HOLLAND Environmental programs in the Lake Macatawa Watershed will be managed by a single group after two collaborating organizations will consolidate efforts to oversee water cleanup in the area
The Outdoor Discovery Center Network will oversee watershed management beginning this fall. Previously, ODC Network and the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council collaborated on many environmental projects involving the watershed.
During the MACC s policy meeting Monday, June 7, members voted to enter an agreement with the ODC Network for Watershed Management.
This means ODC Network will take control of projects addressing water clarity in Lake Macatawa, dealing with sediment and runoff that can pollute the lake and oversee other issues.
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - There is an online effort to make the dream of a play-and-learn nature park in Holland a reality. The Michigan Economic Dev.
Kalamazoo River restoration projects to use $27M in PCB settlements
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The former Plainwell Paper Co. mill dam spillway along the Kalamazoo River in Plainwell, Mich. on Nov. 20, 2020. The structure would be removed under a draft list of proposed ecological restoration projects being developed with settlement funding from paper companies that contaminated the river with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.Garret Ellison | MLive
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KALAMAZOO, MI A suite of ecological restoration projects is being planned along the Kalamazoo River using settlement funding from companies responsible for contaminating an 80-mile stretch with polychlorinated biphenyls.
State and federal agencies are seeking public input on 14 proposed projects between Kalamazoo and Lake Michigan that would remove dams, improve riparian areas and rehabilitate wildlife habitat harmed by PCB pollution.
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PARK TWP. — A major donation from a local couple will enable the Outdoor Discovery Center Network to expand its nature-based preschool program to north Holland.This week, the ODC announced plans to build a new education campus in Park Township on a piece of land that was part of the former Park Township Airport until recently.Building on the success of its Little Hawks Discovery Preschool, ODC has been looking for opportunities to expand to new locations in the Holland-Zeeland area, CEO