Plaster Creek
Cookies, Plaster Creek and a Big Dream
by (Climate_Witness...)
Submitted 09-14-2021 under NONPROFITS
I want to bake 100 cookies!” my 5-year-old announced over the noise of a crying baby and loud kitchen fan. I wanted a nap. We were finally getting around to our goal of trying to help the animals of Plaster Creek, the 25.9-mile-long tributary...
Rain gardens continue to flourish, transform Plaster Creek area
by (Calvin College)
Submitted 01-24-2017 under PLACE-MATTERS
It is the summer of 2014, and rain has begun to fall on a hot July afternoon in West Michigan. One droplet lands on a rooftop in the Alger Heights neighborhood, running down the sloped roof into the gutter and through the downspout onto the driveway...
How to grow a rain garden in Grand Rapids to protect local watersheds
by (Calvin College)
Submitted 08-08-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
Written by Joel Betts, Green Infrastructure Associate with Plaster Creek Stewards Rain gardens have become an increasingly important tool in many urban areas for addressing the negative aspects of stormwater runoff. Over the last few years, Plaster...
Creek friendly yards encourage healthier Grand Rapids watersheds
by (Calvin College)
Submitted 04-26-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
Because the way we live on the land affects the quality of our waters, even if we can't see a creek from our house, the way we take care of our yards is imortant. A main focus of Plaster Creek Stewards is to help residents become aware of the...
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...
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...
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...
Superbugs in our watershed?
by (Calvin College)
Submitted 03-24-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
Written by David Warners Historical Plaster Creek When Plaster Creek was known as Ken-O-Sha ("Water of the Walleye") it followed a meandering course from present day Dutton and Caledonia through wetlands and ravines in Kentwood,...
Cutting curbs to clean a creek
by (Calvin College)
Submitted 09-23-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
Written by Gail Heffner with Dave Warners and Mike Ryskamp A 2013 study conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency found that over half of our nation’s stream miles are in poor condition. Especially in urban areas like Grand...
Volunteers needed for annual Mayors' Grand River Cleanup
by (erictank)
Submitted 09-09-2014 under NEWS
Registration is now open for volunteers for the 11th annual Mayors' Grand River Cleanup presented by West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) on Saturday, September 20. Staging will take place at Sixth Street Park promptly at 9 a...