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The Tree House - An Indoor Playground

Keweenaw Family Resource Center (KFRC) is working to establish a Winter Park Indoor Playspace and Exploration Center now officially titled "The Tree House". The project goal is to design and construct an indoor playground for children aged 0-5 that provides opportunities for sensorimotor development, as well as combats common childhood disorders associated with a sedentary lifestyle. To facilitate interactions between parents and children, and to foster fun, imaginative play. KFRC is working with Finlandia University design students to create a non-toxic, sustainable, and innovative indoor environment.

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Featured Resource

The Better World Shopping Guide (available at the Keweenaw Co-op)

A comprehensive guide for socially and environmentally responsible consumers. This book ranks every product on the shelf from A to F so you can quickly tell the "good guys" form the "bad guys" -- turning your grocery list into a powerful tool to change the world. Representing over 15 years of research, the data is distilled and organized into the most common product categories including coffee, energy bars, computers, gasoline, clothing, banks, cars, water and more. Available for sale at the Keweenaw Co-op in Hancock. More info>

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What are your ideas for a sustainable Keweenaw?

The Affinity Wall ideas board is an interactive space at the SKRC for posting your thoughts and ideas about sustainability issues in the Keweenaw.

View postings as PDF >

Featured Directory Listing

Habitat for Humanity Restore in Calumet!

Located on Pine Street in Calumet.
Visit their website for a list of accepted goods.

• Open to the public   • Donations welcome

Hours: Tues-Sat 9:30-5pm

Green Tip

The 2009 federal stimulus package provides greater tax advantages for energy-efficient improvements made to your existing primary residence and gives you a longer time to make those improvements. Eligible improvements must be completed between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010. For more details, visit www.energystar.gov and select the Tax Credits for Energy Efficieny button at the lower left of the page.

Funded and Supported by Finlandia University

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Upcoming Events

Discuss wind farm development in the Keweenaw...


Date: March 15
Time: 6-7:30pm
Place: Jutila Center, Hancock
Cost: Free
Open to the General Public

Download PDF "Wind Farm Development in Coastal Michigan"

David Bidwell and Chuck McKeown from the Michigan State University Land Policy Institute return to Hancock to present the outcomes from the community workshops conducted on wind energy development in the Upper Peninsula. (The workshop for Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, selected as one of the wind farm study areas, was held on February 22.) For more information contact WindAssessment @landpolicy.msu.edu

 
1st Annual Green Schools National Conference

Place: Minneapolis, MN
Date: October 24-26, 2010*

The theme of this conference is "Growing Green Schools Across America." This event will provide a unique forum and opportunity for the national K-12 education community to meet, network, learn and share ideas around greening our nation's schools. *Presentation Proposals due March 31, 2010. More info >

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