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making and commerce in the district’s more than 20 ports, including Alpena, Stoneport, Presque Isle, Calcite, and Escanaba.
• The 1st District is the heaviest-hit in Michigan by lake-effect snow, which affects all counties except those in the southwest Upper Peninsula and northeast Lower Peninsula.
• The proliferation of invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels in Lakes Michigan and Huron impact the economy of coastal communities.
• With over 1 million acres of land in production, Michigan’s 1st District can utilize agricultural decision support tools that benefit both farmers and the Great Lakes.

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Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District spans over 100 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. The communities here are intimately tied to the Great Lakes, both reaping the benefits and feeling the impacts of life where the land meets the water.

• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making and commerce in the district’s key ports, including Muskegon, Grand Haven, Ludington, and Holland.
• The 2nd District is among the heaviest-hit in Michigan by lake-effect snow, which affects all counties in the district.
• Coastal communities feel the economic impact of invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels in Lake Michigan, and cannot afford further losses from a potential Asian carp invasion.
• With over 0.5 million acres of land in production, Michigan’s 2nd District can utilize agricultural decision support tools that benefit both farmers and the Great Lakes.

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Although Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District does not directly touch any of the Great Lakes, it still has a close connection with – and is affected by – the huge body of water to its west.

• Lake-effect snow impacts communities in the 3rd District, particularly in Barry and Kent Counties.
• With over 0.7 million acres of land in production and 10% of the state’s agricultural sales, Michigan’s 3rd District can utilize agricultural decision support tools that benefit both farmers and the Great Lakes to which the district’s surface waters drain.

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Although Michigan’s 4th Congressional District does not directly touch any of the Great Lakes, it still has a close connection with – and is affected by – the Great Lakes that lie to the east and west.

• Lake-effect snow impacts communities in the northwest portion of the 4th District, particularly in Wexford and Missaukee Counties.
• With over 2 million acres of land in production and 19% of the state’s agricultural sales, Michigan’s 4th District can utilize agricultural decision support tools that benefit both farmers and the Great Lakes to which the district’s surface waters drain.
• The City of Midland draws drinking water from Saginaw Bay, which can be affected by harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia.

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Michigan’s 5th Congressional District includes 118 miles of Lake Huron shoreline, mostly within Saginaw Bay. The communities here are intimately tied to the Great Lakes, both reaping the benefits and feeling the impacts of life where the land meets the water.

• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making and commerce in the key port of Saginaw Bay.
• Coastal communities feel the economic impact of invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels in Lake Huron, and cannot afford further losses from a potential Asian carp invasion.
• With over 0.6 million acres of land in production, Michigan’s 5th District can utilize agricultural decision support tools that benefit both farmers and Lake Huron.
• The Cities of Saginaw, Bay City, East Tawas, and Tawas City draw drinking water from Saginaw Bay, which can be affected by harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia.

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Michigan’s 6th Congressional District is located in the southwest part of the state, on the shore of Lake Michigan. The communities here are intimately tied to the Great Lakes, both reaping the benefits and feeling the impacts of life where the land meets the water.

• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making and commerce in the district’s key port in St. Joseph.
• The 6th District is among the heaviest-hit in Michigan by lake-effect snow, which affects all counties in the district.
• Coastal communities feel the economic impact of invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels in Lake Michigan, and cannot afford further losses from a potential Asian carp invasion.
• With over 1.1 million acres of land in production and 19% of the state’s agricultural sales, Michigan’s 6th District can utilize agricultural decision support tools that benefit both farmers and Lake Michigan.

Read more in the boxes below about how CIGLR and our partners are addressing these issues for safer, healthier, and more prosperous communities in Michigan’s 6th District.

Michigan’s 7th Congressional District is located in the southeast part of the state, forming the state’s only shoreline on Lake Erie in Monroe County. Both coastal communities and those that do not touch the water are intimately tied to – and affected by – the Great Lake that lies to the east.

• The City of Monroe draws drinking water from the western basin of Lake Erie, which is notoriously plagued by seasonal harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia.
• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making and commerce in the district’s key port in Monroe.
• Coastal communities feel the economic impact of invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels in Lake Erie, and cannot afford further losses from a potential Asian carp invasion.
• With over 1.6 million acres of land in production and 12% of the state’s agricultural sales, Michigan’s 7th District can utilize agricultural decision support tools that benefit both farmers and Lake Erie.

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Although Michigan’s 8th Congressional District does not directly touch any of the Great Lakes, it still plays a role in the health of the lakes.

• With over 0.3 million acres of land in production, Michigan’s 8th District can utilize agricultural decision support tools that benefit both farmers and the Great Lakes to which the district’s surface waters drain.

Read more below about how CIGLR and our partners are working for safer, healthier, and more prosperous communities in Michigan’s 8th District.

On the shores of Lake St. Clair, the communities of Michigan’s 9th Congressional District are intimately tied to the Great Lakes, both reaping the benefits and feeling the impacts of life where the land meets the water.

• Ice conditions and water levels influence decision-making and recreation in the district’s port areas, including the Clinton River harbor.
• As the first place in the Great Lakes where invasive zebra mussels were found, Lake St. Clair’s communities feel the economic impact of invasive species and cannot afford further losses from a potential Asian carp invasion.

Read more below about how CIGLR and our partners are working for safer, healthier, and more prosperous communities in Michigan’s 9th District.