There are plenty of so-called rewards for playing digital games — “achievements,” “badges,” “trophies.” But when you play the online trivia game known as JohnnyAppl, your reward is a lot more tangible. You get to say that you helped plant a tree somewhere where it was most needed. The game just launched in its full … More
How do you plant 1 billion trees a year? With drones, of course © BioCarbon Engineering Instead of doing surveillance or carrying out military missions, the drones from BioCarbon Engineering are taking on a decidedly more progressive task: planting trees and reversing deforestation. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have taken off in popularity recently, … More
On Saturday, October 20, local brewery, Brewery Vivant’s Monk Club, employees and community volutneers helped Friends of Grand Rapids Parks plant 20 trees in Highland Park. The tree grove was also sponsored by Brewery Vivant. “One of the core values we have at Brewery Vivant is to operate sustainably,” explained Kris Spaulding of Brewery Vivant. … More
