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March 22, 2012 -  The Red Cedar:  Land, Water and People Coming Together 

                  

Sustainable Dunn is also involved in or supports the following activities happening in Dunn County:

- Several people from Sustainable Dunn meet regularly with the Mayor, along with the City Administrator, Public Works director and City Council Members. There will be upcoming articles on “green” accomplishments for Dunn County News. There is discussion about Menomonie adopting the Mayor’s Climate Agreement. Click on these links for copies of Mayor's Climate Change Agreement a and practical document on how to implement this from the Sierra Club called Cool Cities.

- Dunn County Visioning Natural Group - Sustainable Dunn is involved in the whole process.

- Member of Sustainable Dunn was involved with the County Bike Committee that developed comprehensive bike and pedestrian routes in Dunn County.

- We applaud the local LEED certified buildings that have been constructed: the new fire station and at Fairmount Minerals.

- Supports buying food locally at such places as Farmer's Markets and the Menomonie Market

- Sustainable Dunn is supporting the Tainter/Menomin Lake Association effort to clean-up the Red Cedar watershed.

- Encourages people to be involved in hunger issues and projects such as Bread for the World

- Supports UW Stout's GreenSense group.

- Sustainable Dunn has committed to organize regular education programs on various topics.

- Working with the Menomonie School District to provide in-service on environmental issues.

- Speakers are available to talk about The Natural Step for communities to various community groups.

- A monthly article dealing with environmental issues is published in the Dunn County News.

- Supports the Northwest Wisconsin Regional Food Network.  NWRFN supports local growers and tries to enhance and expand their local markets.

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