Derrick Knox of Opportunity Knox discusses workforce development. Knox worked with MidMEAC and others to develop a waste reduction program aimed at recovering old-growth forest materials from buildings slated for demolition. Learn more…
MidMEAC and Partners deliver watershed education program “Mid-Michigan Watershed Connections” read more…
Making Watershed Connections With Area Educators
Mid-Michigan Watershed Connections sent educators to meet with staff at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab to learn about work done by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the Great Lakes. Researchers at the Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI), in conjunction with Grand Valley State University, discussed both research […]
MidMEAC Grant Sends Teachers to Lake Michigan Outdoor Education Program
MidMEAC worked with the Ingham County Land Bank, Michigan State University Center for Community and Economic Development, Midtown Training, Opportunity Knox, and other partners to reclaim materials from a structure slated for demolition. Learn more about deconstruction here
Reclaiming Old-Growth Forest Materials
Some of our MidMEAC volunteers on a beautiful September morning at the 2019 CATA Come Clean Duathlon
MidMEAC at the CATA Come Clean Duathlon
Garry Rowe’s team of volunteers tested well water chemistry in rural Ingham County – a study of fluoride and boron in drinking water.
MidMEAC Supports Well-Testing
MidMEAC Board Member Meredeth Crane works in-stream to collect macroinvertebrates in the Red Cedar watershed. Sorting and identifying aquatic insects helps us assess water quality.
MidMEAC’s Stream Monitoring Team
All Things Considered features interview – “Many wild bee species are in widespread decline worldwide due to multiple interacting factors. Habitat loss, parasites and disease, pesticide use and climate change have all been blamed. Urbanization contributes to habitat loss, and that trend is expected to accelerate in coming decades.”
Impacts of Urbanization on Wild Bees
TCRPC and MidMEAC at the Michigan Energy Office – allowing visitors to ride in a hybrid or electric vehicle and tour an electric school bus.
MidMEAC Co-Hosts Electric Vehicle Ride & Drive
Volunteers collect fabrics and yarn that will be made into quilts, scarves, and blankets that are donated to families in MidMichigan.
Recycle Rama 2019
Cadets from the Michigan Youth Challenge Academy help Lansing recycle tens of thousands of pounds of electronics.
MYCA at Recycle Rama
MidMEAC volunteers Logan and Holly show how to build a bee house. Most native bees nest underground or in narrow tunnels.
Build a Bee House
A Letter From MidMichigan Environmental Action Council download pdf The Lansing community is having an important conversation about energy. What will usage be in the next five-ten-20 years? What role can energy waste reduction have in shaping our needs? Why not just go 100% renewable, already? That last question is […]
Energy in MidMichigan
MidMichigan Environmental Action Council and the Sierra Club are partnering on a grant-funded project to create new pollinator habitat. We will also engage residents in discussions about pollinator-safe chemical use and plant choices. Let us know if you want to be involved!
MidMEAC and Sierra Club Team Up on Pollinator Habitat Protection
MidMEAC Vice President David Christian trains and leads stream monitoring volunteers.