In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, we created a color-coded map of the Great Lakes watersheds to show how they’re all connected and that everything we do on land impacts the Great Lakes.
Category: Video
What is a watershed?
Chair of the Erb Family Foundation, John Erb, shares what a watershed is and how the Great Lakes form a large watershed.
What’s at stake in our watershed?
What we do on the land eventually ends up in the Great Lakes. Chair of the Erb Family Foundation, John Erb, shares how our actions on land impact the freshwater rivers and lakes around us.
How the Arts Grow and Uplift Communities
Whether it’s times of triumph or challenge, metro Detroit artists, institutions, and neighbors inspire us to keep moving, reaching, and changing.
Collaboration and Connection for Youth Through Jazz Education
During 2020 JazzEd Detroit partners created new opportunities for digital instruction, collaboration, and connection for young musicians like William Hill, III. JazzEd Detroit is supported by the Erb Family Foundation. JazzEd Detroit partners include The Carr Center, Michigan State University Community Music School-Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Jazz Festival, and Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts.
Green Infrastructure Makes Detroit More Beautiful
Green stormwater infrastructure initiatives are bringing together neighbors, improving water quality, and making Detroit more beautiful.
Tackling Lead in Detroit
When Michigan state senator Adam Hollier began an initiative to reduce blood lead levels in Detroit children, he didn’t know he’d be advocating for his own daughter.
Arts Anchor Communities
Arts organizations don’t just anchor communities – they anchor individual lives as well.