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North American Eco-Municipality Network
-Eco-municipalities: A Model for Sustainable Communities in Wisconsin
-Eco-municipalities: A Model for Sustainable Communities in Wisconsin
Minnesota Communities Sustainability Network
This site has been designed to provide Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) members and others with
information, access to resources, opportunities for networking, and inspiration on the topic of sustainable communities.
NextStep site users have the ability to post information and resources on the site as well as to access the resources and
information posted on the site.
This site has been designed to provide Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) members and others with
information, access to resources, opportunities for networking, and inspiration on the topic of sustainable communities.
NextStep site users have the ability to post information and resources on the site as well as to access the resources and
information posted on the site.
The Natural Step
The Natural Step is an international not-for-profit organisation dedicated to education, advisory work and research in
sustainable development. Since 1989, we have worked with thousands of corporations, municipalities, academic institutions and
not-for-profit organisations that have proven that moving strategically toward sustainability leads to new opportunities, reduced
costs, and dramatically reduced ecological and social impacts.
The Natural Step is an international not-for-profit organisation dedicated to education, advisory work and research in
sustainable development. Since 1989, we have worked with thousands of corporations, municipalities, academic institutions and
not-for-profit organisations that have proven that moving strategically toward sustainability leads to new opportunities, reduced
costs, and dramatically reduced ecological and social impacts.
| Health - Good Food Strategies You can be a guiding force in the establishment of a healthy, green, fair and affordable food system. Using this checklist, pick five “good food’ strategies you will accomplish in the next few months and build from there. Start at home, you may be surprised to find you are doing some already! |
Sustainability Toolkit
Toolkit for local government.
Toolkit for local government.
Lacrosse Strategic Plan
The City & County of La Crosse Strategic Plan for Sustainability documents the vision, goals, and actions for both
organizations in their efforts to adopt and implement sustainability in long-range planning, policy efforts, and daily operations.
This coordinating document records current efforts toward sustainability, identifies a baseline for various efforts and also new
projects and programs, and helps prioritize where the City and County should focus their efforts, laying out the action steps and
priorities necessary today for achieving this broad vision in the future.
The City & County of La Crosse Strategic Plan for Sustainability documents the vision, goals, and actions for both
organizations in their efforts to adopt and implement sustainability in long-range planning, policy efforts, and daily operations.
This coordinating document records current efforts toward sustainability, identifies a baseline for various efforts and also new
projects and programs, and helps prioritize where the City and County should focus their efforts, laying out the action steps and
priorities necessary today for achieving this broad vision in the future.
Red Wing Local Foods Council Steering Committee
The Steering Committee was organized as Phase 2 of the Farmhouse Gathering @ the Anderson Center co-sponsored by the
Riverbend Market Cooperative, the U of M SE Region Experiment in Rural Cooperation, and the Anderson Center for
Interdisciplinary Studies. Phase one was a series of five meetings, modeled after the Natural Step Sustainability Groups done
the year before, with speakers followed by small group discussions focusing on the benefits of a local/sustainable agricultural
system.
The Steering Committee was organized as Phase 2 of the Farmhouse Gathering @ the Anderson Center co-sponsored by the
Riverbend Market Cooperative, the U of M SE Region Experiment in Rural Cooperation, and the Anderson Center for
Interdisciplinary Studies. Phase one was a series of five meetings, modeled after the Natural Step Sustainability Groups done
the year before, with speakers followed by small group discussions focusing on the benefits of a local/sustainable agricultural
system.
| Welcome to Red Wing's East End A Sustainability Neighborhood |
Study Circle Guide
The natural step for communities - becoming sustainable.
The natural step for communities - becoming sustainable.
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Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip - Royal College of Art
Video on Climate Change by Leo Murray. Located in the heart of London, the Royal College of Art is the
only wholly postgraduate university of art and design in the world.
Video on Climate Change by Leo Murray. Located in the heart of London, the Royal College of Art is the
only wholly postgraduate university of art and design in the world.
Minnesota GreenStep Cities
Taking action with proven best practices
Interested in taking steps to make your city greener, save energy, and help address global warming? Take a
look at GreenStep Cities.
Taking action with proven best practices
Interested in taking steps to make your city greener, save energy, and help address global warming? Take a
look at GreenStep Cities.
The BP Disaster & Gardener's Choices by Clarence Bischoff
Gardeners can make a big difference just by making more informed choices about how we garden and
where we buy our produce.
Gardeners can make a big difference just by making more informed choices about how we garden and
where we buy our produce.