Wednesday, June 25
- 1 - 1:45pm - GreenStep Cities Meet Up
- Meet with fellow attendees or join us to learn more about the program and start connecting.
- Be there for our annual group photo!
- 3:30 - 6:30pm - Exhibit Hall
- Find your award blocks and pick up your certificate!
- Get a photo taken! Bring everyone from your city for a group photo.
- Ask questions of GreenStep staff and partners.
- 5:00 - 7:00pm - Minnesota Cities Climate Coalition Happy Hour
- Join us at Hoops Brewing Company - 325 S Lake Ave, in Canal Park (8-min walk from DECC). Anyone working to advance local climate action is welcome. Appetizers will be provided.
Thursday, June 26
- 1:15 - 2:15pm - Taking (and Paying for!) Climate Action
- Erica Bjelland, GreenStep program associate coordinator, GreenStep Cities/Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Catherine Kemp, Communities Program, Great Plains Institute; Jason Ludwigson, Sustainability Coordinator, La Crescent; Minette Saulog, Sustainability Coordinator, St. Anthony Village
- Climate change is no longer a far-off possibility. Minnesotans across our state are seeing its devastating effects right now — and it will get worse. Luckily, cities can all be a part of the solution. Addressing climate change presents us with a historic opportunity to strengthen our economy, improve our health, and create a more resilient Minnesota for everyone. Hear about the Gold Leaf Challenge, a new, flexible climate action GreenStep program, and how Minnesota communities are thinking about and funding climate action amidst a changing political climate.
- 4:30 -5:15pm - Awards Reception
- 5:30 - 7:00pm - Awards Show and Dinner
- Celebrate all new, advancing, and maintaining GreenStep participants
- Learn more about the Sustainable City Award and awardee
See the full LMC Annual Conference agenda for more information