Wind on the Wires is hosting a premier networking event for the renewable energy sector that includes a focus on “what’s on the horizon” for renewable energy and how renewables and storage can partner to ensure a bright renewable energy future. The event will be September 11 at The St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul,... Read more »
RSVP to Robin Moore, rmoore@landstewardshipproject.org, 320-269-2105 This "Conservation Legacy and Working Lands" workshop will cover managing your land for stewardship, whether it’s cropland or pasture you rent out, your own cropland, or land ill-suited for row crops. We will talk about conservation leases and ways that landowners and land lessors/renters can build soil together, land legacy programs,... Read more »
The Governor’s Committee on Pollinator Protection was created to advise the Governor, the Environmental Quality Board, the Interagency Pollinator Protection team, and participating agencies on pollinator policy and programs. Community members are welcome to attend. Around 12:45 PM during this meeting, the Committee will take public comment.
Rambling River Park is a beautiful 76-acre park located in Farmington bordered on the south and east by the Vermillion River. The Vermillion River is a unique resource that provides vital wildlife habitat, scenic beauty and recreational opportunities such as kayaking and trout fishing. The Vermillion is also a major Mississippi River tributary and directly... Read more »
Join us for an evening of live storytelling and inspiration from changemakers across the country as they share their journeys to 100% clean energy. This dynamic group of heroes is leading the charge to shift how our country is powered — and who has power. FEATURED STORYTELLERS: Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Salt Lake City Mayor... Read more »
RSVP to Karen Stettler, LSP, 507-523-3366, stettler@landstewardshipproject.org This workshop is being sponsored by the Land Stewardship Project and the National Young Farmers Coalition. Accessing land is one of the most complex financial decisions that you will make as a farmer. In this workshop, which is designed for aspiring and early career farmers, we will prepare... Read more »
Check-in is 9:30am. Event starts at 10:00am. 15 - 20 mile route to be determined The 23rd Annual Sierra Club Bike Tour is a fun, leisurely ride that highlights clean transportation, green space, and sustainable development. The route will roughly follow the Luce Line Trail in the western metro. Guest speakers at rest stops will inform and engage us... Read more »
Many communities and schools are joining in the movement for more walking and biking as a part of active transportation. To support this movement, the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota announces the new Minnesota Walk! Bike! Fun! Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Curriculum. The new Walk! Bike! Fun! curriculum is written to encourage more children to walk or bike to school... Read more »
(Please park on the west side of the building or on the street) The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has grants available for innovative farmers. At this Land Stewardship Project meeting we will discuss what it takes to successfully complete and submit one of these grants or to help develop an idea you might have. Michael... Read more »
Kathy Hollander, a citizen activist who for five years was a full-time volunteer organizer, lobbyist, and leader with MN350 in the effort to prompt action on climate change, tells the truth about the Alberta Tar Sands, oil train safety, and the ongoing fight to stop or re-route the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline. Kathy Hollander spent a career in... Read more »