BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Ready for the new year, the free 2024 wall calendar featuring Calhoun County Kalamazoo River Watershed images from local photographers is now available at locations throughout the region.
The Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners create the calendar. Many of the featured photos for each month come from the annual Clean Water Partners photo contest, that allows neighbors to submit seasonal photos from within the watershed.
The Kalamazoo River and St. Joseph River watersheds are the two major ones within Calhoun County. The calendar showcases the beauty within them and brings focus to groundwater, the source of our drinking water. Area neighbors can follow the simple tips outlined in the calendar to help protect our water from pollution sources, sustaining it for future generations.
Calendars are available at locations throughout Calhoun County, including city and township halls, Calhoun County buildings, Battle Creek and Lakeview schools, City of Battle Creek facilities, Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, and the downtown Calhoun County Visitors Bureau Welcome Center. They are available at Battle Creek City Hall, 10 N. Division St., Police Department, 34 N. Division St., and the Department of Public Works, 150 S. Kendall St. It is also available as a PDF on our website, battlecreekmi.gov/publicworks. Click Environmental Services on the left side of the page.
The city’s Environmental Services team would like to extend a thank you to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Wellhead and Source Water Protection Program, and the Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners for their generosity in funding this annual, community calendar. Additional thanks are deserved by our local photographers for submitting beautiful photos of our watershed, as part of the annual Clean Water Partners photo contest. These photos are what make the calendar such a wonderful display, year-round.
The Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners are the City of Battle Creek, City of Springfield, Calhoun County Road Department, Calhoun County Water Resources Commission, townships of Bedford, Emmett, Leroy, Newton, and Pennfield, the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, Kellogg Community College, and Battle Creek area schools. The members have the common goal of protecting our area’s waterways. Visit bcwater.org for more information.
The calendar is a great resource for the City of Battle Creek's annual recycling and cleanup events. The following is a complete list of 2024 dates (check out bcwater.org for complete event information and the city’s social media for any additional events scheduled later) –
- Kalamazoo River Watershed photo contest – Jan. 1-July 31
- Rain barrel and composter sale – Jan. 8-March 29; pick up April 17, 4-6 p.m., Department of Public Works, 150 S. Kendall St.
- Styrofoam No. 6 recycle collection – March 20, 4-6 p.m., Department of Public Works, 150 S. Kendall St.
- Republic Services yard waste curbside pickup (within city limits) – April 8-Dec. 6
- Earth Day Linear Path cleanup – April 22-28
- Calhoun County household hazardous waste, appliances, and electronics collection – April 22, noon-5:30 p.m., Bailey Park (lot south of C.O. Brown Stadium), 1350 Capital Ave. NE
- Scrap tire collection* (City of Battle Creek residents; *pending grant acceptance) – May 8, 4-6 p.m., Department of Public Works, 150 S. Kendall St.
- Calhoun County appliances, electronics, and scrap tire collection* (Scrap Tire collection *pending grant acceptance) – May 13, noon-5:30 p.m., Ketchum Field, 1203 E. North St., Albion
- Republic Services curbside spring cleanup (within city limits) – May 20-24
- Calhoun County household hazardous waste collection – May 20, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Calhoun County Fairgrounds, 720 Fair St., Marshall
- Electronics recycle collection (City of Battle Creek residents) – May 22, 4-6 p.m., Department of Public Works, 150 S. Kendall St.
- Krazy for the Kazoo river cleanup/stewardship day – open registration Aug. 21-Oct. 4; late registration and tool/kit pickup Oct. 5, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Department of Public Works, 150 S. Kendall St.; cleanup event Oct. 5, 9-11 a.m.
- Styrofoam No. 6 recycle collection – Sept. 4, 4-6 p.m., Department of Public Works, 150 S. Kendall St.
- Republic Services curbside fall cleanup (within city limits) – Sept. 9-13
- Calhoun County household hazardous waste collection – Sept. 9, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Calhoun County Fairgrounds, 720 Fair St., Marshall
- Calhoun County household hazardous waste collection – Oct. 21, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Bailey Park (lot south of C.O. Brown Stadium), 1350 Capital Ave. NE
- Fresh holiday tree curbside pickup (within city limits) – Dec. 26-Jan. 24, 2025
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