The Greater Lansing Business Monthly recently published an article highlighting Scraps to Soil, Delta's partnership with the city of Lansing and Hammond Farms to enlist food service businesses to compost their waste rather than dispose of it. The article highlights a...
Gary Spotlight group sets plans for downtown
This Post-Tribune article shares highlights from the Downtown Gary-Emerson Neighborhood Spotlight Quality of Life Report Celebration. Delta Institute and our partner, Alliance for the Great Lakes, were in attendance.
Rain gardens, bioswales planned for Hobart sites
This Post-Tribune article quotes Delta's Ben Shorofsky on a recent decision of the Hobart Board of Public Works and Safety to approve four green infrastructure sites in Hobart, Indiana. Delta is working in collaboration with Alliance for the Great Lakes on the project.
April Update from Delta Institute
In April's Update, we share strategies to strengthen nonprofit-led social enterprises, link you to the new WTTW, Urban Nature, and introduce you to our very own Eve Pytel. Read more.
Delta Identifies Strategies to Strengthen Nonprofit-led Social Enterprise
Nonprofit-led social enterprises (NPSE) in Illinois are leading the way through the sale of goods and services in mission-driven sectors like youth development and materials reuse. They generate funds that allow nonprofits to accomplish their missions and make an...
“Urban Nature” Series highlights poplar tree farm in Gary, IN
WTTW's "Urban Nature," a 16-part nature series brings viewers to unexpected places in three big cities: Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Delta's hybrid poplar tree farm in Gary, Indiana is featured in the"The Intricate Ecology...of Vacant Lots," episode. Delta is...
March Update from Delta Institute
In March's Update, we tell you about our recent trip to Germany, where we learned about their transition from coal, and introduce you to a pair of Driven Doers. Read more.
Energiewende: Lessons from Germany’s Just Transition from Coal
-- By Cindy Winland, Delta Institute This post was written by Cindy Winland, a Delta Director focusing on land and community planning, who recently toured Germany with other Just Transition Fund grantees who are involved in the coal transition. The cultural and...
Driven Doers: Nigel Griswold & Ben Calnin
Our Driven Doer series each month highlights passionate, motivated people who help advance Delta’s mission of achieving a resilient Great Lakes environment and economy. For March, we are featuring the duo that founded Dynamo Metrics. Nigel Griswold and Ben Calnin...
Lansing Brewing Company Embraces Scraps to Soil
WKAR, Michigan State University’s public radio station, produced a story on Lansing, Michigan’s Scraps to Soil program. The program, conducted by Delta with Live Green Lansing and Hammond Farms, and funded by the Michigan Department of Environmental Control, helps...