For nearly a decade, Conservation Minnesota has worked to provide opportunities for community leaders, staff liaisons, and volunteer advisory commissioners who serve on city environmental, sustainability, or natural resources commissions to connect across borders and learn from colleagues and experts. In partnership with GreenStep Cities & Tribal Nations, this year’s forum focused on community engagement efforts and the impacts of hazardous air quality.
Minnesotans care about our land, water, and air. This fall, Minnesotans will elect a new governor, state senators, state representatives, and municipal leaders—and we have the opportunity to choose representatives who will work to uphold these values. Inside this issue, you’ll find a rundown of our state’s top conservation issues that are likely to be impacted by Minnesota’s next class of legislators.
This morning, Governor Walz signed an executive order directing the Minnesota DNR and MPCA to halt all permitting and environmental review for nonferrous mineral mining projects in the Rainy River Headwaters Watershed—home to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
In a time of division and distrust, Conservation Minnesota members helped pass important laws through a divided legislature, helped students and adults alike find their “why” for taking environmental action, and helped educate and connect thousands of Minnesotans with the officials who represent them.
