Join National NAACP Environmental Justice Director Jacqui Patterson and the Minnesota Just Solar Coalition for Just Solar: A People's Movement Assembly on March 10th! Join us on March 10th to share your vision of a “Just Solar” Economy. We’ll hear from NAACP Environmental Justice Director about what is happening around the nation, and then we’ll... Read more »
Join Shiloh Temple International Ministries, Cooperative Energy Futures, and the Just Solar Coalition as we celebrate boots on the roof of Shiloh Temple. In February 2018 construction will begin on the first “Just Community Solar” Array in Minnesota. This array will host 630 panels or 204 KW of power that will provide electricity for Shiloh... Read more »
The workshop will focus on how to incorporate cover crops into different farming practices and the importance of cover crop seed origination. Presenters will also talk about cover crop species and establishment, as well as a "Year One" cover crop plan. Speakers will include "Cover Crop Champion" Tom Cotter of Austin, Minn., who raises row... Read more »
On February 22, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will consider whether to require a full tribal resources survey before deciding to approve or deny the Line 3 pipeline. Line 3 is a project by the Canadian pipeline company Enbridge to build a huge tar sands pipeline across northern Minnesota, the Mississippi River, and tribal treaty... Read more »
Students and Fixed income $15, General $35 In a year when the Federal Government is gutting, weakening and/or reversing environmental protections, many Minnesota local government entities are staying focused on the needed science and water quality solutions. The 2018 Watershed Summit examines some innovative best practices in play and protections enforced and where we need... Read more »
Join the St. Croix River Association, Washington Conservation District, and Lift Bridge Brewery for a pop up informational session on rain garden landscaping. Representatives from the St. Croix River Association and Washington Conservation District will be at Lift Bridge Brewery from 5pm-7pm on Tuesday February 27th to talk about this wonderful way to help care... Read more »
Electric vehicles provide a new opportunity for cleaner and more efficient transportation, but how do they work here in Minnesota? Join Jukka Kukkonen, Fresh Energy electric vehicle consultant, on Tuesday, February 27, as he presents at the University of Minnesota Rochester Connects speaker series about the technologies behind this shift, models available in Minnesota, and... Read more »
Over the years, the Land Stewardship Project has been successful because our members and supporters speak up, we organize, and we show up. We tackle threats before they are proposed and we come prepared. The 2018 Minnesota Legislative Session starts on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Join us as we prepare for the 2018 Minnesota Legislative Session... Read more »
Join your colleagues as we celebrate 125 years of successful advocacy for transportation funding! You will hear directly from legislative leaders in transportation - both past and present - and get the latest information you need on what is happening with transportation funding. 2018 is an important bonding year as well as an important session... Read more »
Note: This workshop is also being held in St. Paul on March 13. Join FMR staff for an engaging and informative workshop about city planning for our national park on the Mississippi River, and how you can help. New state rules require each of the 25 cities and townships along the river within the national park... Read more »