Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Drawing Down Carbon Posted by SEEDS on Dec 07 , 2021 - 06:07 am DONATE TODAY! Above: Sophia and Chris perform a waste audit at the National Cherry Festival as part of our annual review of their festival waste management practices. As the old saying goes, you are what you [...]
Listen to Sarna on a Podcast! Posted by SEEDS on Oct 29 , 2021 - 08:50 am Above left: Board Member Ed Smith. Above right: Executive Director Sarna Salzman. Listen to the Podcast! Ever wondered how SEEDS got started, or what the name stands for? Curious about what our executive director considers the [...]
Responding to Covid-19, SEEDS Includes IAQ Upgrades at Historic Barns Park Posted by SEEDS on May 04 , 2021 - 02:20 pm By Sophia Usow and Chris Cuevos Thanks to a Workplace Safety Grant from the Michigan Office of Labor and Economic Opportunity, the SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers has made some important indoor [...]
Updates on Trash & Kilowatts! Posted by SEEDS on Mar 18 , 2021 - 09:58 am Reducing Landfill Wastes! SEEDS is part of a cohort looking to change our local relationship to waste, and we couldn't be more excited! We are focused in 2021 on figuring out how to unlock more value from 'organic waste' [...]
Waste Not, Want Not Posted by SEEDS on Nov 10 , 2020 - 07:32 am Charlevoix, Boyne City, and East Jordan explore curbside recycling options Above: Charlevoix City Manager Mark Heydlauff stands with recycling bins. The city was recognized for its commitment to sustainability by the 2019 Michigan Green Communities Challenge. Big thanks go to [...]
Dark Skies at Historic Barns Park EcoStrategies Project Portfolio Location Historic Barns Park, Traverse City Year 2019 Partners Deep Foundation RepairThe Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa IndiansTraverse City and…
Join Our Earth Day Team! Posted by SEEDS on Mar 23 , 2020 - 02:49 pm It's EcoChallenge Time! It's that time of year again, and this is a special year. Earth Day is turning 50! And we are so excited to take action and organize another EcoChallenge team. This will be our third EcoChallenge. [...]
Solar-Battery Storage: Micro-Solutions! Posted by SEEDS on Feb 12 , 2020 - 05:10 pm Storing Sunshine for Night Lighting Above: Morgan Vondruska assists with the installation of solar pathway lighting at Historic Barns Park. Morgan started with SEEDS as an AmeriCorps VISTA and was subsequently hired to our Youth Conservation Corps for the installation. In [...]
A Dozen Ways We Tackled Climate Change in 2019 Posted by SEEDS on Dec 27 , 2019 - 08:11 am 12 Local Solutions To Tackle Global Climate Change Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to reach record highs. Local solutions to this global challenge can look like the following. Included are links to the science and [...]
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