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…
The Rain Barrel Benefit
By Juan Pablo Angel Marcos, WMEAC Eco-Journalism & Blogging Intern If you are curious about how you can help improve water quality within your community, implementing a rain barrel for…
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 Environmental Movement Has to Include Uplifting BIPOC Communities
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…
The John Ball Zoo Continues to Inspire with its Sustainability Efforts and Awards
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…
WMEAC Summer Camps: Science, Community, and Meatloaf
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.…
