EcoScore
We know we are in this together.
-Mayor George K. Heartwell, City of Grand Rapids
It goes without saying that we're working hard to protect and restore the Great Lakes. However, it can be difficult to track progress toward your environmental goals, especially when anticipated improvements may not be visible for a few years down the road. The last major component to the online Network is the Ecological Scorecard, or EcoScore, developed with The Nature Conservancy. It's an index driven scorecard that may be used to self grade your community or watershed for water and land thematic categories. Participating members will establish a baseline ecological health score, identify areas of improvement, and track ecological improvements and progress toward a goal. You may choose to share your progress with your community or stakeholders and generate reports (all scores are confidential unless you decide to share them!). Communities that receive 100% of the total points available for their EcoScore will receive special recognition as a "Great Lakes Clean Community."
The EcoScore uses twelve indicators including: combined sewer overflow events; total phosphorus; healthy rivers and streams; EPA water quality violations; wetlands; green infrastructure; urban tree canopy; impervious surface; the built environment; open space preservation; brownfield sites; and recycling rate.
Start your community's EcoScore today at www.glccn.org.
The EcoScore uses twelve indicators including: combined sewer overflow events; total phosphorus; healthy rivers and streams; EPA water quality violations; wetlands; green infrastructure; urban tree canopy; impervious surface; the built environment; open space preservation; brownfield sites; and recycling rate.
Start your community's EcoScore today at www.glccn.org.