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Latest News & Ideas
Northside Safety NET brings on new interns
Northside Safety NET has welcomed eight new interns and welcomed back five interns from the original cohort for this year of programming. Learn more about our interns and consider supporting them as they learn about environmental justice in their community.
Report: Conservation practices benefit the environment and local farmer’s bottom line
A recent return-on-investment study of dairy operations in central Minnesota found that profitability and environmental stewardship are complimentary. The study analyzed 10 farms and found that on average the farms demonstrated improved environmental and financial outcomes compared to benchmarks.
Sustainable Growth Coalition hosts deconstruction tour and embodied carbon learning lab
A recent study revealed that embodied carbon – the emissions generated from the raw material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, construction and disposal of building materials – accounts for roughly 11% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Practitioners in the building industry are…
Upcoming Events
Creating With and For Water: Public Art Reception
Join Environmental Initiative and Source Water Protection Collaborative members for a free reception celebrating water-inspired community art created by Little Falls residents and artist-in-residence Su Legatt. Over the past five months, residents have undertaken… Read More
Board Meeting
The Board of Directors meets every other month to help Environmental Initiative build partnerships and work collaboratives to solve environmental problems. To learn more about our Board of Directors, visit their about us page. Read More
Headwaters Agriculture Sustainability Partnership Return on Investment Meeting
The Headwaters Agriculture Sustainability Partnership (HASP) Return on Investment (ROI) team meets every month to discuss farm data collection and analysis updates, insights, and application to conversation programs in the region. To learn more about the HASP ROI project, visit… Read More
Member Highlight: Barr Engineering
Barr Engineering is a longtime supporter of Environmental Initiative’s work, a sponsor for the Environmental Initiative Awards, and a member of the Sustainable Growth Coalition.
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The environmental problems we face are unjust, complex, and interwoven. We convene leaders from community, nonprofit, government, and business perspectives to solve them. Support our work with a donation now – Dec. 31 and have it matched dollar for dollar.
Conservation practices pay
A recent return-on-investment study of dairy operations in central Minnesota found that profitability and environmental stewardship are complimentary. The study analyzed 10 farms and found that on average the farms demonstrated improved environmental and financial outcomes compared to benchmarks.
Art and Water Repository
Environmental Initiative’s artist-in-residence program through the Source Water Protection Collaborative is just one resource at the intersection of citizen engagement and water. You can find more resources, including materials that may be useful for developing a new program, in our art and water repository.