In 2018, the City of Saint Paul plans to construct significant enhancements on the Margaret St Bike Boulevard, which runs through the East Side from Forest St all the way to McKnight Rd. This federally-funded project will include five traffic circles, numerous bump-outs, sidewalks on all or parts of 4 blocks where none currently exist,... Read more »
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are hosting two public meetings to accept public comments on draft permits for the proposed PolyMet mine. Join Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness and other clean water advocates on February 7 and February 8 to make your voice heard. RSVP: DULUTH, MINNESOTA – THURSDAY,... Read more »
Are you ready for 2018? Public concern over pollinator decline is on the rise, and justifiably so. Both native bees and honey bees are struggling, putting natural ecosystems and agricultural systems at risk. Governor Dayton’s 2016 Executive Order to restore pollinator health will affect local, county and state land management practices. The Best Practices for Pollinators Summit will provide... Read more »
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 »