The Greening Mid-Michigan is a three-part project taken on by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (TCRPC), the Groundwater Management Board, and Middle Grand Regional Organization of Watersheds (MGROW). TCRPC’s goal is to first identify the current level of our region’s investment in green infrastructure planning and to then increase this investment using everyday activities and local policy. This includes:
- Developing and hosting four workshops promoting inter-jurisdictional Parks and Recreation planning
- Hosting an annual community showcase involving the surrounding region’s work and examples of implemented green infrastructure projects
- A public workshop highlighting existing green elements across our communities and digitizing the workshop results for community access
- Setting up MSU Citizen Planning Program professional training for 60 or more elected officials
Secondly, MGROW will assess the current groundwater/wellhead protection policy's levels of protection that was adopted by the local units of government located along the 19-mile Michigan Avenue/Grand River Avenue Corridor over the a three year period.
Lastly, the two organizations will collaborate to host two workshops to gain public involvement and input about some possible services provided by an area wide watershed organization. This organization is already in development, but community involvement is essential for these several smaller disconnected watershed groups to build a strong regional collaborative effort and presence.
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Greening Mid-Michigan
MGROW is pleased to announce a new water resources brand for the Mid-Michigan area:
Pollution Isn't Pretty
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