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Green Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure is defined as “an interconnected network of green space and environmental assets that preserve the functions of native ecosystems and provide associated benefits people” (adapted from The Conservation Fund, Ed McMahon and Mark Benedict)
West Michigan has an exceptional endowment of natural resources, with many open space and sustainable business initiatives in progress. As development trends accelerate, a shared, regional vision is needed to guide West Michigan’s long-term green infrastructure strategy.
Part of that vision is emerging in a map of our naturally connected green assets. The map is a work in progress.
Green Infrastructure Initiative from West Michigan Strategic Alliance on Vimeo.
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What's New?
WMSA Seeks Green Infrastructure Project ManagerSunday, January 24th, 2010
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Valuing Social Justice in the Triple Bottom LineFriday, July 24th, 2009
West Michigan’s Tool Shed for Green InfrastructureMonday, June 29th, 2009
Agriculture in West Michigan…A Growing IndustryTuesday, May 26th, 2009