According to an executive order announced today, the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Quality will re-combine after about 14 years apart. The new department – dubbed the Department of Natural Resources and Environment – wraps in the functions of both departments into one consolidated unit. The change, ordered by Gov. Jennifer [...]
Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell looked like a preacher (he is one) working the room on Earth Day at the West Michigan Clean Cities-sponsored Greening the Fleets workshop, held at the Grand Rapids Community College Leslie E. Tassell M-Tech Center.
The meeting gathered fleet managers at companies and local municipalities to talk about alternative fuels and [...]
Michigan DNR Director Becky Humphries is touring the state in early April for a series of town hall meetings to discuss with residents what the agency’s priorities should be. More details here: http://tinyurl.com/d9×7mj
She’ll be in Grand Rapids on April 6 from 6-8 p.m. at Calvin College’s Prince Center. According to the release:
Among the topics Humphries [...]
As it does every year, the Michigan Sea Grant is again holding a regional fishery workshop in West Michigan. I’ve attended these in (in Ludington) and they’re a great venue for learning more about what’s happening with the Great Lakes. It’s a wonderful learning experience.
Press release:
Michigan Sea Grant Extension would like to invite you to [...]
From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources:
Department of Natural Resources officials announced that applications to nominate forest land for enrollment in Michigan’s Forest Legacy Program are now available online.
Forest Legacy Program resource information can be found on the DNR Web site at www.michigan.gov/dnr under the Forests, Land & Water Menu. The application materials are under [...]
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