In the 2026-2027 academic year, RCP has new partnerships with Ramsey County Environmental Health, the City of Edina, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, and Indian Land Tenure Foundation/National Indian Carbon Coalition to advance community sustainability, equity, and resilience. We are also continuing partnerships with the Cities of Shoreview and New Brighton, Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy, and the Metropolitan Council. You can learn more about the projects below.
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Current Partner List
- Project Categories: Environment & Energy | Climate Change
The goal of this project is to support the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe's Department of Natural Resources (DRM) with new environmental and food ecosystem initiatives.
- Project Categories: Climate Change | GIS & Technology
The goal of this project is to support the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe’s climate resilience planning through GIS data documentation and organization.
- Project Categories: Climate Change | GIS & Technology
The goal of this project is to catalog publicly available Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) related to climate adaptation and resilience for integration into Indian Land Tenure Foundation – National Indian Carbon Coalition…
- Project Categories: Community Outreach and Engagement | Housing
The goal is to identify strategies that elevate renter voices and ensure apartment residents are consistently connected to City programs, services, and decision-making process.
- Project Categories: Environment & Energy | Communications and Marketing
The project will support Ramsey County's efforts to promote waste reduction and reuse and identify effective strategies for encouraging these practices among residents.
- Project Categories: Housing | Evaluation and Assessment | Communications and Marketing
The goal is to provide a more complete, evidence-based understanding of how apartment communities contribute to Edina’s long-term vitality.
- Project Categories: Environment & Energy | Communications and Marketing
Research existing models and tools that help translate or calculate waste reduction and recycling numbers into climate or community impacts, and offer recommendations for how Ramsey/Washington R&E can adapt or develop such a resource for local use.
- Project Categories: Environment & Energy | Climate Change
To review existing resources and tools that measure return on investment (ROI) of climate actions, and develop or recommend a methodology for local municipalities.
- Project Categories: Community Outreach and Engagement | Housing
Investigate possible funding for manufactured home maintenance and outreach strategies that City staff could employ to reach residents and park owners and connect them to available programs and resources.
- Project Categories: Community Outreach and Engagement | Housing
Investigate barriers to participation in civic activities for multifamily housing residents and conduct case studies of successful city engagement strategies.