Hello Great Lakes lovers. My name is Justin Sterk and I have recently begun volunteering at FLOW, in downtown Traverse City, Michigan. As a native of Traverse City, the Great Lakes hold special importance to me and my family, and it is a great thrill for me to be able to begin contributing to the… Read more »
Click here to view and download the full press release PDF PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2013 Flow Featured on UpNorth TV’s Volunteer Northwest Michigan Program in July TRAVERSE CITY, MI – FLOW, the Great Lakes Basin’s only public trust policy and education center, will be featured on UpNorth TV, channel 2, throughout… Read more »
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Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director Liz Kirkwood oversees FLOW’s policy, legal, technical and communications work. After working as an environmental lawyer in both the U.S. and overseas, she has returned to the nonprofit sector because she is mission-driven and passionate about protecting the Great Lakes. Read more here. What connected you to the Great Lakes: The… Read more »
by Anne-Marie Oomen The river is a liquid canal to a pure thing, painless as sleep and silent except for distant laughter over tan and shallow water. The sun holds open the sky for geese and green-feathered woodcocks who, for now, also drift, staring, audience to river currents that turn underwater grasses all in the… Read more »
Government’s Role in Protecting the Environment FLOW’s environmental economics work seeks to increase public understanding and awareness of the economic benefits of environmental protections and government regulations, both over the last 50 years and in the future. The last half century has witnessed sweeping changes in the public perception of government and its role in… Read more »
FLOW is launching the initiative with the assistance of a team of graduate students from the University of Michigan, supervised by Dr. Paul Seelbach. These students, whose expertise spans several disciplines, will meet with community stakeholders, review area communities’ water-related policies and practices, research best practices from around the country and world, and work with… Read more »
What Is The Public Trust? Think of a public park near you or the better-known Boston Common, or think of the public beaches and waters of our Great Lakes. Who owns these public spaces and resources? The short answer is that you do, meaning you the public. This concept of public spaces and resources like water… Read more »
Taking a Look at Bottled Water Bottled water costs up to 2,000 times more per volume than tap water. About 64% of commercial bottled water is just tap water that’s been filtered or purified. Approximately 70% of plastic water bottles are not recycled — and still people drink from them. Getting Off the Bottle is… Read more »
Strengthening Local Control Over the Water and Public Health Impacts of Fracking FLOW is partnering with select counties and townships in Michigan to develop local zoning or police power ordinances to protect their communities and their water from the industrial land-use impacts of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” a water-intensive oil and gas extraction method. These… Read more »
