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WORKGROUPS
Join one of our workgroups as a volunteer and help us move Stillwater forward to be more resilient and sustainable. It's the everyday local citizens, like you, that make the real difference in our city's future.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Recognizing the vast amount of feasible work needed and the limited resources for city and township land management, the Natural Resources Work Group of Sustainable Stillwater MN offers a source of experienced individuals who can plan and manage projects that require neighborhood-level volunteer assistance. Sustainability is best reached through broad participation.
GREEN BUSINESS DIRECTORY
The Green Business Directory is an online public resource listing environmentally and socially conscious businesses in Washington County or that serve Washington County. Businesses must apply to be in the Directory by filling out an application that has strict criteria about their products and practices from GreenAmerica.org.
GREENSTEP
Stillwater has been designated a Minnesota GreenStep City thanks in part to the efforts of the Sustainable Stillwater GreenStep team. The GreenStep program has guidelines to help cities achieve resiliency, sustainability, and better quality of life for its citizens.
BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY
The Bicycle Friendly Community Workgroup is working to make Stillwater and the surrounding areas more "bicycle-friendly" by working with the city council and other key players. The purpose of the BFC Workgroup is to continually improve the accessibility, functionality, safety, and preference of bicycling in Stillwater.
ENERGY & CLIMATE
The Energy and Climate Workgroup is focused on decreasing energy consumption, supporting renewable energy generation, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
COMMUNITY
CLEAN-UP
The Community Clean-Up Workgroup (CCU) connects people by bringing them together to clean up litter within their community.