WMEAC – Environmental Book Club
The WMEAC Book Club meets the first Wednesday of each month from 6:30-7:30pm. We will continue to meet virtually over Zoom, and the link is sent out before the meeting and not posted publicly. The book club sponsored by Books & Mortar independent bookstore, which offers 10% discount on book club titles when you purchase…
WMEAC Adopt-a-stream spring 2024 sampling workshop at Ken-o-sha Park
Are you interested in learning about the hidden world of our streams and freshwater insects? Well what are you “wading” for? Join WMEAC’s Stream Keepers today! We host a network of volunteers who record information on streamside habitats, physical characteristics and the aquatic macroinvertebrate populations living in our local waterways. Aquatic “macros” play a very important role in our…
Exploring Engineering and STEM: Environmental Engineering
Herrick Library North Brach 155 Riley Street Holland MI 49424Description For kids 8-14 Explore engineering at the library! Learn from environmental engineering professionals, then learn how to build your own water filter! Learn more.
WEBINAR – Embodied Carbon 101, Healthy Building Webinar Series
The built environment is a large contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions at 42% of the total. Embodied carbon, or the carbon from building materials, accounts for 11% of global emissions (Architecture 2030). Join Kelsey Wotila, Senior Sustainability Project Manager at Foresight Management to learn more about embodied carbon, available tools, and how to analyze…
WMEAC Adopt-a-stream spring 2024 sampling workshop at Wedgwood Park
Are you interested in learning about the hidden world of our streams and freshwater insects? Well what are you “wading” for? Join WMEAC’s Stream Keepers today! We host a network of volunteers who record information on streamside habitats, physical characteristics and the aquatic macroinvertebrate populations living in our local waterways. Aquatic “macros” play a very important role in our…
Birds of Reeds Lake: Sustainable Neighbors
746 Lakeside Dr SE, East Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49506, 746 Lakeside Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506-3029, United States,East Grand Rapids, MichiganBirds of Reeds Lake: Sustainable Neighbors Learn about the surprising variety of birds that live right in our own back yard. This Sustainable Neighbors series is presented in partnership with E-GReen and sponsored by the Friends of the EGR Library. Learn more.
Women in Green Luncheon, USGBC Detroit Region
WPP Detroit 243 W Congress St Detroit, MI 48226USGBC Detroit Region Women in Green: Fresh Perspectives A fresh perspective involves reimagining familiar situations with a renewed approach. It’s an infusion of new ideas, innovations or even technologies. In 2024, USGBC’s Women in Green's Fresh Perspective delves into how we would address the challenges female professionals face if they were encountering them for the…
Building Transformation Forum, USGBC Detroit Region
WPP Detroit 243 W Congress St Detroit, MI 48226USGBC Detroit Region Building Transformation Forum: Equity in the Built Environment USGBC Detroit Region is thrilled to launch our Building Transformation Forums—new engagement opportunities for our community to transform the building industry and address pressing climate issues. Taking place on Wednesday, April 17, at WPP Detroit, our first Forum will include a Thought Leadership Panel exploring…
Put Our Food to Work, Not Waste | Sustainability in The Food Industry
Calvin University, 3201 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, United StatesPut Our Food to Work, Not Waste | Sustainability in The Food Industry is happening on Thursday,April 18,2024 at 08:00AM at Calvin University. To access further details about this event, Click on the provided website link. Moreover, if you're interested in exploring similar Lifestyle events like this in and around GRAND RAPIDS you can download the UNATION app or visit…
WMEAC Green Drinks
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. We have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. Come along and you’ll be made welcome. Just say, “are you green?” and we will look after you and introduce you to whoever is…
GVSU Sustainable Agriculture Project – place-based sculpture exhibit
The Sustainable Agriculture Project is a physical place, and a scientific station, where students can go to research plants, the environment, human-environmental interaction, systems thinking, and community. It is also a laboratory in that it is a space where students can get their hands dirty while learning quantitative and critical thinking skills relating to soil, water, plant life,…
GVSU Sustainable Agriculture Project – volunteering and more
The Sustainable Agriculture Project is a physical place, and a scientific station, where students can go to research plants, the environment, human-environmental interaction, systems thinking, and community. It is also a laboratory in that it is a space where students can get their hands dirty while learning quantitative and critical thinking skills relating to soil, water, plant life,…