These are challenging times. The environment is under assault as never before. We can no longer sit back and watch what unfolds. The urgency of the climate crisis demands that protecting and healing the environment take center stage in our lives. Understanding the urgency, the Board of NMEAC is working to expand our base and create opportunities for everyone to become part of the solution rather than remaining part of the problem.
We are partnering with other local groups and agencies working to mitigate climate change, shut down Line 5, become a 100% renewable energy community, protect our trees and clean water, prevent urban sprawl, and preserve and protect our special region.
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 01:00 PM
Volleyball Courts in Traverse City, MIBeach Cleanup
Join the Watershed Center for a beach clean-up!
Meet us at the volleyball courts and help keep our beaches beautiful.
The Watershed Center is a regional leader in beach, shoreline, streambank, and in-water cleanups that help remove litter from our water. We host public cleanup events, help private groups conduct their own cleanups, and partner with other groups in cleanup activities. Starting in 2021, The Watershed Center has partnered with dozens of organizations across the Great Lakes basin for the Great Lakes CleanUP, a coordinated beach and nearshore cleanup project to protect sensitive habitats and drinking water sources in the Great Lakes. Over the past two years, 400 volunteers have removed 3,060 pounds of trash from our Grand Traverse Bay shoreline and nearshore areas.
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 08:30 AM
Commongrounds Coop in Traverse City, MINatural Building and Healthy Home Symposium
Join organizers for a full day on May 11th for the Natural Building and Healthy Home Symposium.
At the symposium, attendees will learn how natural building practices and non-toxic materials can be used to create homes that are more healthy, more affordable, and more in harmony with nature.
The Symposium offers presentations, discussions, and live demonstrations about Natural Building Practices and Healthy Home Design. The morning session (9-11:30am) will focus on the impacts of conventional building materials on human health and chronic illness. The mid-day session (1-4pm) will discuss Natural Building and Design strategies that can improve human and planetary health. The FREE afternoon session (4-6pm) offers hands-on demonstrations and interactive conversations with our panelists/speakers. Please see more information on our poster, attached below.
This event is co-hosted by The Crosshatch Green Building Guild and The Canary Homes Initiative (a group of Michigan-based designers, builders, and healthcare professionals that is actively working to provide natural, non-toxic, and affordable alternatives to conventional housing models and increase the overall well-being of our community).
Coffee and tea will be served throughout the day, and Lunch will be provided by Oryana.
Tickets are $45.
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 05:30 PM
Michigan WORKS in Traverse City, MINMEAC Meeting
Join us for our monthly meeting! This is a great way to get involved with NMEAC.
Please RSVP to let us know you're coming.