By Andrew Blok A streambank restoration project on Grand Rapids’ southeast side highlights one of the threats of urbanization to streams and rivers. The project aims to halt erosion that threatens houses and property along a stretch of streambank that lies between Alger Street SE and Golfridge Drive SE. While […]
Written By: Andew Blok Running your own business can leave you with little time to think about your environmental impact. Composting offers an easy way for companies to walk a little lighter on the earth. Elder’s Helpers, an in-home elder care company, recently added compost to their office waste […]
By Andrew Blok WMEAC’s staff, board, members and friends met to review the year and hand out awards to those who have done the most to further WMEAC’s mission this year. The group of about 100 met at Broad Leaf Local Beer to not only look back, but ahead to […]
By Andrew Blok “Buy local. Spy local.” That’s one way to care about your local community, said Lynn McIntosh, who knows a thing or two about keeping an eye on local environmental issues. That knowledge was hard earned, purchased with hundreds of hours of volunteer sleuthing, a self-education in the […]
