News Archives

Get caught up on years of past projects, events, and people all related to the watershed.

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  Rain gardens continue to flourish, transform Plaster Creek area

  • The Rapidian, January 24, 2017
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  Plaster Creek Stewards helps build gardens

  • Chimes, October 22, 2016
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  How to grow a rain garden in Grand Rapids to protect local watersheds

  • The Rapidian, August 8, 2016
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  Plaster Creek Stewards inspire generation of students to restore West Michigan watershed

  • Science Around Michigan, July 19, 2016
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  Creek friendly yards encourage healthier Grand Rapids watersheds

  • The Rapidian, April 26, 2016
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  Plaster Creek restoration project planned for Dutton Shadyside Park in 2016

  • The Rapidian, January 19, 2016
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  Alger Heights neighborhood launches new model for stormwater management

  • The Rapidian, October 15, 2015
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  Plaster Creek Stewards event assists Alger Heights

  • Chimes, October 3, 2015
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  Local high school students work to restore their watershed

  • The Rapidian, July 28, 2015
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  Plaster Creek becomes classroom for urban, rural middle schoolers

  • The Rapidian, June 2, 2015
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  Plaster Creek project seeking to expand public education to its headwaters

  • Mlive, March 27, 2015
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  Superbugs in our watershed? Calvin Students Investigate Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in the Plaster Creek Watershed.

  • The Rapidian, March 24, 2015
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  Local sixth graders adopt Kreiser Pond

  • The Rapidian, January 27, 2015
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  Calvin's Stewards of Plaster Creek

  • Calvin Spark, Winter 2014

• Partner Highlight: Plaster Creek Stewards (Page 4)

  • River Network Annual Reports, 2014

• Plaster Creek Stewards stepping out: Connecting Grand Rapids with Sarnia, Okayama

  • The Rapidian, November 25, 2014

• Learning and Doing—A Tried and True Formula for Developing Urban Waters Stewards

  • Urban Waters Learning Network, October 28, 2014

• Cutting Curbs to Clean a Creek

  • The Rapidian, September 23, 2014

• Restoring Local Creek Brings Diverse Communities Together

  • Healing our Waters, September 10, 2014

• Plaster Creek restoration work gets another shot of federal cash

  • MLive/The Grand Rapids Press, August 1, 2014.

• EPA Awards Grants to Promote Environmental Stewardship in Michigan

  • Environment Protection Agency, Region 5, July 31, 2014

• Slow it down, soak it in: Urban stormwater in Plaster Creek

  • The Rapidian, July 22, 2014.

• Plaster Creek Stewards Summer Green Team to train youth in watershed restoration

  • The Rapidian, June 3, 2014.

• A Healthy Plaster Creek Watershed: Magnet for birds and butterflies

  • The Rapidian, April 15, 2014.

• Lament for 'Kee-no-shay' Creek

  • The Rapidian, February 25, 2014.

• Caring for a shared place: restoring the water of the walleye

  • The Rapidian, December 3, 2013.

• Plaster Creek Stewards work for restoration of local watershed

  • Catalyst Radio, November 15, 2013.

• Rain Garden to Grace CRC Offices

  • Christian Reformed Church Denominational newsletter, Aug. 23, 2013.

• EPA Features Plaster Creek in Michigan in Urban Water Restoration Video Series

  • EPA Office of Water weekly newsletter, Aug. 20, 2013.
  • EPA has released Urban Waters Voices, a series of 12 video interviews featuring locally led efforts to restore urban waters in communities across the United States. These videos feature local efforts and strategies to improve urban water quality while advancing local community priorities.

• A Watershed Moment: Plaster Creek Stewards

  • West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) newsletter, August 15, 2013.
  • This week’s Watershed Moment features Gail Heffner, director of Community Engagement at Calvin College, and Dave Warners, biology professor at Calvin College, talking about Plaster Creek Stewards.

• NSF grant boosts Calvin's research infrastructure

  • Calvin College News & Stories, 10/15/2013
  • One might expect a $338,000 science grant to be able to purchase a plethora of instruments and tools for the classroom. But the recent National Science Foundation (NSF) grant procured by Calvin’s science department was just enough funding to purchase a sole instrument: the highly sophisticated Fluidigm BioMark HD.

• Cleaning up Plaster Creek will take 'watershed-wide effort'

  • Grand Rapids Business Journal, 10/08/2012

• Stormwater Champions: Plaster Creek Stewards

  • YouTube, 08/01/2012

• Health of Plaster Creek Watershed gets $375,622 boost from DEQ grant to Calvin College, partners

  • Rapid Growth, 07/26/2012

• Calvin College receives $375,622 state grant to help clean up Plaster Creek

  • Mlive.com, 07/23/2012

• A $375,000 grant to improve Plaster Creek Watershed

  • Calvin College News and Stories, 07/20/2012

• Plaster Creek Stewards Receive $58,500 from the EPA

  • Calvin College News and Stories, 06/24/2011

• Plaster Creek Stewards Receive $58,500 from EPA grant

  • Mlive.com, 06/20/2011