When it rains, it shines
by Amelia Ackley and Maggie Mianecke WMEAC’s Rainy Day Contest aims to improve stormwater quality, reduce flooding, and increase water conservation in four Grand Rapids neighborhoods. WMEAC is working in…
by Amelia Ackley and Maggie Mianecke WMEAC’s Rainy Day Contest aims to improve stormwater quality, reduce flooding, and increase water conservation in four Grand Rapids neighborhoods. WMEAC is working in…
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.…
By Dan Christmann “No, that’s cottonwood, not cotton candy," Emma, one of WMEAC’s education interns, says leaning over a student checking his tree identification worksheet against an answer key.…
Written by: Madalyn Buursma Local historian Jeff Seaver has enjoyed spending time canoeing and exploring the Grand River. Part of his research has been in to the history of the…
Written by Madalyn Buursma The Grand Rapids namesake, the Grand River, snakes through the city with a brown, murky color. As Grand Rapidians pass the river in their day to…
Written By Madalyn Buursma WMEAC worked hard throughout 2018 with our partners to create the framework for our new pilot program, the Rainy Day Project, and this year we are…
Written by: Beau Brockett Jr. This summer was the season of water quality awareness. PFAS particles were found in high numbers in Parchment, Michigan. Flint, Michigan, residents are still…
Written by: Beau Brockett Jr. Grand Rapids' Black Hills is a quiet neighborhood at the foot of a steep hill. While scenic pictures and intense bike workouts pair nicely…
Written By: Natalie Henley, WMEAC Water Fellow It was a little after 9 a.m. on a beautiful June morning when WMEAC’s Water Team launched their two kayaks into the…
Written by: Joshua Vissers Abby, Sable, and Kenna are breaking ground in a new area for working canines: human sewage detection. The company they, and the humans that train them,…