Mission: The Environmental Committee strives to improve air, water, soil, and habitat quality through neighborhood and surrounding community engagement.
How we fulfill the mission: The Committee is formatted to receive project ideas from members and support their initiatives. We work together as soundboards for expanding ideas, inspire members to champion and take ownership of their project, and support the directives to accomplish these goals.
Current Projects:
- Greenway Garden: Building biodiversity in the neighborhood through the restoration of native habitat along the Greenway in collaboration with Elan.
- Low Salt Diet for Minneapolis Campaign: Encouraging and educating local businesses on best practices for snow and ice removal to reduce salination of our Chain of Lakes and Minnehaha Watershed District.
- Organics Recycling Program: The intent of the program is to provide an organics recycling option for renters of large (5+units) residential buildings, who often do not have access to such services through their building.
- Metro Transit's Ridematch program: Ridematch is a carpooling program that will link you up with others who live or work near you. Carpooling is a great way to help cut down on carbon emissions while also saving yourself money.
- Movies in the Park: We organize movies in Mueller Park with fun family games and food!
Future Projects: Come to an environmental meeting and share your idea!
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, November 13th
6:30-8pm
2909 Hennepin Ave
Meeting agenda:News & Updates:
- LHENA Community Meal
- 11/12, 11/20, 12/4, 12/18, 1/8, 1/22
- 11/12, 11/20, 12/4, 12/18, 1/8, 1/22
- Voter turnout in the Wedge was 88%! (The national turnout was 47%)
- LHENA October Update
- Discuss budget needs for 2019
- Any others?
Project Updates:
- Saturday Sweep Up - Joe - Nov 17
- Last Month’s actions:
- Last Month’s actions:
- Send request to Paul/Scott for bags
- Develop Flyer/publicity
- Greenway Gardens - Bernadette
- Bern will follow up with Goldmen Sacks
- Bern will follow up with Goldmen Sacks
- Organics Recycling - Katlyn
- Last Month’s Actions:
- Katlyn add script to drive
- Colette will call some places
- Katlyn send out anniversary survey (w/ fun graphic?)
- Katlyn add script to drive
- Last Month’s Actions:
- Adopt-a-Drain - Joe/Katie
- Last Month’s Actions:
- Joe call the Adopt a Drain to see if anyone signed up
- Joe call the Adopt a Drain to see if anyone signed up
- Last Month’s Actions:
- Jefferson Recycling Grant - Bernadette
- Last Month’s Actions:
- Last Month’s Actions:
- Bern might call the County to see if there is an update
- Bern might call the County to see if there is an update
- Air Pollution Campaign
- Last Month’s Ideas:
- Create social media campaign
- Focus on anti-idling - https://iturnitoff.com/#/savings
- Focus on winter transportation options
- Focus on what is working - tree canopy campaign
- Focus on anti-idling - https://iturnitoff.com/#/savings
- Create social media campaign
- Last Month’s Ideas:
- Bikes Locked to trees
- LHENA help install bike racks across the neighborhood to avoid bikes being locked to trees.
- Thoughts so far:
- Talk to apartment buildings in the neighborhood to see if they are interested, and they would pay. We use city subsidy to buy them, and talk to distributor about getting a bulk price. LHENA does the install.
- Easy ask to engage with landlords
- Goal: Have this figured out by the end of April/beginning of May
- Talk to apartment buildings in the neighborhood to see if they are interested, and they would pay. We use city subsidy to buy them, and talk to distributor about getting a bulk price. LHENA does the install.
- LHENA help install bike racks across the neighborhood to avoid bikes being locked to trees.
- Vests for Clean-ups
- Last Month’s Actions:
- Colette asks Alicia if we can stencil on the vests
- Colette asks Alicia if we can stencil on the vests
- Last Month’s Actions:
Closing:
- Birds of Prey sighting - or birds preyed on! Bring your observations to this meeting! Wildlife/Nature observations in general are welcome!
Projects on Hold:
- Garden Buddy - Katie
- LHENA Sustainable Purchasing Policy - Mariah and Bernadette
- Neighborhood Trash Pick Up - Mariah
Meeting Minutes
| 2018-09-11_environmental_committee_minutes__1_.pdf |
| 2018-08-14_environmental_meeting_minutes.pdf |
Meeting Minutes Archive
To learn more about the Environmental Committee and/or to get involved, contact Colette Baumgardner, colette.baumgardner@gmail.com or Grant Baumgardner, grant.baumgardner@gmail.com