Macatawa Area Coordinating CouncilCleanup Events
The US Environmental Protection Agency awarded a grant to the MACC in summer 2020 to support beach and river cleanups in Ottawa and Allegan Counties. This project is in partnership with Ottawa County Parks and Recreation, the Ottawa Conservation District, Hope College, the ODC Network, the Allegan Conservation District, and the Kalamazoo River Watershed Council. Collectively, these partners formed a group that we call the Lakeshore Cleanup Coalition. With support of the EPA grant, the Lakeshore Cleanup Coalition will hold volunteer beach and river cleanups throughout Ottawa and Allegan County through the summer of 2022. Each partner will organize and run their own events and the MACC will post the full list with registration links. As events are completed, we will also report the results. The Lakeshore Cleanup Coalition will continue to work together beyond the scope of the grant to ensure that cleanup events and outreach efforts continue throughout West Michigan.
Pollution Solutions
A series of virtual talks were held in the spring of 2022. Recordings will be posted soon!
- March 10 featured Kyle Hart of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council to to discuss the history of trash pollution in the Grand River and how it impacts us today
- March 24 featured Lara Treemore-Spears from Wayne State University to discuss what we know about the problem of plastic and the impacts of microplastics
- April 7 featured Erik Petrovskis of Meijer to discuss their efforts to reduce plastic pollution
2022 Cleanup Events
Date: October 6, 2022, 5:30-7:00pm
Location: Kirk Park
Host: Ottawa County Parks
Registration Required
Date: October 22, 2022, 1:30-3:30pm
Location: Historic Ottawa Beach Parks
Host: Ottawa County Parks
Registration Required
Partners Only
Click here to report the results of your cleanup event.
