Recent Changes

Calendar

• 2/6-3/1/12 Exhibition: Smarter Living - The 2,000 Watt Society  added 2/3
• 2/8 A Sip of Science - Rivers, Plate Tectonics, and People: Life on the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta  added 2/1
• 2/11 Finger Puppets and Felted Creatures - Minnesota Waldorf School New Folk Initiative  added 2/1
• 2/11 Finger Puppets and Felted Creatures - MWS Folk School Initiative  added 1/17
• 2/14 WC CERT Winter Networking Workshop 2012  added 2/1
• 2/21-2/22/12 22nd Annual Duluth Energy Design Conference and Expo  added 2/3
• 2/21 Adaptive Management in the Face of Climate Change  added 2/3
• 2/21 Free Class - Cultivating Value: A Socially Responsible Approach to Managing your Investment Portfolio.  added 1/6
• 2/23 New tools for putting environmental life cycle thinking into action  added 1/30
• 2/27 2012 Third Crop Producer Meeting: Local Foods and Third Crops  added 2/3
• 2/29 Putting the "Fun" Back in "Infrastructure": The Electric System and the Future of Energy  added 2/3
• 3/1 Building Thriving Communities with Minnesota GreenStep Cities  added 2/3
• 3/1 Solar Works! in Woodbury  added 1/27
• 3/8-3/9/12 24th Annual Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Conference and Trade Show  added 2/3
• 3/10-3/11/12 Build a Personal Solar Station  added 1/30
• 3/22 Minnesota Farmers' Market Association Spring Conference and Annual Meeting  added 2/3
• 3/23-3/24/12 Twin Cities Sustainable Communities Conference  added 2/3
• 4/21 2012 Iron Range Earth Fest  added 2/3
• 5/5-5/6/12 Living Green Expo  added 2/3
• 8/4-8/7/12 Leave No Trace Master Educator Course  added 1/20

Ongoing events

• MCAD Sustainable Design Online Courses & Related Film Series  added 1/11

Jobs

• Position available: 1 Mississippi Campaign Intern (paid)   added 1/24
• Position available: Assistant City Administrator   added 1/30
• Position available: Assistant Professor, Sustainable Community Development   added 1/31
• Position available: Bicycle Mechanic   added 1/20
• Position available: City Planner/Receptionist   added 1/30
• Position available: Communications Associate   added 2/3
• Position available: Community Development Specialist   added 1/20
• Position available: County Land Commissioner   added 1/30
• Position available: Development Manager   added 2/2
• Position available: EDA Executive Director   added 1/20
• Position available: Executive Director   added 1/31
• Position available: Executive Director   added 1/20
• Position available: Executive Director   added 1/30
• Position available: Extension Educator - Community Economics, Crookston, MN   added 2/1
• Position available: Farm Interns (up to 6 positions, paid)   added 1/11
• Position available: Internships - many! (paid)   added 1/11
• Position available: Lake Superior Project Leader   added 2/3
• Position available: Northwest MN Field Crew Member (AmeriCorps position)   added 1/20
• Position available: Office & Distribution Assistant (unpaid intern)   added 2/1
• Position available: Outreach Coordinator   added 2/1
• Position available: Planning Director   added 1/30
• Position available: Program Administrator   added 2/1
• Position available: Program Director   added 1/23
• Position available: RC&D Office and Program Manager   added 2/1
• Position available: Resource Center Manager (unpaid intern)   added 2/1
• Position available: Social Media Coordinator (unpaid intern)   added 2/1
• Position available: Soil and Water Conservation Development Division Director   added 1/20
• Position available: Solar Energy Supply Chain Manufacturing Specialist   added 1/17
• Position available: Special Projects and Operations Intern (paid)   added 2/2
• Position available: Systems Integrity Manager   added 2/2
• Position available: Water Monitoring Program Coordinator   added 1/24
• Position available: Watershed Restoration Specialist   added 1/31
• Position available: Youth Educator/Program Assistant   added 1/17

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McSCN Members

• Canny, Kristin , MN   joined 1/23
• Falk, Tamra Robbinsdale, MN   joined 1/30
• Gottfried, Jason Minneapolis, MN   joined 2/1
• Kalb, Robert Cedar Falls, IA   joined 1/10
• Kosluchar, James Fridley, MN   joined 1/18
• Krivit, Dan Lake Elmo, MN   joined 1/17
• Larson, Roger Maplewood, MN   joined 1/10
• Metreaud, Yuuki Minneapolis, MN   joined 1/16
• Mulch, Rubber Lakewood, NJ   joined 1/18
• Narvaez, Guillermo St Paul, MN   joined 1/30
• Nelson, Christine Red Lake Falls, MN   joined 1/25
• Olson, Pam , MN   joined 1/24
• Tessler, Henry Lakewood, NJ   joined 1/18
• Wilcox, Anita Corrales, NM   joined 1/31
• Woitalla, Randy Becker, MN   joined 1/9
• Zastrow, Sam Minneapolis, MN   joined 1/16

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Resource Directory

• 2012 American Forest & Paper Association Recycling Awards added 1/12
  This national award recognizes outstanding paper recycling efforts.
  
• 2012 Reuben Youngerberg Memorial Biodiesel Essay Scholarship Contest added 1/12
  This scholarship contest, open to all high school seniors in Minnesota with plans to attend postsecondary education, seeks entries about topics related to biodiesel.
  
• 2012 Work for Water Art and Design Contest added 1/12
  Thia contest invites high school students to inspire Minnesotans to take action to protect our waters.
  
• Decreasing Holiday Food Waste added 1/12
  There are a number of opportunities for reducing food waste, a significant component of municipal solid waste, during the holiday season.
  
• Direct and Intermediated Marketing of Local Foods in the United States added 1/12
  This 2011 report uses nationally representative data on marketing of local foods to assess the relative scale of local food marketing channels.
  
• DNR Community Forest Grants added 1/12
  The Minnesota DNR offers grants to diversify Minnesota's community forests against pests, disease and damage.
  
• DNR Conservation Partners Legacy Grants added 1/12
  The Minnesota DNR is accepting applications for projects that enhance, restore or protect the forests, wetlands, prairies and habitat for fish, game or wildlife in Minnesota.
  
• Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Grants added 1/12
  Applications are invited for projects to improve water quality in the MWMO.
  
• PRI Cold Climate 2012 Design Competition: Cycling Re-Sources added 1/12
  This year's competition challenges entrants to create a self-sustaining system for growing annual or perennial food crops.
  
• Sustainable Holiday Ideas added 1/12
  There is a wide range of opportunities to reduce waste during the holiday season.
  
• Sustainable New Year's Resolutions added 1/12
  There are a number of ideas that might be considered for "sustainable" new year's resolutions.
  
• US EPA Environmental Justice Small Grants added 1/12
  Grants are available for communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues
  

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