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Solving Our Climate Issues with Nuclear Power
How we make energy to power our world is one of the biggest obstacles in solving our climate issues. But what is the answer? How do we...
Dec 12, 20191 min read


Stillwater Passed Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Kudos to the Stillwater City Council and GreenStep coordinator Graham Tait for passing a resolution on December 3, 2019, to implement a...
Dec 5, 20191 min read


GreenStep Sign is Up!
Stillwater has made it to the big leagues of sustainability by being recognized as a Minnesota GreenStep City last year. The state has...
Nov 26, 20191 min read


Congratulations to Our New Chair Roger Tomten!
Congratulations to Roger Tomten as our new Chair. Roger was co-chair with Louise Watson, but Louise has stepped down and remains on the...
Nov 26, 20191 min read


Rep. Christensen Town Hall Will Try Again to Pass Landmark Climate Legislation in 2020
Minnesota House Rep. Shelly Christensen hosted an environmental town hall on November 16 at the Stillwater Public Library. She is a...
Nov 26, 20191 min read


Will Steger Urges Churches to Lead on Climate
The good news is that the youth today are a remarkable generation with the tools to organize, and we have a governor, Tim Walz, who is a...
Nov 26, 20193 min read


Bird City Planning Starts
Our neighbors to the south and west, Hastings and St. Paul, are Audubon-certified Bird Cities, but not Stillwater - yet. Despite a...
Nov 26, 20192 min read


Survey Verdict: Downtown Needs Work
Sustainable Stillwater MN’s downtown transportation survey was designed as a general, initial survey within Stillwater to capture themes abo
Nov 26, 20193 min read


Amazon Throws Love at Sustainable Stillwater
It's best to shop locally, but when you use Amazon, you can help us at the same time. Sustainable Stillwater MN is an approved nonprofit...
Nov 13, 20191 min read


Beat the rush on Give to the Max Day!
Think globally, give locally! What will your hard-earned dollars do to green up Stillwater? It will fund volunteer projects like: working...
Nov 13, 20191 min read


SSMN Asks City for Yard Pollinator Grants
Sustainable Stillwater MN has requested that the City of Stillwater sponsor a program to pay property owners to convert their front yards an
Nov 11, 20191 min read


SSMN Working for Curbside Composting
Sustainable Stillwater MN has a new group devoted to reusing, recycling, and reducing waste, and curbside business and residential...
Nov 10, 20191 min read


Making Stillwater a Better Greenstep City Now SSMN's Focus
We’re lucky to live in a state that has created a "how-to" for our cities to green up. Minnesota’s GreenStep Cities plan offers voluntary gu
Nov 9, 20191 min read


SSMN Seeks "Bird City" Certification
The dramatic decline of bird species in North America is disheartening — the Audubon Society says extinction for 389 species could be just d
Nov 6, 20191 min read


Solar Gardens Light Lily Lake Ice Arena and St. Croix Valley Rec Center
A big THANK YOU to City Administrator Tom McCarty, Mayor Ted Kozlowski, the City Council, and others, for choosing solar energy to run our c
Nov 4, 20191 min read


FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation University Course
Here's a great resource for educators who teach about Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation! Also for anyone who is interested in...
Nov 1, 20191 min read


Replace Gas-Guzzling Snowblowers/Mowers With Electric - For Free!
Organizations or companies can apply to the state by November 8, 2019 for free replacement of gas-powered landscape equipment with clean,...
Nov 1, 20191 min read


SSMN Achieves Main Street Road Diet!
For decades, the straight portion of North Main Street in Stillwater has been a speed ramp in and out of the 40mph zone north of the Zephyr
Nov 1, 20191 min read


Member Spotlight: Mia Vaughan
One of our newest members is Mia Vaughan, a junior at St. Croix Preparatory Academy, who has been involved in the 4:30 pm “Fridays for...
Oct 27, 20193 min read


Grants for Alternative Landscaping Equipment
This is a great opportunity from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for small, local businesses to GREEN-UP their services....
Oct 27, 20192 min read
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