Community Workshops
Sustainable Duluth: A Community How-to Workshop Series for Your Household
Dovetail Café & Marketplace (1917 W Superior St, Duluth, MN 55806)
3rd Thursday of every month
6pm - 7:30pm
We're excited to announce Sustainable Duluth! This is a community workshop series for anyone curious to learn more about the way modern sustainability is shaping our present and future.
In this drop-in, eight-part series, we'll bring in local experts from nonprofits, government, business, and universities, and have presentations and Q&As around various topics, from clean heat, waste, funding opportunities, and more!
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This series is presented by the City of Duluth, in partnership with Duluth Folk School. Each session is free, and food will be provided by Dovetail Cafe. There will be a variety of child activities available as well.
Register here
The Sustainable Duluth workshops series is funded through a grant from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), and questions about the workshops can be sent to estewart@duluthmn.gov
SCHEDULE:
1/18 Clean Heat
Learn how to save on your heating bills and increase your home efficiency with experts from Ecolibrium3, Center for Energy and Environment, Community Action Duluth, MN Power, ComfortSystems, AEOA and MNIPL! Read the summary here.
2/15 Funding Incentives
Learn how to utilize federal, state, and local incentives to save money on clean energy projects with experts from Ecolibrium3, MN Power, ComfortSystems, MNIPL, the Department of Commerce and CERTs!
Read the summary here.
3/21 Waste
Learn where your waste ends up and how to reduce your impact. Meet local experts and explore resources to help with reducing, reusing, and recycling in your household with WLSSD, Duluth Gear Exchange, Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth Compost, Ren Market and CRAVE!
4/18 Public Health
Learn about the relationship between health, equity and the environment. Meet local experts and explore resources for reducing your exposure to pollutants and preparing for the health impacts of climate change including Eco3, MPCA, WLSSD, NOAA, Harm Reduction Sisters, St. Louis County, and CAD!
Read the summary Here
5/16 Food Systems
Learn about food systems journey from the pollinator to the grocery store. Meet local experts and explore resources for supporting your local food system, starting your own garden or creating a pollinator friendly lawn! Speakers included: AICHO, UMN Master Gardeners, Eco3, BWSR, SWCD, and more!”
Read the summary here
6/20 Solar
Learn about the possibilities of solar and storage for your household. Meet local experts including Museum of Solar Energy, MN Power, Eco3, and MNIPL to explore resources for installing solar panels, securing financing, utilizing community solar, and much more!
7/18 Transportation
8/15 Policy
The Sustainable Duluth workshops series is funded through a grant from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), and questions about the workshops can be sent to estewart@duluthmn.gov.