Oakland, CA — To reduce the economic and health effects of pollution and climate change on people of color and low-income families living in North and South Minneapolis by involving local communities in the development of climate and health policy recommendations
Washington, DC — To restore ecological health to the Blue Earth River (Minnesota) watershed through the actions of individual landowners and coalitions informed by the publication and dissemination of a book of essays and photos, a multi-layered map, DVD, and related outreach/education
Grand Rapids, MN — To preserve 75,000 woodland acres in northern Minnesota through conservation easements that protect private industrial forest land from development and that preserve jobs, wildlife habitat, and public recreation
Saint Paul, MN — Expand current efforts in a local food program; support a final transition phase and begin work on strategic planning; and build fund development and communications capacities with the initiation of a development position
Washington, DC — To mobilize both union members and sportsmen/women in the region to stem the rapid destruction of remaining wetlands/associated grasslands in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota through a campaign to raise visibility
Minneapolis, MN — Complete a strategic plan to ensure that the developing wind energy industry continues to support community ownership to benefit communities in Midwestern states
Houston, TX — To expand an ecological health community organizing and prairie restoration program for youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and for consultant expenses related to organizational capacity building
Lake Elmo, MN — Toward two programs: an analysis of the electric utility transmission system in Minnesota and a program to identify American Indian women and children most at risk of mercury contamination
Fargo, ND — To support two half-time outreach consultants in Minnesota and North Dakota to complete a comprehensive plan for land and water management in the Red River Basin
Billings, MT — For a bio-fuels initiative in North and South Dakota that promotes ecological health, sustainable family farms, and rural economic opportunity
Saint Paul, MN — To advance the adoption of clean energy policies, increase production of community-based renewable energy, and build organizational capacity
To create a publicly accessible and interactive online system for effective collaboration among stakeholders of healthy waters in the Mississippi River Basin and Gulf of Mexico
Sioux Falls, SD — To hire a watershed coordinator to work with landowners, the City of Sioux Falls, and others to address linkages between land use, water quality, and public health concerns