Sustainability

Going green: Mt. Pleasant area businesses step up sustainability efforts

Local businesses are using a wide variety of methods to try being more environmentally friendly.

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Michigan to join Confluence of States bolstering outdoor recreation industry

Leaders from across sectors and around the state joined Governor Whitmer recently to advance Michigan's outdoor industry. 

Revitalization efforts kick off for lake sturgeon in Saginaw Bay Watershed

In August, Chippewa Nature Center hosted the first of four reintroduction efforts for lake sturgeon in the Saginaw Bay Watershed to help population growth.

All hands on deck: Region welcomes the inaugural Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational

Take a look at the community impact of the first ever Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

Q&A with Chloe Updegraff, Census Hub Coordinator for Great Lakes Bay on making your response count

The 2020 Census has big implications for state and local funding, we talk to the Great Lakes Bay Region Census Hub Coordinator, Chloe Updegraff, on the importance of the process.

A small group practices inversion during an aerial yoga session at RedBloom Yoga Center in Mt. Pleasant
At RedBloom Yoga Center community is about inclusion at any size, age and ability

RedBloom Yoga owner Kris Batzner set out to build an inclusive community centered on wellness. The yoga studio is just a place where that community can come together. 

RecycleMania takes over CMU campus

The international competition pits colleges and universities against each other--and even different departments within the same institution--for the same purpose: To improve recycling numbers across college campuses.

Think spring: Local conservancy group unveils new season of programming

Though it may be hard for some mid-Michiganders to believe, spring is right around the corner.

Members First Credit Union manager donates hair to help kids with hair loss

Melanie Duke, branch manager at Member's First Credit Union, recently donated all of her hair to help kids suffering from hair loss.

The rapidly growing grocery store anyone can own

In 1970, a group of like-minded locals banded together to acquire more affordable fresh produce. This year, the grocery store they founded will do nearly $2 million in business.

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