Small city’s ‘community carbon fund’ promises hyper-local carbon reduction

Small city’s ‘community carbon fund’ promises hyper-local carbon reduction
Great Lakes Echo

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen

In 2023, community organizers from the outdoor Discovery Center, an outdoor education and conservation-focused nonprofit in Holland, Michigan looked for ways to further sustainability efforts in the west Michigan community. This led to a partnership with another local nonprofit to create the Carbon Community Fund, which accepts donations from residents to fund local conservation efforts.

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John Ball Zoo Fights for Great Lakes’ Rarest Butterflies

John Ball Zoo Fights for Great Lakes’ Rarest Butterflies
Great Lakes Echo

By Donté Smith 
Butterfly populations are in decline across the continental U.S., dropping by 22% between 2000 and 2020 according to a study in the journal Science. Almost a third of the 342 species studied have seen their numbers fall by more than half.  To help combat that trend, the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, launched its Great Lakes Rare Butterfly Program in 2021 to protect the region’s most threatened species.

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