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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
Sustainable Growth Coalition All Member Meeting
The Sustainable Growth Coalition will convene all members on March 26, 2024. Contact Britta Dornfeld if you are interested in becoming a member. Read More
Cumulative impacts co-learning watch party with Clean Air Minnesota
1 – 2:30 p.m. – Streaming MPCA co-learning conversation 2:30 – 3 p.m. – Informal conversation The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is hosting the second co-learning conversation about implementing Minnesota’s new cumulative impact law on Tuesday, March 26. This… Read More
Midwest Row Crop Collaborative Steering Committee Meeting
The Midwest Row Crop Collaborative Steering Committee will convene for an all day retreat on March 27, 2024. To learn more about… Read More
Member Highlight: Dorsey & Whitney
Dorsey & Whitney is a longtime supporter of Environmental Initiative and sponsor of the 2024 Environmental Initiative Awards program.
Environmental technical assistance and engineering services
Environmental Initiative is requesting proposals from individuals or organizations to lead the data entry, assessment, analysis, and interpretation of financial and environmental field- and farm-level data from farmers participating in the Headwaters Agriculture Sustainability Partnership Return on Investment project to fulfill the requirements of the Edge Dairy USDA Partnership for Climates Smart Commodities subaward.
Key dates: Issued March 1. Responses due March 20.
Reach farmers faster
Are you trying to engage farmers in conservation agriculture? We teamed up with Trust in Food to better understand what it takes to accelerate producers’ voluntary engagement with conservation agriculture programs. Backed by research, our new tool provides organizations engaged in conservation agriculture initiatives with a step-by-step process to apply to outreach efforts.