Recent Changes

Calendar

• 3/11 Managing Risk During Construction: Practical Tips for Reducing Erosion and the Potential for Enforcement  added 2/12
• 3/11-3/12/10 Minnesota Erosion Control Association 2010 Annual Conference  added 2/19
• 3/12-3/13/10 2010 MAEE Conference: Strong Roots for a Strong Future  added 2/19
• 3/12-3/14/10 Midwest Real Food Summit  added 2/19
• 3/12 Trellis About It! Design Exhibition and Reception  added 3/9
• 3/16 Construction and Demolition Recycling Training and Accreditation Course  added 3/1
• 3/17 Greater Minnesota Green Builders Training - Southern Minnesota  added 2/18
• 3/17 Green Remodeling 101: How to Make Green Work for YOU  added 2/12
• 3/18 Greater Minnesota Green Builders Training - Northern Minnesota  added 2/18
• 3/20 Longfellow Sustainable Yards Workshops  added 2/10
• 3/23 Design Ideas for Eco-friendly Gardens  added 3/9
• 3/24 Networking in the Environmental Field  added 3/8
• 3/27 Agriculture and Water Summit  added 3/8
• 3/27 Community Garden Spring Resource Fair  added 2/19
• 3/28 Understanding Solar and Electricity in your Home  added 3/8
• 3/30 Design a Lawnless Garden  added 3/9
• 4/3 Urban Soils Workshop  added 3/9
• 4/10 Great River Greening Basic Supervisor Training  added 2/18
• 4/10 Urban Farming Production Skills  added 3/9
• 4/14 Metro CERT Spring Resource and Networking Event  added 3/10
• 4/16-4/17/10 Insect Management Lecture and Habitat Workshop  added 3/9
• 4/17 Uncas Dunes Brush Hauling Event  added 2/18
• 4/18 Bill McKibben- Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet  added 3/10
• 4/19 Food and Faith: Ethical Dimensions of America's Food System  added 3/1
• 4/21 Organic Food: What is it? Can it save the world?  added 3/10
• 4/22 Construction and Demolition Recycling Training and Accreditation Course  added 3/1
• 4/24 2010 Minnesota River Banquet  added 2/17
• 4/24 Arbor Day Tree and Shrub Potting Event  added 2/18
• 4/29-4/30/10 Cross-Sector Leadership for the Green Economy: Integrating Research and Practice  added 2/17
• 5/15 Pond Dakota Mission Restoration Event  added 2/18
• 5/19-5/21/10 Greening The Heartland  added 3/3
• 5/22 WaterFest 2010  added 3/4
• 5/27-5/28/10 Human Capital for Sustainable Economies  added 2/26
• 6/5 Spring Lake Regional Park Buckthorn Removal Event  added 2/18
• 6/12 Grey Cloud Island Restoration Event  added 2/18
• 10/24-10/26/10 Green Schools National Conference: Growing Green Schools Across America  added 2/11

Jobs

• Position available: Digital Photography Bridge to Nature Project - 10 positions   added 3/9
• Position available: Do It Green! Resource Center Manager   added 2/17
• Position available: Environmental Specialist - Water Quality Intern   added 3/1
• Position available: Event Coordination and Outreach Internship (unpaid)   added 2/15
• Position available: FT Seasonal Restoration Technician   added 3/4
• Position available: Interpreter Nauturalists   added 2/23
• Position available: MinnAqua - BOW Intern   added 3/2
• Position available: Minnesota GREEN PAGES Directory Coordinator   added 2/17
• Position available: PT Seasonal Restoration Technician   added 3/4
• Position available: Recycling and Environmental Coordinator   added 2/26
• Position available: Summer Institute Intern   added 3/10
• Position wanted: Green Beancounter   added 2/23
• Position wanted: Senior Mechanical Engineer   added 2/15

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McSCN Members

• Burns, Tara St Paul, MN   joined 2/18
• Cronin, Spencer Bloomington, MN   joined 2/16
• Dill, Terri Savage, MN   joined 3/4
• Elder, Brian Minneapolis, MN   joined 2/23
• Kirkegaard, Phil Minnetonka, MN   joined 3/8
• Martinez, Valerie Minneapolis, MN   joined 3/1
• Olson, Rylie Stacy, MN   joined 2/26
• Pates, Gregory Minneapolis, MN   joined 2/16
• Pollock, Scott Grand Marais, MN   joined 2/25
• Ray, Jack Minneapolis, MN   joined 2/14
• Ries, Natalie Minneapolis, MN   joined 3/5
• Rossing, Mary Northfield, MN   joined 3/3
• Schnell, Johanna Grand Rapids, MN   joined 3/2
• Shepard, Chris LeRoy, MN   joined 2/15
• Strauss, Genna PIne River, MN   joined 2/11

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Resource Directory

• 2009 Mn/DOT Complete Streets Report added 2/18
  This 30-page report discusses the feasibility of implementing a Complete Streets policy in Minnesota.
  
• Communities Creating Healthy Environments (CCHE) grants added 2/18
  Thse grants aim to prevent childhood obesity by increasing access to healthy foods and safe places to play in communities of color.
  
• Conservation Design Scorecard added 3/10
  The Conservation Design Scorecard is a tool to help communities understand, plan for and assess development for good Conservation Design elements: providing an equitable way for communities to balance their development objectives with achievable conservation goals.
  
• Minnesota Rural-Urban Connections Videoconferences added 2/18
  Minnesota Rural Partners is hosting a series of videoconferences through May 2010 to encourage conversations across the state about rural - urban connections.
  
• Nominations and Registration Open for 2010 Environmental Initiative Awards added 3/2
  With applications due by March 12, 2010, these awards are presented annually to innovative, collaborative projects that have harnessed the power of partnership to produce tangible, positive environmental outcomes in Minnesota.
  
• Overshoot, by William R. Catton, Jr. added 2/18
  This book offers a prescient and compelling analysis of humanity's dependence upon the Earth that is rooted in ecological sciences.
  
• Transition US added 2/18
  This California-based nonprofit supports transition initiatives throughout the US, in which individuals are working together to help their communities become more resilient in the face of climate, energy, and economic challenges.
  
• Using the GreenPrint for Minnesota added 2/18
  The third edition of A GreenPrint for Minnesota is the state plan for environmental education for 2008-2018; a series of five peppy videos helps to demonstrate how this document is useful.
  

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MnSCN Update

• Issue 260 - Jan 28,2010
• Issue 261 - Feb 11,2010
• Issue 262 - Feb 25,2010

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