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Inflation Reduction Act Delivers Affordable Clean Energy for Minnesota
It will lower energy costs for households and businesses, create manufacturing jobs for American workers, and deliver a clean, secure, and h
Sep 9, 20222 min read


Mayor supports and signed proclamation of "Lights Out" for the City of Stillwater
We did it! Mayor supports and signed a proclamation of "Lights Out" for the City of Stillwater!
Sep 8, 20221 min read


Browns Creek Birding Hike 8/27/2022
Bird City Stillwater had a great participant turnout for the recent birding hike along Browns Creek Trail!
Sep 6, 20221 min read


Bluebird Success At Last
Our second year was completed with 6 volunteers monitoring 15 nesting boxes. Last year we had 10 and added 5 more this year.
Sep 3, 20221 min read


Thank You Rain Garden Volunteers!
Our rain garden workgroup has spent many long hours over the last month weeding, digging up "volunteer" trees, and installing solarization m
Aug 31, 20221 min read


The Rise of Used EVs
Here are the 4 stories from it that are most important to EV owners.
Aug 17, 20221 min read


Welcome, Tiffany Parr, to SSMN's Board of Directors
Please give a warm welcome Tiffany Parr as our newest member of Sustainable Stillwater MN's Board of Directors.
Aug 12, 20221 min read


BTV Bike Rally: Volunteers & Riders Needed
We could use your help this weekend! The Stillwater Sunrise Rotary is having their second annual Bridge the Valley - Bike Rally on Sunday, A
Aug 11, 20222 min read


Presentation at Stillwater Library by Linda Countryman: Climate Change in Minnesota
Join Linda Countryman, retired environmental planner, member of the Sustainable Stillwater Board of Directors, and leader of GreenStep Citie
Jul 29, 20221 min read


One Hot Parade
Sustainable Stillwater MN's Green Business team marched in the Lumberjack Days Parade on July 17. Accompanying us were award-winning compani
Jul 29, 20221 min read


Fun New Commercials!
Enjoy our new promo shorts on our YouTube Channel that use humor to sell the concepts of sustainability and green business.
Jul 29, 20221 min read


Climate Action Plan - Tick, Tick, Tick...
We hope persistence pays. Stillwater needs to make a plan that will allow us to know what we face with a changing climate and how we can red
Jul 29, 20222 min read


Browns Creek Trail Birding Hike
Love birds? Please join us for a birding hike along the beautiful Brown Creek Trail in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Jul 14, 20221 min read


These rechargeable batteries are safer, cheaper, and more sustainable
These rechargeable batteries are more sustainable and safer than lithium—and half the cost. The battery is water-based and uses other cheap,
Jun 17, 20221 min read


June 2022 Trash Dash
Thank you to all the volunteers who attended the June 12th trash dash at Pioneer Park in Stillwater, MN.
Jun 16, 20221 min read


June 1st Lily Lake Rain Garden Planting
A huge thank you to all the hardworking folks who volunteered their time and energy planting native plants at Lily Lake's new rain garden on
Jun 15, 20221 min read


Let’s Shed Light on Solar Energy
St. Croix Valley communities are beginning to adopt renewable energy and looking at installing more solar.
Jun 15, 20222 min read


May is Bike Month and we have focused on biking for kids this month!
In our efforts to make Stillwater an ever-greater “Bicycle Friendly Community” our Sustainable Stillwater MN team, along with volunteers fro
May 25, 20222 min read


Rain Garden Workshop Success!
An entire scout troop, a church group, members of the Thursday Noon Rotary Club plus 17 individual volunteers work to maintain rain gardens
May 20, 20222 min read


Welcome Tess Fitzhenry as SSMN's first Summer Intern
Tess Fitzhenry is SSMN's first summer intern and will be working on various projects that address Climate Change issues, education, and comm
May 18, 20221 min read
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