CENTRAL WISCONSIN AREA
ECO-MUNICIPALITY Newsletter
Greetings,
The newsletter’s primary purpose is to increase public awareness of events related to sustainability* in Central Wisconsin. For now, this newsletter is email only. The newsletter is scheduled to arrive quarterly.
The City of Stevens Point Eco-Municipality effort is in full swing. Here are a few of the highlights from the past month as well as upcoming events.
Eco-Municipality Kick-Off Event Overview
The public was invited to share their vision for a sustainable Stevens Point at the Eco-Municipality Kick Off event on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. The Kick-Off featured keynote speaker Mary Rehwald, who sits on the Ashland City Council and is an integral part Ashland's sustainability movement and their adoption of the eco-municipality resolution.
Eco-Municipality Kick-Off event held at Ben Franklin Jr High School, Stevens Point.
Photo courtesy Irene Blakely
From the results of the event, the Task Force will work to develop policy recommendations and community projects. If you are interested in working on one of the ideas listed, contact Ben Vondra to find out how you can get involved.
Read the results of the
Eco-Municipality Brainstorming Session.
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Visit Stevens Point Eco-Municipality Task Force
Eco-Municipality Meeting
The Stevens Point Eco-Municipality Task Force met on December 19th to discuss the progress of the eco-municipality initiative. Updates from subcommittees were very positive with progress abound. The Task Force adopted a mission statement and identified the next steps in the process. For more, visit Stevens Point Eco-Municipality Task Force.
Study Circles
For more details about getting to know the Natural Step guidelines, contact UW-EX educator Lynn Markham
Bridge on the Plover River, Iverson Park, Stevens Point
Photo courtesy Geralyn Czerwinski
Focus the Nation
On January 31st, in classrooms across the UWSP campus,
professors and students will be participating in Focus the Nation, a
national global warming awareness day. Professors across departments and
curriculums are asked, for at least this one day, to integrate global
warming into their classroom lessons and educate students on how global
warming impacts all career choices that students are pursuing.
Contact:
Colleen Kiefer
Environmental & Sustainability Issues Director - SGA
Sustainable Events
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26
Living Sustainably, 1-5pm,
Artha Sustainable Living Center,
715-824-3463
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
44th Annual Izaak Walton Ice Fisheree
, 12-4pm, McDill Pond off Patch Street, Cash Prizes, Adult & Youth Divisions, Raffles
Food & Refreshments, 715-341-6972
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Solar Water and Space Heating Workshop,
8am-4pm,
Artha Sustainable
Living Center, 715-824-3463
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22-24
Installing a Solar Water Heating System Hands-On Workshop
, 8am-4pm,
Artha Sustainable Living Center,
715-824-3463
Check out these other online resources for more information.
sustainablepoint.weebly.com/
City of Stevens Point Eco-Municipality
Task Force
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*We are currently using the following definition for sustainability:
Sustainable development is...development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future, 1987.