by mary1988 | Jun 17, 2019 | 2019
Check out this story in today’s Detroit Free Press to see why Laura O’Brien and so many others give me hope someday the only colors we will see in the skies above our Great Lakes will be those gloriously painted by God! “18,000 pieces of balloon...
by mary1988 | Jun 14, 2019 | 2019
My name is Lara O’Brien and I am a master’s student at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability. I am currently researching the environmental impact of balloon releases in the Great Lakes, Here’s a link to a...
by mary1988 | Apr 22, 2019 | 2019
Forty-two volunteers picked up 43 balloon remnants and ribbons along the shores of Saugatuck Dunes State Park on Saturday, April 20th. They also collected 860 pieces of plastic, 528 straws, 393 plastic bottle caps, and 326 cigarette butts and cigar tips. Our litter...
by mary1988 | Apr 16, 2019 | 2019
In researching Mandamin’s journey, I learned that women, as life givers, must understand the meaning of water, and how it gives life, just as women give life. The copper pail is a reminder that it is women’s responsibility to care for the earth and her water. And...
by mary1988 | Apr 6, 2019 | 2019
Members of an Aldea cleanup team: Elly and Daniel Bollweg, Josh Manzer, Brittany Goode “Sometimes, I feel like the lake is the only entity who truly gets me,” Brittany Goode told me. One of the leaders for the two Grand Haven beach cleanups scheduled in April, she was...
