RCE Grand Rapids-2016

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1. Project Title: 
Plaster Creek Stewards (update)
2. Thematic area/s addressed by the project
Select your options: 
Biodiversity
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
3. Project partner contact information : 
Organization: 
Calvin College
Role: 
Lead partner
Main Contact: 
Gail Heffner
Name: 
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Affiliation: 
Calvin College
Email: 
gheffner@calvin.edu
4. Project type
Select the relevant type for your project: 
Bridging local and global perspectives on SD
Contributing to community engagement
Contributing to capacity development of stakeholders and partners
5. Project description
Provide a short description of the project including strategies, regional challenges, aims and specific project activities.: 

This project seeks to outreach to the community and engage citizens in environmental action on behalf of this compromised water-body.  hTrough streamside improvements and pollutin mitigation efforts the Stewards are restoring water quality to the Plaster Cfreek.

6. Project status
On Going
Description: 
This is an update of a previously submitted project.40 curb-cut rain gardens

This year the Stewards secured funding for construction of 40 curb-cut raingardens to receive street runoff in a densely developed residential development in the watershed.
8. Tagging
Region: 
Americas
Tags (choose up to 5): 
Cities
Community Education
Freshwater and/or Marine Ecosystems
Plants & Animals
Water