environment
Plaster Creek restoration project planned for Dutton Shadyside Park in 2016
by (Calvin College)
Submitted 01-19-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
"We came to Michigan when I was 10 years old, and a little way from my home was Plaster Creek…That stream was my playground during the next six or eight years…my companions [and I knew] the individuality of a great many trees; we...
The Healthy Homes Coalition works to keep children's housing safe
by (GRTV)
Submitted 11-13-2015 under NONPROFITS
Asthma is a common, chronic condition in our community, affecting 1 of out 10 kids in Grand Rapids. While asthma is partially caused by genetics, environmental factors in your home can also trigger asthma. “If the air in that house where the...
Alger Heights neighborhood launches new model for stormwater management
by (Calvin College)
Submitted 10-09-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
Sure I know that you are tired of hearing about it But most repeat the same theme over and over again, It’s as if they were trying to refine what seems so strange And off and important to them. It’s done by everybody Because each...
Exploring the disposable world
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 09-22-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
It’s an experience like no other, walking into an exhibition that takes on a familiar theme and transforms your understanding of the content through the artwork. Curator of the upcoming exhibition Adapt/Evolve, Ethan Ross, promises visitors an...
Catalyst Radio: WMEAC takes action for a better environment.
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 09-18-2015 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW This episode of Catalyst Radio features the local long-standing nonprofit West Michigan Environmental Action Council. WMEAC has served as the...
Our Kitchen Table works to empower and support Southeast residents
by (Yeldellc)
Submitted 07-31-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Focusing on the Southeast area of Grand Rapids, the organization Our Kitchen Table (OKT) is actively empowering community members to reexamine their food system and giving them the tools to improve their health and environment. Lisa Oliver King,...
Local high school students work to restore their watershed
by (Calvin College)
Submitted 07-28-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
Written by Deanna Geehoed and Micah Warners. The Plaster Creek Green Team is celebrating its third summer of engaging high school students in watershed restoration. The Green Team is an initiative of Plaster Creek Stewards...
WMEAC co-founder inducted into Hall of Fame
by (Yeldellc)
Submitted 07-24-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
The late Dr. Willard Wolfe, co-founder of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC), has been inducted into the Michigan Environmental Hall of Fame. The 4th annual ceremony took place on May 20 at the Gerald R. Ford Museum. Each year...
Creative space Wisemaker celebrates collaboration of art, environment
by (Yeldellc)
Submitted 07-02-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
As an artist, Kelly Allen’s reverence for nature is not only depicted in the artwork she creates but in the materials she chooses and makes available to the community. Allen, owner of the Wisemaker Creative Reuse Store and Studio,...
Plaster Creek becomes classroom for urban, rural middle schoolers
by (Calvin College)
Submitted 06-02-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
What do a bunch of urban teenagers and country kids have in common besides braces, tests and parents telling them to look up from their screens? Well, they also share a common watershed. Over the last two semesters two schools have partnered to...