City of Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss has been involved in the river restoration process for over a decade. She believes the project will make Grand Rapids an even more
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission was created with three objectives in mind: cooperative fishery management in the Great Lakes, sea lamprey control and the use of scientific evidence to back
As a grade school student, I often struggled sitting in a classroom for hours each day. Hands-on science activities were fun and broke up the day. Field trips and going
If you watch the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids today, its users are primarily people on the shoreline, walking the paths, enjoying open public spaces, taking graduation and wedding
T.S. Elliot, The Dry Salvages, Nº3 of Four Quartets I do not know much about gods; but I think that the river Is a strong brown god—sullen, untamed and intractable,
Native Americans and their Relationship to the Grand River In honor of Native American Day, which celebrates the cultures and contributions of Native American tribes, we’re showcasing Alan Compo’s mural
In his “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed the question of when civil rights advocates would be satisfied. Dr. King answered,
Wendy Olgilvie serves as Director of Environmental Programs for the Grand Valley Metro Council. Wendy has spent her life improving watersheds and has a passion for people having access and