Drinking Water Infrastructure: Strategies for Closing the Funding Gap

Saint Paul Student Center 2017 Buford Circle, Saint Paul, MN

Access to safe and reliable drinking water is something that’s easy to take for granted, but is Minnesota’s water infrastructure up to the task? The state faces an estimated $7.4 billion in drinking water infrastructure costs over the next twenty years – with water system needs outpacing available funding for repairs and upgrades.Join Environmental Initiative... Read more »

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Congressman Ellison’s Zero Waste Fair

Eureka Recycling 2828 Kennedy Street Northeast, Minneapolis, MN

Zero Waste Fair FlyerCongressman Keith Ellison is hosting a Zero Waste Fair. Come learn about the movement to end garbage and find out how to better recycle and compost. In case of rain the meeting will be at Minneapolis Urban League:2100 Plymouth Avenue North, MinneapolisPlease call 612-522-1212 or email Nicky.Leingag@mail.house.gov with questions or requests. 

Make & Take Rain Barrel Workshop – Just $35!

Apple Valley Senior Center 14601 Hayes Rd., Apple Valley, MN

What's one of the simplest, high-impact ways to save water and help protect our watershed? Using a rain barrel. Join us on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 6:00pm 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... Read more »

Lop and remove sumac at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA

Grey Cloud Dunes SNA MN

Volunteers are needed to join Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) at the Grey Cloud Dunes SNA on Thursday, June 30 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to help remove sumac, a shrubby tree that would otherwise overtake this vital habitat. Home to a rare dry prairie, this area provides essential native bee, butterfly and wildlife... Read more »

Training for Duluth Hearing on Twin Metals

Evergreen Community Center 5830 Grand Ave, Duluth, MN

Join us for an organizing meeting to get ready for the July 13th public input session on Twin Metals' mineral leases next to the Boundary Waters! We'll get you up to speed on the procedure if you want to testify, let you know about pre-hearing and post-hearing events, fill you in on volunteer opportunities at... Read more »

Have Your Say: Twin Metals Hearing

DECC - Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center 350 Harbor Dr, Duluth, MN

Join the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness to say "No Twin Metals, protect the BWCA."This public hearing is part of a input period on the Twin Metals sulfide mine proposal. Twin Metals seeks to renew two expired federal mineral leases for another 10 years. These leases are on the edge of the Boundary Waters... Read more »

Climate Change: Current Trends & Innovations for Cleaner Air

Boneshaker Books 2002 23rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

Join for a presentation about climate change of today, where it is going, and what technologies are in development to help solve the carbon dioxide problem. Ph.D. student Hannah Rose from the ASU Center for Negative Carbon Emissions will give a 45 minute presentation, then open to questions from the audience. This event is open... Read more »

Building Minnesota’s Climate Action Plan

Science Museum of Minnesota 120 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul, MN

Climate Solutions & Economic Opportunities Analysis: What We Learned and What's NextJoin us for a presentation and discussion with the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board about climate action planning to meet state greenhouse gas emission goals. We’ll explore immediate actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, long-term strategies that could be started now, and pilot programs to... Read more »

Stencil storm drains in downtown St. Paul + taproom outing at Tin Whiskers Brewery

Tin Whiskers Brewery (and downtown St. Paul) MN

Join us Monday, July 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. as we head out to the nearby downtown streets for a stenciling activity! Armed with spray paint, a stencil and traffic cones (courtesy of St. Paul Public Works) we'll stencil "Keep 'em Clean, Drains to River" next to storm drains. Volunteers also distribute educational door hangers to... Read more »

MN350 Social Media Training

MN 350 2104 Stevens Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

Social media can be a very useful organizing tool! Learn how MN350 uses social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to communicate with the public and spread awareness of climate justice issues. At this training, we will be teaching the basics of organizing through social media, and talking about a few tools you can use... Read more »