LGROW's Rainscaping Program has been providing resources for managing stormwater and improving habitat since 2018.

This funding will allow LGROW and community partners to plant 450 native trees and 50 native shrubs in the Plaster Creek, Rush Creek, and Buck Creek subwatersheds.

This Fall, LGROW monitored water quality in the Rogue River Watershed using the MiCorps protocol.

This Americorps initiative engages young leaders in climate action projects to support Michigan's goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

LGROW’s Adopt-a-Drain program has officially relaunched with an updated website, making it easier and more fun to adopt and maintain storm drains near you.

The Lower Grand River is now an official water trail! The Michigan Department of Natural Resources approved the application submitted by LGROW and added the Lower Grand River to the list of 9 designated water trails in the State of Michigan.

Do you know where your stormwater goes? That was the opening topic tackled by representatives from the Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds during Coffee with a Cop on Oct. 10.

The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a nearly $1 million contract for OCD to conduct a new Water Quality Monitoring Initiative through the Ottawa County Water Resources Commissioner’s office.

Surprisingly, 48 states have state insects and state butterflies; more surprisingly, Michigan is one of two states that have neither. A Fifth grade class at Aberdeen Academy, a Grand Rapids Public School, want to change this.

This past Fall, LGROW monitored water quality in the Rogue River Watershed using the MiCorps protocol. We had 30 volunteers and one LGROW staff member, Matt Bain (LGROW’s Aquatic Specialist), as the program lead.

The Kent Conservation District (KCD) and the Rogue River Watershed Partners (RRWP) recently received new grant funding from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to support and “expand previous conservation efforts” in the Rogue River Watershed. 

GVMC is co-sponsoring an event next week with Congresswoman Hillary Scholten and Cory Connolly, Director of the Michigan Office of Climate and Energy to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.