Sustainability

In collaborative effort, Calhoun County plans clean-up to get rid of dumped tires at various sites

More than 1,000 tires on the less-than one-acre property between 12th Street and Butler Street plus two additional parcels and a vacant lot on Parish Street, which together have more than 200 tires, will be among those cleared out in an upcoming clean-up in Calhoun County. 

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Vicksburg native selected to head The Mill at Vicksburg design team

After 20 years of designing luxury, multi-family, residential community projects across the United States, Middle East, and Asia, Rebecca Luong is back home in Vicksburg, where she grew up, and is the new director of design for the $80 million Mill at Vicksburg project.   

Next summer public will be able to visit Armintrout-Milbocker preserve, home to 560 plant species

The new Armintrout-Milbocker Nature Preserve in Allegan, named for the two Allegan families who owned the land for generations, features three miles of Kalamazoo River frontage and 100 upland acres of mostly pine and oak forest, fringed with 40 acres of diverse wetlands.

Developers of new $18M Kalamazoo project say it takes many partners to build more affordable housing

To increase the amount of affordable housing in Kalamazoo County will take the work of many, including philanthropic organizations and individuals who can partner with private developers as they did in the Harrison Circle Apartments at North Harrison and East Ransom streets in the River’s Edge District, the developers of that project say.

Idea exchange: Rural and urban folks work to create and preserve greenspaces

How is the protection of Kalamazoo's wilder spaces going? We brought together some of those who are doing the work to find out.

Battle Creek residents and the city look for ways to free the river from its concrete banks

Now that the concrete channel that directs the Battle Creek River is nearing the end of its useful life, those who want to see the river run free and looking for ways to make that happen because today there are alternatives that can control flooding while maintaining habitat and wildlife.

After successful Kellogg career, Battle Creek resident finds satisfaction sharing food he grows

Sharing the food he grows and sharing the knowledge of growing food are some the ways Carlos Fontana of Battle Creek is making the most of his retirement. He's also written books and now wants to plant the seed of growing gardens in young peoples' minds.

Gardners grow self-esteem, community alongside veggies at SHARE’s Garden of Eatin’ in Battle Creek

Not only does its produce feed those who come to the SHARE Center, the garden also has been designed as a “pick and eat.” Many plants grow around the perimeter of the garden so that anyone who is hungry can simply lean over and pick something to eat. 

NOAA GLERL scientists deploy a thermistor chain for long-term temperature monitoring in southern Lake Michigan, 1999.
As Earth’s temperatures shift, seasons are changing — underwater, too

Study shows that winter is vanishing from the waters of the Great Lakes. 

Climate Kalamazoo: Grief, reconstructed

There is a way forward for those experiencing climate grief. Because prolonged deep grief over the earth's depredations is not sustainable.

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