The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan has a new exhibit featuring sculptures made from recycled plastic to spread awareness about Great Lakes pollution. Read the full story by WZZM – TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
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Community fridges: Radical solutions to food insecurity, waste and cultural stigmas
In the Great Lakes region there are community fridges in such major cities as Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, Cleveland and Toronto. Community fridges are working fridges, usually connected to an organization, that provide free food to passersby. The concept is to take what you need and bring what you can.
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New sediment recycling facility paves way for 2.5-mile pedestrian path along Lake Erie in Lake County
A new plant in Painesville Township, Ohio, that will recycle dredged sediment from Lake Erie will also include a pedestrian path along the Lake Erie shoreline. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH. Read the full story
Wisconsin Sea Grant, GLIFWC use children’s books to teach about Ojibwe culture and the Great Lakes
Wisconsin Sea Grant, in partnership with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, is hosting an online book club designed to give parents and teachers tools to introduce young readers to Ojibwe culture and environmental stewardship. Read and hear the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI. Read the full story