Community/Sustainability-Related Projects
Draft by LeRoy Harvey, 7/30/07

Community Projects

·         Capital Area Community Media Center www.capitalcmc.org

·         Capital Area Local First www.localfirst.info

·         Community Relations Coalition

·         Energy-Related Businesses www.re-news.net/energy

·         Go Green - Go Lansing 

·         Green Infrastructure Mapping

·         Household Hazardous Waste Collections

·         Lansing Comprehensive Planning Effort

·         Local Food Group   www.lansingarealocalvores.org

·         Magdalena’s Teahouse:  www.magdalenasteahouse.com

·         Mayor’s Task Force on Walking & Biking

·         MidMEAC  www.midmeac.org

·         Moving Our Community Toward Health Coalition www.re-news.net/mocth

·         Neighborhood Groups

o   Allen Neighborhood Center  www.allenneighborhoodcenter.org

o   Baker-Donora Focus Center

o   Family and Community Development Services

o   NorthWest Initiative www.nwlhci.org/ 

o   South Lansing Community Development Association

o   Southside Community Coalition

·         Regional Recycling Coordinator’s Council

·         River Clean-up  www.drawdowncleanup.org

·         School Gardens

·         Solar Home Tour:  GLREA www.glrea.org

·         Sustainable Community Dialogues

·         Tri-County Complete Streets  www.re-news.net/cto

·         Urban Options www.urbanoptions.org

·         Statewide Groups:  MI Greenways Alliance, League of Michigan Bicyclists, Michigan Environmental Council, MUCC, Environment Michigan, Cleanwater Action, Sierra Club, League of Women Voters, etc.

·         Sustainability Summit at MSU in September

Personal Project Possibilities

·         Community Mapping www.re-news.net/map

·         Food, Waste, Shopping, Energy, Water Evaluations

·         Job Shadowing, Internships, Volunteering, Work-Study, Indep. Study

·         Interviewing local folks involved in various activities, businesses, issues, etc.