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Green Spotlight
| Pilgrim River Watershed Project - helping protect over 1300 acres along the Pilgrim River |
A recent change in ownership of a 1360 acre commercial forest property in the Pilgrim River watershed has created the opportunity for a project supporting sustainable forestry, watershed protection, public recreation and education. The property includes over 2 miles of the Pilgrim River, including a good portion of the River's headwaters. Read more > |
Featured Resource
| MTU Great Lakes Research Center Video Channel |
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Great Lakes Research Videos including seminars sponsored by the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University. Visit the Center
| Business Alliance for Local Living Economies |
Each month the SKRC hosts a free "viewing party" for BALLE's Accelerating Community Capital webinar series. Find out what is working on the ground across North America to connect regional investors with regional businesses. Visit BALLE's website to learn about upcoming webinar topics. Information about the next webinar is posted below in "Upcoming Events". |
Featured Directory Listing
| NeighborGoods - Copper Country Group |
Save money, live more sustainably and strengthen your local community by sharing goods and skills with your neighbors. Join the new Copper Country NeighborGoods Group. Website > |
Green Tip
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To help you save energy and money, UPPCO offers an array of programs to help lower your costs and allow you to take advantage of energy efficiency rebates. For more information about these programs visit the 
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Upcoming Events
| 2012 Bike 2 Work Day - Be Safe, Be Seen! |
Date: Friday, May 18 Maybe you bike to work or school already or maybe you’d like to try it for the first time. Either way, join us in May for the annual Bike2Work Day. Those using other non-motorized modes of transportation (such as skateboarders and pedestrians) are welcome to join us too. More > |
| 2012 Spring of Sustainability - Virtual and Live Events |
Dates: March 26 - June 22 Three Months of FREE Virtual and Live Events with world-class sustainability pioneers empowering you to connect, collaborate and create a sustainable community and world! More than 100 sustainability pioneers will be presenting at this FREE online series of events almost daily. More> |
| Dinner & Dialogue: Designing a Rain Garden |
Date: May 22 Designing A Rain Garden with Chuck Palosaari, Bridge School, and Dr. Jennifer Becker, MTU Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Learn how rain gardens collect storm water and protect the water quality of lakes and streams. Gain design tips and how to integrate into the curricula. Please RSVP to Loret at 482-0331 or loret@copperisd.org or contact Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Math & Environmental Education for more info > |
| Isle Royale Botany Workshop (6th Annual) |
Date: June 11-16, 2012 Experience four days in Lake Superior’s Isle Royale National Park |
| Wetlands Plant Workshop - Keweenw Peninsula |
Learn how to identify aquatic plants and invasive species in order to protect healthy ecosystems in inland lakes with botanist Janet Marr. More details > |
Date: August 18-19