Photo Courtesy of Ford House
The Ford House, the historic estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford on Lake St. Clair, is working to restore its one-mile shoreline back to its natural state. The Ford House is teaming up with the Great Lakes Commission and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to complete the restoration project in Ford Cove.
“Ninety-nine percent of Lake St. Clair’s shoreline is not in its original condition, so Ford House will be recreating the natural world, and that’s an exciting process,” says Kevin Drotos, Ford House invasive species and woodland specialist. “After the study is complete, we will get to make Ford House’s shores and wetlands a more functional part of the natural community.”
The Ford Cove restoration will span roughly a mile of Lake St. Clair’s coastline and more than 17 acres of the surrounding coastal marsh, nearshore habitat and adjacent forested wetlands. The plan includes removing hard, non-natural coastal features like broken concrete and seawalls, and reintroducing native plant species and softer shorelines.
For more information, visit fordhouse.org.
