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Antique Woodworks
Antique Woodworks offers reclaimed wood products including: flooring, countertops, bar tops, fireplace mantels, furniture, hand-hewn beams, barn siding, and complete buildings.... more info
Awarenessideas.com - A Division of Flexi Display
Awarenessideas.com is your resource for energy conservation, recycling, safety and promotional marketing awareness materials.... more info
Big House/Small Lot Shoreland Ordinance
Becker County commissioners adopted an ordinance in 2008 that allows people to rebuild on nonconforming (smaller) lots, but requires stormwater runoff mitigations.... more info
Center for Small Towns
The Center assists Minnesota's small towns with locally identified issues by creating applied learning opportunities for faculty and students.... more info
Choices for Sustainable Living Discussion Circles: Materials available from the Northwest Earth Institute
The Northwest Earth Institute (www.nwei.org) offers seven discussion courses on sustainability, simplicity and ecological issues. These are wonderful resources for those wishing to build community, inspire action, and engage in dialogue with others around important issues.... more info
Community Builders Awards for Women in Northwestern Minnesota
Awards are given annually that recognize women in northwestern Minnesota who have demonstrated leadership in improving the quality of their own life or of those around them.... more info
Dovetail Partners
Information about Dovetail Partners' activities and accomplishments, and announcements about events, issues, and information related to sustainable forestry.... more info
Earthwise Foods
The partners of this Crookston farm are betting on the future of identity-preserved, non-GMO and organic crops.... more info
Ecological Assistance from the DNR
The MN DNR has ecologists who can assist with comprehensive planning, the development of zoning and subdivision ordinances, parks and open space planning, and protection and stewardship of public and private lands.... more info
Environmental Initiatives - award-winning case studies from 2003
Case studies of winners of awards in 2003 from the Minnesota Environmental Initiative illustrate collaborative approaches to environmental improvement.... more info
Forestedge Winery
In LaPorte, Paul and Sharon Schuster along with partner, John Wildmo are growing, fermenting and bottling fruit wines.... more info
Fortin Consulting Inc.
Fortin Consulting is an environmental consulting firm. We are a women-owned small business. We can help you protect your natural resources & give you the tools & support to do so. From restoration to water quality, we will help you achieve your goals.... more info
Free Paint for Community Projects
Awards of free paint and other coating materials are made annually for restoration and beautification projects for communities outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area.... more info
Grants for Northern MN Farm-Based Energy Projects
Grants are available from the USDA for voluntary conservation programs on working farms, including on-farm energy management.... more info
Great Lakes Directory
A northern Minnesota environmental resource and online directory, including information about area environmental issues, events and organizations (including nonprofits, government agencies, educational centers and a few businesses).... more info
Home Exchange
Home Exchange Home Swap worldwide vacation travel - I stay in your home while you stay in mine - International home exchange holiday - and Vacation Rental service.... more info
Lake Water Quality Linked to Property Values
A study of Minnesota lakes reveals that water clarity is the most important factor in determining lakeshore property values.... more info
Lindbergh Foundation Grants
Grants are given to individuals working on projects that demonstrate a balance between technology and the environment.... more info
Minnesota Initiative Foundations
Grants and loans supporting economic development, leadership development, community building, and families, youth, and seniors.... more info
Minnesota's Natural Heritage: An Ecological Perspective
A book by John Tester that offers a beautiful and comprehensive examination of Minnesota's geology, climate, ecosystems, and future prospects for our environment. Published by University of Minnesota Press, 1995.... more info
Model Sustainable Downtown Plan
This free 87-page document (plus appendices) is designed for towns and small cities interested in linking the redevelopment of their downtown with sustainable development principles.... more info
North House Folk School
A beautiful Grand Marais setting for learning traditional folk arts and crafts that augments a person's pursuit of a more sustainable way of living.... more info
Northern Tier High Technology Corridor
An online business resource for northern Minnesota, providing Minnesota economic development tools, information on Minnesota assistance for nonprofit businesses, RFP listings, Minnesota communities of practice and collaborative knowledge management.... more info
Northwest Minnesota Foundation grants
Grants are available to public agencies or private nonprofit organizations in Northwest Minnesota for activities that protect natural assets, enhance social assets, and strengthen and diversify economic assets.... more info
Pine to Prairie GIS User Group
The Pine to Prairie GIS User Group is open to anyone in Minnesota, the Dakotas and beyond that has an interest in GIS. Meetings are held quarterly in Fergus Falls, MN. The group also has a web site which features a Bulletin Board System (BBS), allowing users from across the state to participate.... more info
Rainy River First Nations
This community of Ojibwe has spearheaded a monitoring project of the Rainy River; a waterway that borders Minnesota and Ontario, Canada.... more info
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
The Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships program is a research and outreach partnership between Minnesota citizens and University of Minnesota faculty, staff and students.... more info
River Keepers
River Keepers is a nonprofit organization that works to advocate sustainable uses of the Red River of the North.... more info
Sustainability through Celtic letters and the use of recreated Bos Primigenius
In our Celtic histories, men did ride bulls and tie the head of one beast to the tail of another, a small proof of the tame and calm nature of ancient cattle. Diarmid cattle represent a tool to recreate diversity on Earth as well as to prevent forest fires. In the next 30- 50 years 1/2 of all flora and fauna is expected to become extinct or endangered!... more info
Sustainable Media
Copywriting and environmentally-themed digital photography promoting sustainability.... more info
Viking Valley Hunt Club
Les and Bette Bensch run a 400-acre soybean farm that they have planted with native grasses to encourage wildlife habitat. They have also turned a marginal farm into a hunting and shooting business they say earns five times the revenue of a conventional farm.... more info
Watersheds and River Basins of Minnesota
The MPCA's web site provides comprehensive information on the 10 major river basins in the state, including contact people.... more info
White Earth Land Recovery Project
White Earth Land Recovery Project's mission is to restore and recover tribal land while promoting traditional practices and values.... more info
Wildwood Rustic Furnishings
Duane Shoup's Wildwood Rustic Furnishings features custom made split maple and bentwood custom rockers, rustic pine lab benches and more.... more info
Wind Energy Development for Municipal Utilities
This guide assists municipal utility staff in evaluating the costs and benefits of wind energy for their city, and includes information about how to monitor, select sites, analyze data, and conduct a cost-benefit analysis.... more info