I had the good fortune this past weekend of being able to bum a ride on the Mississippi River in St. Paul. If you were anywhere near the Twin Cities,… Read more »
Posts By: Minnesota Environmental Partnership
LCCMR on the road
For its fourth meeting, the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources moved out of the hallowed halls of the State Office Building and headed northward…
Cleveland: Invasive species in my heart.
Here’s to Cleveland!
LCCMR update
The third meeting of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) took place on Tuesday, September 19. In a move to foster forward momentum on the allocation of funds from the committee, outside speakers were invited to present their cases as to why their organizations deserved ongoing funding.
Hip hop take on fire restoration
Have you ever wanted to record a rap song about how fire benefits a grassland ecosystem? Well someone has beaten you to it. Two people actually. I don’t know who… Read more »
MEP’s new members
Last week the Minnesota Environmental Partnership board officially welcomed three new organizations to the partnership. Check them out:
New analysis on environmental funding
The Minnesota League of Conservation Voters Education Fund has just released a new report of environmental funding on the state level. In this update, the League continues their indepth analysis of how our state… Read more »
Shoot first, ask for public comment later?
The U.S. Coast Guard announced in August that it had identified a few locations in the Great Lakes where it wanted to practice shooting things to better protect the homeland. … Read more »
Statewide Conservation Plan Comment Opportunity
The 2006 legislature allocated money for the creation of a “Comprehensive Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan.” To facilitate who will get to create this plan, a Request for Proposals (RFP)… Read more »
Great Lakes Town Hall
MEP’s Northeast Program Coordinator Julie O’Leary is a guest author this week on the Great Lakes Town Hall website (http://www.greatlakestownhall.org/), a space on the web dedicated to facilitating public discussions from people… Read more »