Programs and Initiatives

 

Rain Barrel Project

 

NWEI Discussion Courses

Dane County is home to some of the most precious freshwater lakes, streams and marshes in the state.  Help keep our waterways clean by purchasing a Sustain Dane rain barrel or by volunteering for the rain barrel installation team.

The Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI) discussion courses are for groups of 8 to 12 participants from a workplace, a faith community, or the community at large. Discussion courses include Choices for Sustainable Living; Deep Ecology; Discovering a Sense of Place; Global Warming:Changing C02urse, Globalization and Its Critics; Healthy Children, Healthy Planet; and Choices for Sustainable Living.

 

Eco-municipality

 

Sustainability e-learning

An sustainable community (eco-municipality) aspires to develop an ecologically, economically, and socially healthy community for the long term, using The Natural Step framework for sustainability as a guide, and a democratic, highly participative development process as the method.

 

Sustainability: Step by Natural Step ™ is a fresh and innovative learning experience developed by The Natural Step that provides practical sustainability education to a broad base of business,government, and community organizations that are serious about moving towards more sustainable operations.

Green Pages

 

Neighbornation.net

The Green Pages directory includes the focus of and contact information for over 150 Madison area sustainability organizations.

This first-of-its-kind web site allows neighborhood residents to easily connect with one another using the internet to share resources and ideas. For example, neighbors might share gardening tools or magazine subscriptions; offer expertise or services to one another, such as cooking lessons or computer repair; or organize groups for things such as carpooling or social activities.

 

Green Visitor's Guide

 

Sustainability Resource Collection

The Green Guide helps visitors to the Madison area make informed decisions and take simple steps to protect and preserve Madison's land, water and other natural resources, preserving them for all to enjoy in the years to come.

We have worked in cooperation with Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) and Madison Public Libraries to develop a collection of sustainability resources for the public libraries. The resources are listed in the "Sustaining Our World; Our Communities; Ourselves" pamphlet available at Madison area libraries. You can also read the list online in HTML format or as pdf file.

 

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