Designed by Shane Iseminger of San Francisco and Eileen and Carl Ganter of Traverse City, our Web site is a powerful new tool to reach citizens, serve our members, and advance the land use debate.

The site provides immediate access to the Institute's reports, magazines, research papers, fact sheets, articles, and other materials. In addition, there is a "search engine" that allows readers to find all references to key words in the publications, as well as links to other organizations working for land use policy reform. Readers also can use the site to contact members of the staff, find out more about the Institute, and to join or volunteer.

In the next phase we will add an active news section for press releases and news articles by staff. Our vision is to build the country's premier interactive Web-based information and resource center for land use policy reform.

Shaping Policy: The Great Lakes Bulletin
Did you know that:

• Michigan loses nearly 10 acres of farmland to buildings and pavement every hour, yet state leaders have failed to take bold steps to stop suburban sprawl?
  
  
• Auditors in the Department of Natural Resources looked the other way as Antrim natural gas producers withheld millions of dollars in royalty payments?
  
  
• The DNR/DEQ split costs taxpayers tens of millions of dollars more each year for administration, while enforcement of environmental laws is crippled by corporate influence and depleted budgets?

These facts are representative of the hard-hitting news found within the Great Lakes Bulletin, the Institute's straight-talking and insightful magazine. The Bulletin offers readers in-depth reporting and reasoned analysis about Michigan's land use, economic, and environmental issues.