Grand Rapids
Study, learn, grow, and contribute to a city with a long history of embracing sustainability. Work with local partners in corporations, non-profits, and governments to advance sustainability initiatives.
What makes it amazing:
- Both Grand Rapids and 澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 have aggressive goals for carbon neutrality. Calvin is committed to carbon neutrality no later than 2057 while the City of Grand Rapids has an ambitious goal of 100% carbon neutrality by 2025.
- Joining Grand Rapid鈥檚 Mayor for the Grand River Cleanup, a weeklong campaign to remove trash from local rivers.
- Participating in the Spring Forum with Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds (LGROW)
- Living Building Challenge at Zoo: The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids is a regional benchmark for sustainable design. The Zoo has won awards for sustainable landscape planning, design, construction and maintenance.
- Millennium Park: Grand Rapids and surrounding communities boast Millennium Park, one of the largest urban parks in the United States. The park contains six miles of frontage and nearly 20 miles of trails.
- Lake Michigan beaches: Located less than an hour from Lake Michigan, the beaches of the Lake are a tremendous natural resource. People of all ages enjoy the beach for its recreation and beauty with strong efforts both within 澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 and regionally to preserve, protect and enhance the natural resource.
- Students can volunteer, seek internships, or partner with many sustainably minded non-profit organizations throughout the area working to improve the health and well-being of area residents.