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Sanctuary Celebration
Sanctuary Celebration
Community celebration event at the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, with live music, food vendors, activities, information about the future Wakan Tipi Center, and more.
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Aquatic Invaders Summit II
The upcoming Aquatic Invaders Summit II is a timely opportunity for local governments, communities and their partners — lake associations, lake improvement districts, service providers, angling and conservation groups, hospitality industry businesses, chambers of commerce, boat manufacturers, water service providers and others — to share, learn and plan together for effective, local AIS prevention in... Read more »
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1st Annual Benefit Breakfast
1st Annual Benefit Breakfast
Please mark your calendars for Fresh Energy’s first annual benefit breakfast, a great opportunity to learn about positive energy solutions and the progress we can make together.Featured speaker Ramez Naam, a computer scientist, futurist, and award-winning author, will inspire us all. Ramez spent 13 years at Microsoft, developing early versions of Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer. Now an acclaimed thought... Read more »
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Make and Take Rain Barrel Workshop – Just $35!
Make and Take Rain Barrel Workshop – Just $35!
What’s one of the simplest, high-impact ways to save water and help protect our watershed? Using a rain barrel.Join us on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 from 6pm to 7:30pm for our popular rain barrel workshop where we’ll discuss the watershed-friendly benefits of rain barrels in more detail, then review how to build, incorporate, install and... Read more »
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Collect native seed + cut cottonwood seedlings at Heritage Village Park
Collect native seed + cut cottonwood seedlings at Heritage Village Park
Join us on Saturday, October 8, 2016 from 9:00am to 11:00am at Heritage Village Park, just south of St. Paul in Inver Grove Heights.In 2005, FMR wrote a natural resource management plan to help guide restoration of the park. Today, the park has over 30 acres of restored, native prairie, as well as areas of... Read more »
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Using Native Perennials for Attracting Pollinators and Improving Water Quality
Using Native Perennials for Attracting Pollinators and Improving Water Quality
On Saturday morning, October 8, 2016, the City of Woodbury, Master Gardeners from Washington County, and the Woodbury-Cottage Grove Area League of Women Voters will be sponsoring a fall garden program: Using Native Perennials for Attracting Pollinators and Improving Water Quality. The program will be held at the Eagle Valley Golf Course Conference Room, 2600... Read more »
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Sustainability Storytelling: Going Beyond the Report
Sustainability Storytelling: Going Beyond the Report
Sustainability Storytelling: Going Beyond the ReportWednesday, October 12, 2016 – Renewal by Andersen, Cottage Grove Everyone loves a good story. However, research shows sustainability reports aren’t enough to tell corporate sustainability stories effectively. How can your business assure audiences that it’s positively impacting their social and environmental interests?Register now to explore why sharing your sustainability story... Read more »
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Sustainability Storytelling: Going Beyond the Report
Sustainability Storytelling: Going Beyond the Report
If you're a sustainability professional, professional communicator, HR professional, recruiter, or student, consider attending our upcoming Business and Environment Series event on storytelling and sustainability. You'll join others to explore how to effectively translate complex sustainability outcomes into great stories that connect, engage, and inspire your audiences. Register or learn more » Confirmed SpeakersKate Lilja... Read more »
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“How free enterprise can solve climate change” with Bob Inglis
“How free enterprise can solve climate change” with Bob Inglis
Former Congressman Bob Inglis (R-SC) traveled to Antarctica and Greenland during his second, three-year term in Congress (2005-10) and became convinced climate change was a problem and needed action. In July 2012, he founded and launched republicEn.org, which is centered on conservative principles and a free-enterprise solution to climate change. Inglis will talk about how... Read more »
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Help restore Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area, brush haul + celebration
Help restore Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area, brush haul + celebration
Join us on Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 9:00am to 12:00pm at Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area at the Flint Hills Resources Property in Inver Grove Heights.Working with FMR and Great River Greening ecologists and staff, volunteers will help protect these native plant communities by removing invasive species, primarily helping to stack pre-cut buckthorn brush, and assisting... Read more »
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Landscape for the River Workshop: Native Plants, Raingardens, Lawn Care for Water Quality (+ Winter Tips)
Landscape for the River Workshop: Native Plants, Raingardens, Lawn Care for Water Quality (+ Winter Tips)
Home lawn and garden practices significantly impact the health of the Mississippi River. In this brief but informative workshop,learn how you can become part of the solution. This workshop takes a how-to approach, suggesting local resources and quickly covering the most relevant information so you can begin taking steps to protect water quality this gardening... Read more »
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Goldstein Memorial Lecture on Environmental Policy and Economics
Goldstein Memorial Lecture on Environmental Policy and Economics
The Global Burden of Disease study (Lancet 2015) estimates that 7.8 million people died in 2013 due to ambient and household air pollution, lack of access to safe water and sanitation, and exposure to lead. Over 90% of these deaths occurred in low and middle income countries. Can economic analysis help reduce this burden in... Read more »
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Pipeline Fighting Benefit Concert – NoDAPL NoLine3
MN350 and Seahorse Productions Present: A #NoDAPL and #NoLine3Benefit! Join us for a benefit show to support on-the-ground organizing against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota and the Line 3 Replacement pipeline in Minnesota! Five amazing acts are donating their time and talents for the evening: Doc and Haley of Fairfax AK https://www.facebook.com/fairfax.alaska.3 Pragmation... Read more »
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Addressing Barriers to Community Solar
Addressing Barriers to Community Solar
In 2013, Minnesota passed legislation allowing companies to enable community solar garden programs. Since then, consumer subscribership in community solar gardens has demonstrated tremendous interest, but also has revealed a host of financial, regulatory, and social barriers. Participants at this event will explore lessons learned from the implementation of Minnesota’s community solar programs and ways... Read more »
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Policy Forum: Addressing Barriers to Community Solar
Policy Forum: Addressing Barriers to Community Solar
In 2013, the state of Minnesota passed legislation to enable community solar garden programs. Minnesota’s solar laws put us at the forefront of states wrestling with how to best make community solar broadly accessible, financeable, and compatible with other state and local policy goals. In the past three years, we’ve learned a great deal about... Read more »
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