For Businesses
Businesses, institutions, churches and medical facilities all play a role in protecting our local waterways. Check out these housekeeping tips for ways to reduce your contribution to stormwater pollution. You can also contact the GLRC to partner in educating your staff and customers on pollution prevention.
LOCAL EVENTS
Check here for information on local paddling events, river clean-ups, green infrastructure, pollution prevention/recycling, educational seminars, and more!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Clinton Conservation District's Spring Tree Sale
Ongoing; order form and payment due by March 10, 2025
Pickup location on April 11-12 at Clinton County Fairgrounds, 800 W Sickles St, St. Johns, MI.
The annual spring tree sale opened in January 2025 and offers tree seedlings and transplants, deciduous shrubs, hardwoods, fruit trees, and berries. Several native tree and shrub varieties are available including pines, spruces, maples, oaks, redbuds, elderberries, and more.
Eaton Conservation District's Spring Tree and Shrub Sale
Ongoing; order form and payment due by March 31, 2025
Pickup location on April 11-12 at Kardell Hall, Eaton County Fairgrounds1025 South Cochran Avenue, Charlotte, MI, 48813
The annual spring tree and shrub sale opened in January 2025 and offers evergreen seedlings and transplants, shrubs, hardwoods, fruit trees, berries and various supplies for all your tree planting needs. Native wildflower and pollinator seed mixes are available as well. Several native tree and shrub varieties are available including pines, spruces, maples, oaks, redbuds, and more. This is an affordable opportunity for the community to source plants for reforestation and conservation.
ArtStorm 2025 Storm Drain Mural Project Call for Artists
Ongoing; application due by April 30, 2025
Presented by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing on behalf of Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Tri-County) and the Greater Lansing Regional Committee for Stormwater Management, with funding from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. Tri-County and GLRC, in partnership with the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, is pleased to announce a call for artists to submit work to be part of the “ArtStorm 2025” Storm Drain Mural Project! Tri-County invites individual artists and artist teams to submit proposals for a public art project designed to raise awareness about the importance of keeping storm drains clear. Selected artist(s) will create vibrant, engaging murals on 17 storm drains across Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties to educate the public on protecting our waterways.
Ingham Conservation District's Spring Tree and Wildflower Sale
Ongoing; order form and payment for trees due April 11, 2025, order form and payment for wildflowers due May 9, 2025.
Pickup location for trees on April 18 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and April 19 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Ingham Conservation District, 1031 W. Dexter Trail, Mason
Pickup location for wildflowers on April 18 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and April 19 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Ingham Conservation District, 1031 W. Dexter Trail, Mason
Red Cedar River Cleanup
March 21, 2025, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
River Trail at Bogue St./Lot 23 between Van Hoosen Hall & Owen Hall, Michigan State University. Park at Shaw Ramp.
Help MSU's Infrastructure and Planning Facilities in their ongoing efforts to improve water quality in the Red Cedar River by participating in a river cleanup on your lunch hour!
Red Cedar River Cleanup “A Clean River Runs Through It.”
March 23, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Delta Sigma Phi Fraterntiy, 1218 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing
Michigan Waterways Stewards hosts a Red Cedar River Cleanup with Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. All supplies will be provided, join cleanup partners Sigma Chi Fraternitys, Michigan State Rotaract Club, and Okemos High School Earth Club for a rewarding and fun-filled event!
MSU Science Festival STEAM Expo Zone
April 5-6, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, MSU, 642 Red Cedar Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824
Join GLRC at the 2025 MSU Science Festival, a free annual celebration of science, fueled by some of the basic elements essential to scientific inquiry: curiosity, wonder, and discovery. With events for the whole family to enjoy, the MSU Science Festival explores topics ranging from the ordinary to the extraordinary. At the GLRC booth, participants will pick a duck from the duck pond to see how lucky it is. Visitors will discover how common surface water pollutants affect us and our aquatic wildlife and how to be a part of the pollution solution!
Stream Monitoring Collection 1 & 2
May 2, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
May 9, 2025 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
C.S. Mott Academic Center320 S Main StOlivet, MI 49076
Join the Eaton Conservation District for their spring stream monitoring as they collect insects from Eaton County streams! Participants will meet in the C.S. Mott Academic Center at The University of Olivet for a training presentation before traveling to a stream site. Teams will work together to collect insect samples that will be used to calculate a water quality score. Waders and other necessary equipment will be provided. Please bring a bottle of water and dress for the weather.
Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter Spring Native Plant Sale
May 10, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Meridian Township Farmers Market, 1995 Central Park Drive Okemos, MI 48864
The Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter will be offering a nice selection of native Michigan wildflowers and grasses at the Meridian Farmers' Market. The plants are grown by Bendy Stem Farm in Dimondale Michigan. We will have plants that support birds, bees and pollinators. Proceeds from this fundraiser will help the Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter continue our educational programs and provide grants to help establish native gardens in the greater Lansing area.
Stream Monitoring Identification
May 16, 2025 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
C.S. Mott Academic Center320 S Main StOlivet, MI 49076
Join the Eaton Conservation District for their spring stream monitoring as they identify the insects collected from Eaton County streams! Participants will meet in a science classroom in the C.S. Mott Academic Center at The University of Olivet. Teams will work together to sort and count the insect samples to calculate a water quality score for each stream site. All necessary equipment will be provided.
Lansing Lugnuts Conservation Carnival
June 1, 2025, 1:05 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Jackson Field, 505 East Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
Eaton Conservation District is partnering with the Lansing Lugnuts and the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts to bring a Conservation Carnival to Jackson Field on June 1st! Visit with GLRC on the concourse, watch the Lugnuts take on the Beloit Sky Carp, and play fun carnival games with a conservation theme! The game kicks off at 1:05 pm. Lucky fans will take home a native wildflower to plant. Tickets will be available to purchase soon.
Lansing Rivers and River Trail Cleanup
June 7, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
Michigan Waterways Stewards celebrates the 5th annual Lansing Rivers and River Trail Cleanup. The day will include stewardship activities in the morning, then after there will be hospitality, recreation, entertainment, environmental education exhibitors, and FREE admission to Potter Park Zoo for all volunteers.