Acting Natural: How the Sidewalk Ends Posted by SEEDS on Jun 12 , 2019 - 05:37 am By Will Nichols, SEEDS Volunteer Biomimicist by profession, physicist by training, nerdy by nature, Will is passionate about how systems are designed and how systems work. The theme of Acting Natural is to highlight ways nature can help [...]
We have such big news! Posted by SEEDS on Jun 12 , 2019 - 01:43 pm Lucky Number Eleven! SEEDS After School keeps growing smiles! Thanks to grants by the Michigan Department of Education, SEEDS will continue seven of our current after school programs as well as to add four more! SEEDS After School provides [...]
Thirty eight percent and rising! Posted by SEEDS on Jun 03 , 2019 - 05:11 pm The City of Traverse is making progress towards its 2020 goal of meeting 100% of its operational electricity demand with clean, renewable energy sources. In 2018, Traverse City began purchasing the power generated by a local 1MW solar array. [...]
Bubbles Returns Home! Posted by SEEDS on May 28 , 2019 - 12:21 pm SEEDS After School students at Rapid City Elementary escorted their classroom Nme (Lake Sturgeon in Anishinaabemowin) to the Black River. They named the juvenile sturgeon "Bubbles" and supported the fingerling's growth until the fish grew close to a foot in length. In [...]
Top 20! Posted by SEEDS on Apr 30 , 2019 - 01:19 pm Top 20! Our Drawdown EcoChallenge team scored #17 out of 1000+ teams! We asked, you delivered! Our 20th anniversary wish was to rank in the top 20 teams of this year's global Drawdown EcoChallenge, and because of you, we did it! [...]
Nme means Lake Sturgeon in Anishinaabemowin Posted by SEEDS on Apr 17 , 2019 - 08:01 am Meet Bubbles, Sturgeon-in-Residence at Rapid City Elementary Nme means Lake Sturgeon in Anishinaabemowin. SEEDS is collaborating with the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB), the Grand Traverse Stewardship Initiative, and Rapid City Elementary to foster a [...]
Celebrate Our 20th Anniversary with Us by Joining Our Drawdown EcoChallenge Team! Posted by SEEDS on Mar 22 , 2019 - 02:47 pm We have a special ask for our 20th anniversary! Will you help us celebrate by making a measurable environmental impact? Join "Team SEEDS" in the second annual Drawdown EcoChallenge and join an international [...]
Taking Physics to the Slopes! Posted by SEEDS on Feb 28 , 2019 - 12:09 pm Physics concepts are not limited to textbooks and classrooms! SEEDS After School in Forest Area Middle School took a hands-on approach getting students to design their own racing sleds out of found objects and tape. They learned about [...]
City of Traverse City upgrades Carnegie Library Building lights to LED Posted by SEEDS Team on Feb 11 , 2019 - 09:17 am The City of Traverse City replaced 76 light fixtures at the historic Carnegie Library Building based on energy efficiency recommendations made by SEEDS, moving the City towards its operational goal of 100% [...]
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