Call for Project Proposals Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service anticipates receiving a combination of base funded appropriations and the Administration’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in FY 2015 to support the Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership (GLBFHP) and its efforts to complete on-the-ground, fish habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement projects. The Service and the GLBFHP recognize that a substantial amount of the protection, restoration and enhancement of fish habitat will be done at the local level by local watershed associations, municipalities, tribes, states and non-governmental organizations. The Service and the GLBFHP will work with organizations to encourage local conservation actions that fit within the GLBFHP’s Strategic Plan priorities.More
Michigan businesses are invited to explore export opportunities at five Global Trade Days export workshops taking place in Traverse City, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Troy and Novi Oct. 13-17. The events are sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
DTE Energy is collaborating with Itron on a smart cities demonstration project based in Detroit at DTE’s headquarters, which will feature innovative smart resource management technologies and highlight the role such smart technologies play in managing energy.
OCC instructors, two alumni and one student were awarded top honors at the 39th Annual American Culinary Federation (ACF) Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association’s Chef of the Year Awards Gala on September 29 at Oakland Hills Country Club.
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Michigan’s program for workplace safety and health, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) is offering matching grant awards of up to $5,000 to improve workplace safety and health. The grants are open to qualifying employers to purchase safety and health-related equipment.
Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, will honor Senator John Pappageorge (State Senator, District 13) with the Automation Alley Legacy Award in recognition of his exceptional support of Automation Alley and its members throughout his legislative career on Oct. 13 at Automation Alley Headquarters in Troy.
The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy is marching West! On Saturday, October 4th, join us for a community block party celebrating the opening of our first portion of West RiverWalk, located at W. Jefferson and Rosa Parks. 
In an initiative to expand environmental education, Grand Rapids Public Schools and the West Michigan Environmental Action Council are collaborating to integrate the Teach for the Watershed program into the GRPS curriculum.
Battle lines in the fight against invasive species have been drawn on Belle Isle, Michigan’s newest state park, and the movement is in full force. The public is invited to learn more and get involved! On October 11, 2014, new exhibits, talks, self-guided trails, and information about efforts to remove the invaders from Belle Isle and the Great Lakes will be officially opened at the Belle Isle Aquarium and the Belle Isle Nature Zoo.