The 200 miles of sand dunes on Lake Michigan's east shore is the largest collection of fresh water coastal dunes in the world.

Lake Michigan's world class sand dunes are a unique natural resource that support numerous threatened and endangered species.

• Promote and fund land acquisitions by the state and counties to develop as parks and recreation areas for public use.

• Preserve, restore and improve existing Lake Michigan parks.

• Keep Lake Michigan beaches free of pollution, litter and bacterial contamination.

• Ban new sand dune mining and phase out existing mining in the dunes, while better enforcing Michigan's Sand Dune Protection and Management Act.

• Enhance fish and wildlife by restoring and protecting habitats and coastal wetlands.