When a data center makes plans to build a facility in Pavilion Township, residents nearly shut down the township hall meeting due to the number of interested folks who wanted to join the meeting and share their thoughts about the prospect. Widely, it was found that the residents are against letting the data center come to live in their neighborhood. Two residents, Bill Farmer (a long-time activist and previous guest on the show), and Katelyn Clarey team up to bring attention to the issue and organize their neighbors. Listen to them discuss the issue of data centers, the problems that they pose, and the terms on which the community is rejecting the idea (and what terms they would want to see in place in order to allow a data center to be built).

Mike Weis has been on the show before, discussing Kalamazoo area Wild Ones and his passion for native plants. This time we had Mike on to talk about fall lawn care and how your landscaping can also be a positive contribution for bugs, birds, and bees.

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The science behind "Leave the Leafs": https://youtu.be/TPlIDy9u7bo?si=xsb_5Jh8pb3zgxCg

Article on Leave the Leafs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725004565?via%3Dihub

Connecting Communities joined the Kalamazoo River Watershed Council on their last Kanoe the Kazoo event of the season. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and the team spoke with some attendees and got some footage of attendees enjoying the beautiful Kalamazoo River.

To get involved with the Kalamazoo River Watershed, follow them on Instagram or Facebook. You can also find their calendar of events on their website, www.kalamazooriver.com