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Pilgrim River Watershed Project - helping protect over 1300 acres along the Pilgrim River |
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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 > |
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Ryan Street Community Garden (Hancock) |
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Finlandia University and the City of Hancock are collaborating to create Hancock's first community garden. The garden is located on the Finlandia campus at the corner of Road Street and Ryan Street across from the Finnish American Heritage Center. This project is another "strategic and creative long-term exchange of resources" between the University and the City and the Campus and Community: Together for Good initiative. View the garden's weblog > |
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Michigan Complete Streets Coalition Project |
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The streets of our cities and towns are an important part of the livability of our communities. They ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. But too many of our streets are designed only for speeding cars, or worse, creeping traffic jams.
Communities across Michigan are demanding Complete Streets. States, cities and towns across the nation are asking their planners and engineers to build road networks that are safer, more livable, and welcoming to everyone.
To learn more about this exciting project, please visit www.MichiganCompleteStreets.org |
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B.R.I.D.G.E. Alternative High School Rain Garden |
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To raise public awareness of the impact of stormwater runoff on our local watershed, B.R.I.D.G.E. Alternative students constructed a rain garden for the City of Hancock. The garden is located in downtown Hancock in the parking lot across from the BRIDGE school on Quincy Street. A rain garden is a planted depression which absorbs runoff from imperious surfaces like streets, sidewalks or parking lots. Native wetland plants like wildflowers, ferns and shrubs will be used to reduce erosion, flooding and the amount of pollution reaching our watershed. This project is made possible with a grant from the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative. Contact Chuck Palosaari at 906.482.0828 or
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Partnership for the Environment and Academics in the Keweenaw |
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Brian Rajdl, science teacher at Hancock High School, developd the PEAK (Partnering the Environment and Academics on the Keweenaw) class which focuses on place-based education, service learning, writing across the curriculum, and holistic grading. It is a collaborative team teaching effort that promotes active stewardship. The PEAK class has several partnerships with the community such as LSSI, Isle Royale Institute, Keweenaw Land Trust, Audubon Society, National Forest Service, Keweenaw Community Foundation, KEDA, DNR, Keweenaw Historical Park and MTU Enterprise program. Read more >
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Horizons High School Awarded Green School Certificate |
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In 2009, Horizons earned the first Green School certificate awarded in the western Upper Peninsula. Michigan Green Schools is dedicated to assisting all Michigan schools – public and private – achieve environmental goals which include protecting the air, land, water and animals of our state along with world outreach through good ecological practices and the teaching of educational stewardship of students pre-kindergarten through senior high school. More info > |
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An inventive reuse challenge - 100 Toilets Project |
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After dorms at Finlandia University were remodeled recently, some items removed for the work were destined for a landfill, but Rick Loduha decided to let some of his students take a shot at finding ways to recycle them. Making the task more than a little difficult was the fact the items were about 100 toilets... More >
Follow the 100 toilets blog > |
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The Tree House - An Indoor Playground |
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Now Open (as of March 22, 2010)!
The Tree House, a project of the Keweenaw Family Resource Center (KFRC), is a winter indoor play space and exploration center for children aged 0-5. The space facilitates interactions between parents and children, and fosters fun, imaginative play. Providing opportunities for sensorimotor development, and combating common childhood disorders associated with a sedentary lifestyle. KFRC worked with Finlandia University design students to create non-toxic, sustainable, and innovative indoor environments.
Visit The Tree House website > |
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Date: Sept 23, 2010