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New Creamery apartments in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood shows the issues of affordable housing
Everyone wants more affordable housing but these days it’s not that easy to build, a Kalamazoo developer who put together The Creamery project in the Edison neighborhood says.
‘Keep Kalamazoo Wild’ effort purchases and hopes to maintain woodland next to Kleinstuck Preserve
"We've been way more successful than we could have hoped. We were really happy when we were able to make an offer on the property and it was accepted this summer,” says Erin Fuller, president of the Stewards of Kleinstuck.
At Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo, humans work to outsmart beavers — a welcome nuisance
The beavers at Asylum Lake Preserve have been very busy indeed. But their activity shows the area's ecological health.
Planting seeds: National movement with local ties works to restore Native cultural food traditions
Once forced to abandon their way of life, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi are among those Native Americans nationwide who are teaching tribe members traditional ways of fishing, foraging, planting, and hunting.
Community composting trial in Vine leads the way for Kalamazoo’s neighborhoods
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that food waste in the U.S. is the largest stream of municipal waste-to-landfill, accounting for about 22 percent of what is dumped. A trial program in the Vine Neighborhood could be doing something to address that.
For the developer at the Mill at Vicksburg, sustainability is key
“Bringing the mill property back to life is not just about creating a special place, it’s about creating a safe environment, both inside and outside the building,” says Developer Chris Moore.
Portage Creek in Vicksburg found to be home to mussel that is in danger of becoming extinct
An $80 million redevelopment project has uncovered a previously unknown population of snuffbox mussels at The Mill at Vicksburg.
Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy seeks funds for matching grant, gets funds to monitor birds
The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy is just $10,000 away from what it needs to obtain matching funds that will help it preserve Porter Legacy Dunes. And Cornell Lab of Ornithology has given SWMLC a $20,000 grant to monitor birds in a second effort.
Blog: The Great Stain: 10 Years after the Kalamazoo River oil spill
Ten Years after the Kalamazoo River oil spill the effects on the smallest organisms, the ecosystem as a whole, and long-term human health may never be fully understood.
New Creamery apartments in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood shows the issues of affordable housing
Everyone wants more affordable housing but these days it’s not that easy to build, a Kalamazoo developer who put together The Creamery project in the Edison neighborhood says.
‘Keep Kalamazoo Wild’ effort purchases and hopes to maintain woodland next to Kleinstuck Preserve
"We've been way more successful than we could have hoped. We were really happy when we were able to make an offer on the property and it was accepted this summer,” says Erin Fuller, president of the Stewards of Kleinstuck.
At Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo, humans work to outsmart beavers — a welcome nuisance
The beavers at Asylum Lake Preserve have been very busy indeed. But their activity shows the area's ecological health.
Planting seeds: National movement with local ties works to restore Native cultural food traditions
Once forced to abandon their way of life, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi are among those Native Americans nationwide who are teaching tribe members traditional ways of fishing, foraging, planting, and hunting.
Community composting trial in Vine leads the way for Kalamazoo’s neighborhoods
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that food waste in the U.S. is the largest stream of municipal waste-to-landfill, accounting for about 22 percent of what is dumped. A trial program in the Vine Neighborhood could be doing something to address that.
For the developer at the Mill at Vicksburg, sustainability is key
“Bringing the mill property back to life is not just about creating a special place, it’s about creating a safe environment, both inside and outside the building,” says Developer Chris Moore.
Portage Creek in Vicksburg found to be home to mussel that is in danger of becoming extinct
An $80 million redevelopment project has uncovered a previously unknown population of snuffbox mussels at The Mill at Vicksburg.
Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy seeks funds for matching grant, gets funds to monitor birds
The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy is just $10,000 away from what it needs to obtain matching funds that will help it preserve Porter Legacy Dunes. And Cornell Lab of Ornithology has given SWMLC a $20,000 grant to monitor birds in a second effort.
Blog: The Great Stain: 10 Years after the Kalamazoo River oil spill
Ten Years after the Kalamazoo River oil spill the effects on the smallest organisms, the ecosystem as a whole, and long-term human health may never be fully understood.
