Holden Nelson: 2024 AJ Birkbeck Scholarship Recipient
By Grace Hasley, WMEAC's Eco-Journalism Intern After PFAS had been spilling into the city of Rockford, Michigan for decades, AJ Birkbeck rounded up a team to push the federal government…
Teach for the Watershed : A Volunteer’s Perspective
By Juan Pablo Marcos, WMEAC Eco-Journalism and Blogging Intern Last Thursday, I woke up for work earlier than usual. I was up at 6:40 a.m. to get dressed, eat breakfast…
The Power of the People in Pollution Cleanups
Written By Hadley Haas, Policy Intern When I first heard about the work of the citizen group working in White River Township to get the former Dupont site cleaned up,…
PFAS Pollution: Overview and Update on Muskegon County
Written By: Evan Hall In Michigan, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) continues to pose an environmental and public health challenge as testing for PFAS chemicals has increased, revealing more affected…
West Michigan Students Learn and Engage with Their Local Watershed
Written By: Kat Lykins Michiganders pride themselves on their home state’s abundance of freshwater. Each summer, families flock to the shores of Lake Michigan or gather at one of the…
Environmental Educational Series
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.…
The Grand River Experience
Written by: Sarah Barney, WMEAC eco-journalist intern, senior at Denison University The Grand River Expedition is a two-week long paddling experience that celebrates the Grand River, occurring every ten…
WMEAC, along with other organizations, gives a tour of community stormwater management project to Representative Peter Meijer
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…
Reflections on the Environmental Education internship at WMEAC
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LGROW launches Adopt-A-Drain system
By Dan Christmann Winter last year (2018-19 for those of you browsing through the archive) was manic depressive. Michigan's weather is always unpredictable, but this was on a different level.…
