Creating a team for Sustainable Stillwater MN’s Clean Energy Challenge is a simple way to turn individual actions into collective impact. Invite your neighbors or co-workers, track climate-friendly actions together, and see how small steps can add up to meaningful change for our community.

When the world feels heavy and events beyond our control create uncertainty, community is where our power lives. Sustainable Stillwater MN is rooted in stewardship, resilience, and showing up for one another—because small, local actions, taken together, can create real and lasting impact. It starts right here.

We’re excited to welcome Scott Kneeskern to the Sustainable Stillwater MN Board of Directors. A Stillwater resident since 2021, Scott brings a strong commitment to ethical, sustainable design, community engagement, and local climate action. His passion for clear communication and hands-on sustainability aligns closely with our mission to create meaningful change at the local level.

Food and waste choices have a bigger impact on climate change than many of us realize—but small, everyday actions can make a meaningful difference. Join Sustainable Stillwater MN’s Clean Energy Challenge to eat greener, waste less, and track how many tons of CO₂ you save along the way.

Through his ongoing support and volunteerism, Jeff Riegle has played an important role in advancing sustainability efforts in the St. Croix Valley. His dedication to community and planet is now being recognized with the Principal Financial Network Community Service Award.

Sustainable Stillwater MN has been awarded a $10,000 Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant to support strategic planning, stronger messaging, and long-term organizational growth. We’re deeply grateful to the Andersen Foundations and the St. Croix Valley Foundation for this meaningful investment in our mission and our future.

In 2025, Sustainable Stillwater MN grew in impact, deepened partnerships, and brought more people together than ever before around local climate action. From record-setting community events to expanded funding and policy influence, this year showed what’s possible when a community leads—because It Starts Right Here.

Thank you to Cornerstone Auto for their generous $2,500 donation to Sustainable Stillwater MN, supporting expanded EV charging in Stillwater and the St. Croix Valley. This contribution is helping advance EV charging and strengthen our community’s clean transportation future.

A beloved Scandinavian holiday tradition came to life as one Mission: Possible Gala Silent Auction winner enjoyed a hands-on lefse making day with Nancy Lyner. From Grandma’s treasured recipe to Swedish glögg and a cozy lunch, the experience was filled with warmth, tradition, and community.