COMMUNITY / DECISION-MAKER OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Community programs at the GEM Center for Science and Environmental Outreach focus on helping communities, organizations, and individuals make informed decisions that either directly benefit or minimize negative impacts on health and environmental quality. The following are examples of the Center’s outreach efforts:
Lake Superior Basin Environmental/Socioeconomic Sustainability Indicators Project
- Final report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Developing Sustainability Committee, Lake Superior Work Group, Lake Superior Binational Program (Nov. 2000)
- Tables, figures, and maps
- Sustainability indicator data sources and contacts
Development of SOLEC Land Use and Societal Indicators for the Great Lakes Basin
Planning Maps and Resources
for Houghton and Keweenaw Counties
- "Shaping Our Future" survey
- Watersheds and wells maps
- Public drinking water consumer confidence reports
- Presettlement land cover maps
- Land use/cover maps, 1978
- Keweenaw County zoning, 1975
Recycling and Composting Information
- Recycling in the Keweenaw
- Waste Management (Peninsula Sanitation) recycling guidelines
- Rechargeable household battery recycling
- Worm composting
Reprints of Wellspring newsletter articles
Environmental Consultant Directory: A Guide to Selecting an Environmental Consultant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Why You Should Care About Watersheds
Groundwater Myths
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Assistance |
