Kettunen Center

Kettunen Center is committed to preserving our environment and is a certified Green Lodging Steward in the Green Lodging Michigan Program. Environmental stewardship has been a strong focus of Kettunen Center for some time. Since its beginning, Kettunen Center has focused on environmental stewardship and preservation. When Kettunen Center opened in... 1961 as the first 4-H volunteer and youth training center in the nation, the buildings were constructed to minimize the building imprint on the land. The center has been through two major renovations, and each time there has been a focus on environmental conservation. Since 1988, Kettunen Center has offered environmental education programs . hese programs, taught by Kettunen Center staff members, are designed to meet the Michigan Curriculum Framework for science standards and benchmarks.Read More