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
Autumn Anew - Keep Our Capital City Beautiful!
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rotary Park on the Grand River
This October, as the leaves transform our Capital City into a vibrant tapestry of colors, we invite you to roll up your sleeves and help us make Michigan's Capital City cleaner, healthier, and a more enjoyable place to live and play! "Autumn Anew - Keep It Beautiful" is a must-attend community-wide event aimed at beautifying our treasured waterways, riverside parks, and adjacent stretches of our prized river trail. We provide everything needed, including trash pickers, garbage bags, Nitrile gloves, snacks, and bottled water. For greater protection and comfort, we encourage you to bring your own work gloves. We also have a limited quantity of kayaks available for FREE for those wanting to steward our waterways.
Coming In Hot: New Invasive Species to be Aware of
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan Nature Association, 2310 Science Pkwy #100, Okemos, MI 48864
Our guest speaker, Dr. Shikha Singh, Jackson County Conservation District - JLW CISMA (Jackson, Lenawee and Washtenaw Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area) Coordinator, will teach us about stiltgrass, mile-a-minute weed, lesser celandine, and others that are on the move in lower Michigan. Learning to prevent, identify, and report these plants is important to help protect our local ecosystems. This event is free and open to the public.
Improving Water Quality Through Post-Construction Stormwater Control Measures
Monday, November 23, 2026, 1-3:45 p.m.
MSU Federal Credit Union, 4825 E Mt Hope Rd, East Lansing, MI
Join the GLRC for this free educational seminar and discover tips for permittees, regulatory considerations for manufactured treatment devices, and performance verifications that support effective implementation of structural stormwater control measures. Guest speakers include experts in the field from EGLE, Contech Engineered Solutions, and StormTrap.
MWEA Watershed and Stormwater Seminar
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, Times TBD
Eagle Eye Conference Center, 15500 Chandler Rd #3, Bath Township
This seminar is held each year to connect Watershed professionals and give updates pertaining to Watershed and Stormwater protection. Topics in previous years have included Stormwater Asset Management Plans, Emerging Changes to Stormwater Rules, Stormwater Quality Controls, Legislative Updates, Groundwater Recharge Projects, and funding.
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