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Michitwitter Review June 2009
Throughout each month we post items of Michicentric interest to our Michitwitter page. In case you missed them here is a look back at just a few of the items for the month June. We encourage you to add any news items, events, links to vids, podcasts or whatever you find interesting about the Great Lakes State!

National Pollinator Week - June 22-28th
Agriculture is Michigan's second largest industry (maybe now it's our first), contributing more than $71 billion to the state's economy. Due to this we feel it is fitting that we bring awareness to National Pollinator Week which runs from June 22 to the 28th.

2009 Michigan Energy Fair - June 26-28th
The Michigan Energy Fair returns to the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama June 26-28, 2009. This year is the 4th annual and the weekend offers a chance learn all about how alternative energy can and is working in Michigan.

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Michigan Orange by Blondieyooper

A random featured link...
MSU Extension - Southwest Region
MSU Southwest, located on the beautiful grounds of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. MSU Southwest provides access to MSU classes offered in southwest Michigan and administrative oversight to 17 southwest Michigan counties and 2 research stations.

Featured Links

Bay Sail
The Appledore schooners are owned and operated by BaySail, a private, non-profit organization. BaySail, supports its Environmental Education and Youth Development programs through public sails, private charters and group tours. (Bay City, Bay County)
Citizens for Environmental Inquiry
Wolverine Power is proposing to build a 600mw coal burning power plant in the Calcite quarry on the shore of Lake Huron at Rogers City. We are citizens of Presque Isle County and neighboring areas who see the environmental risks could affect generations. (Rogers City, Presque Isle County)
Clean Water Action - Michigan
Clean Water Action is an organization working for clean, safe and affordable water, prevention of health-threatening pollution, creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses, and empowerment of people to make democracy work. (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Don't Waste Michigan
Don't Waste Michigan is an environmental group formed to stop nuclear waste dumping in Michigan. The website includes historical and reference material, current issues and events. (Lansing, Genesee County)
Ecology Center
Founded by community activists after the country's first Earth Day in 1970, the Center is now a regional leader in the struggle for clean air, safe water, healthy communities, and environmental justice. (Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County)
Great Lakes Guy
Tracking the economic, environmental, social, and political trends transforming (or not) the Rust Belt to the Blue Belt. (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives
More than 90 organizations representing millions of residents in the Great Lakes have joined a new coalition whose goal is to restore and protect the Great Lakes. Visit for stories of the lakes and strategies to protect them. (Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County)
HELP PROTECT THE SAGINAW BASIN
THE SAGINAW BASIN LAND CONSERVANCY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO PROTECT NATURAL LAND AND WATER RESOURCES IN 22 COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE THE SAGINAW BASIN. IT'S AN ENORMOUS TASK AND YOUR HELP IS NEEDED. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE. (BAY CITY, Bay County)
institute for sustainable living, art & natural design (ISLAND)
ISLAND's Purpose is to use art to reconnect people to the value of the natural world, and the natural world to reconnect people to the value of art. (Bellaire, Antrim County)
Lansing Area Localvores
Localvore--n. Person who eats locally grown food, as in carnivore, herbivore, localvore! We'll help you get started with menus, recipes and places to buy locally grown foods. (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Envirothon
Michigan Envirothon is a state-wide competition that inspires environmental stewardship in Michigan's high school students and provides a unique, hands-on experience. Teams study seven different subject areas and complete a Community Outreach Project. (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Land Use Institute
The Michigan Land Use Institute was founded in 1995 to establish an approach to economic development that strengthens communities, enhances opportunity, and protects the state's unmatched natural resources. (Beulah, Benzie County)
Michigan Tax Truth
Providing citizens, policymakers, elected officals, and the media with accurate and true information about state government taxes and spending in Michigan. (Lansing, Ingham County)
Mode Shift
Mode Shift chronicles accelerating transition in two arenas of American life: the economy and competitiveness of state and metropolitan regions, and the swift development of social media. The focus is new forms, new techniques, the new rules of the game. (Benzonia, Benzie County)
MSU 4-H Children's Garden
A special garden where plants and children and imaginations grow. Visit the web site for tons of information, garden webcam, virtual tour and much more. (East Lansing, Ingham County)
MSU Extension - Southwest Region
MSU Southwest, located on the beautiful grounds of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. MSU Southwest provides access to MSU classes offered in southwest Michigan and administrative oversight to 17 southwest Michigan counties and 2 research stations. (Hickory Corners, Barry County)
Neahtawanta Center
Through workshops, retreats and the bed and breakfast inn, people have gathered here to deepen their relationship with themselves, each other, the larger community and the earth. (Traverse City, Grand Traverse County)
PIRGIM: Public Interest Research Group In Michigan
PIRGIMís mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that protects our environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government. Clean water, new energy and citizen activist tools. (Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County)
Save the Wild U.P.
The Upper Peninsula is on the front line of a battle that could determine the future of Michigan's rivers, lakes, streams & groundwater. The threat is metallic sulfide mining & the potential scope of mining extends throughout the Great Lakes State. (Marquette, Marquette County)
Superior Watershed Partnership
Helping People Protect Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Lake Huron...Watershed by Watershed. We are a UP-wide watershed protection organization. (Marquette, Marquette County)
The Michigan Environmental Council
The Michigan Environmental Council(MEC) provides a collective voice for the environment at the local, state and federal levels. Since our inception in 1980, MEC has been responsible for countless victories for our environment. Join us in the fight. (Lansing, Ingham County)
Urban Options
Founded in 1978, Urban Options is a non-profit community agency which provides energy and environmental information and services. We fulfill this mission through educational programs and demonstrations of practical and healthful home and yard improvements (East Lansing, Ingham County)