Thanks for Getting Away with Us
Give to the Max Day Getaway Last Thursday, we celebrated Give to the Max Day in a somewhat unconventional way: with a happy hour. If you’re not familiar with Give...
Ellen Anderson: Critical Collaborator
While all Environmental Initiative awards celebrate the exceptional and remarkable people in the environmental field, the Critical Collaborator category is in a class of its own. It is the recognition...
Small Business Sustainability Leadership: Liberty Apartments & Townhomes
For the life of me, I will never understand how all of these incredible projects and people don’t make headlines on a regular basis. Perhaps it’s because of the ironic...
Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN: Champion for Sustainable Change
We all know the phrase: “Work smarter, not harder.” Well, the folks at Land O’Lakes decided to double-down on both. The Sustainable Leadership: Large Employer Award is given to an...
Rural Vitality Winner: The Root River Field to Stream Partnership
It’s a tried-and-true recipe: Combine good science (which needs all the allies it can get these days), hard work, and personal relationships Apply to difficult situation Learn lessons Repeat It’s...
And 2018 Award Winners are…
It’s hard to believe it’s already the time of year where we’re getting ready to celebrate the 2018 Environmental Initiative Awards. For those that don’t know, our awards program recognizes...
Convening & Collaborating in Grand Rapids
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: An environmentalist, a diesel vendor, and a public health worker are sitting around a table in Grand Rapids… Despite being tantalizing close to another...
Sitting Down with an Emerging Leader: Eliza Clark
In honor of our 25th anniversary, we’re taking the time to honor those who’ve been essential and influential in Minnesota’s environmental community. In addition to celebrating outstanding projects, we’re also recognizing...
The Triple Bottom Line in Action: Meet the Sustainable Business Winners
Private-sector leadership on environmental issues is a valuable, often over-looked complement to public policy. The Sustainable Business award recognizes such leaders for their sustainable practices and sector-based solutions as they...
Rice Creek Commons is Common Sense – Meet the Natural Resource Winners
The Natural Resources category award is given to collaborative efforts that implement sustainable solutions to preserve, protect, or restore Minnesota’s land, water, biological diversity, and other natural resources. In the...