Green Elk Rapids is a community based organization in Northern Michigan that aims to spread awareness of all things “green.”

Green Elk Rapids is a community based organization in Northern Michigan that aims to spread awareness of all things “green.”

Our future is better together. Here at Groundwork, we get excited when people and communities have a voice in shaping the decisions that affect their lives. For too long, many people have been left out of important decisions about food, energy, transportation, and the...
SCIENTISTS' FRESH REPORTS SHOW WE NEED URGENT CO2 REDUCTIONS TO AVOID WORST IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING. THE U.S. LED THE WORLD WITH CO2 INCREASES LAST YEAR, ACCOUNTING FOR A THIRD OF GLOBAL INCREASE IN 2025. On September 14, we received deeply discouraging news:...
Above photo by Matt Palmer In mid-July, Michiganders and millions of other Americans grappled with suffocating wildfire smoke, again, for the third year in a row. Our summers in northern Michigan are so short and so precious; losing days to smoke leaves people feeling...