Written by Anna Watson On Nov. 29, 2021, Michigan State Representative Rachel Hood partnered with the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC), The Michigan League of Conservation Voters, and the…
Written by Kat Lykins The Rainy Day Project is an initiative that has been a work in progress for the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) and the City of…
By Sarah Barney, eco-journalist intern and student at Denison University Teach for the Watershed (T4W) is a place-based education program that was founded by the WMEAC education department in 2015.…
Welcome to Lakeshore Eco-Action, a new communication vehicle for WMEAC’s expanded focus in the Muskegon area and along the lakeshore. The focus will be on action, so this new blog…
By Sarah Barney, eco-journalist intern and student at Denison University In October of 2020, a teacher, Bill Godin, at Meadow Brooks Elementary School reached out to Thea Van Goor with…
By: Sarah Barney Photos for this piece were submitted by Elaine Sterrett Isely from WMEAC, Rick Treur from Representative Meijer's office, and Raul Alverez from WellDesign Studio West Michigan’s…
Written by Sarah Gibes; Photo Credit Carlos Calderon Tanya Cabala, WMEAC’s Lakeshore Outreach Organizer, started to notice how much waste she produced when she had her first child. “I was…
Written by Skyla Jewell-Hammie We are in an incredibly fragile time in our country. This past Wednesday, extreme political groups stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Their outrage comes…
Written by Nathan Slauer During the holiday season, it’s nearly impossible to stop dreaming about food. Your cousin texts a selfie proudly posing with his massive turkey. Scrolling through the…
Written By: Skyla Jewell-Hammie At the beginning of October, Grand Rapids’ John Ball Zoo was awarded the West Michigan Sustainable Business of the Year by the West Michigan Sustainable Business…
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