MidMEAC Partner Dave Chapman demonstrates the effect of human activities on watersheds using the Stormwater Floodplain Simulation System. Learn more about Mid-Michigan Watershed Connections
The Augmented Reality Sandbox (ARS) is a surface and groundwater modeling tool developed through the Mid-Michigan Watershed Connections Partnership, led by MidMEAC, together with the Eaton Conservation District and the Greater Lansing Regional Committee for Stormwater Management. ARS is a 3D, interactive, educational tool aiding the understanding mapping, topography, watersheds, […]
Watershed Education in Mid-Michigan Leaps Forward with Augmented Reality System
The Stormwater Floodplain Simulation System facilitates discussion around the dangers of flooding and the importance of floodplain management. Adults, policymakers, educators, and students of all ages gain perspective on river basin dynamics and human-made factors that impact flooding events. MidMEAC and our Partners also use the System to inspire engagement […]
MidMEAC Presents Stormwater Floodplain Simulation at Career Fair
As part of the MMWC/BWET education program, Haslett Middle School students visited Mud Lake & Mud Creek (May 9) and a section of the Red Cedar River, tributary to Grand River, at Legg Park (May 10), to release salmon they had raised. Discussion included salmon life cycle and connection to Lake […]
MMWC Students Release Salmon in Grand River Tributary
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 Introduces Deconstruction to Area Builders and Renovators
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.