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Ramsey County Well-Being Messaging for Waste Reduction

Project Partner: Ramsey County | Project Lead: Tara Roffler | Year: 2026-2027
Project Goal:

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: Environment & Energy, Communications and Marketing

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe: Environmental and Food Ecosystems Initiatives

Project Partner: Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | Project Lead: Kate Hagsten | Year: 2026-2027
Project Goal:

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: Environment & Energy, Climate Change

National Indian Carbon Coalition: Traditional Ecological Knowledge Literature Review

Project Partner: Indian Land Tenure Foundation – National Indian Carbon Coalition | Project Lead: Bryan Van Stippen | Year: 2026-2027
Project Goal:

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 Co-Benefits Atlas.

Project Categories: Climate Change, GIS & Technology

Edina Pathways for Apartment Resident Engagement

Project Partner: Edina, City of | Project Lead: Stephanie Hawkinson | Year: 2026-2027
Project Goal:

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: Community Outreach and Engagement, Housing

Edina Research-Based Narratives of Apartment Impacts

Project Partner: Edina, City of | Project Lead: Stephanie Hawkinson | Year: 2026-2027
Project Goal:

The goal is to provide a more complete, evidence-based understanding of how apartment communities contribute to Edina’s long-term vitality. 

Project Categories: Housing, Evaluation and Assessment, Communications and Marketing

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe: Climate Resilience Planning Through GIS Data

Project Partner: Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | Project Lead: Kate Hagsten | Year: 2026-2027
Project Goal:

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

Metropolitan Council: Healthy and Safe Communities

Project Partner: Metropolitan Council | Project Lead: Darcie Vandegrift and Heidi Schallberg | Year: 2025-2026
Project Goal:

To conduct research that explores how the Metropolitan Council can best communicate with local municipalities during the decennial comprehensive plan update process to support healthy and safe communities through the built environment.

Project Categories: Health, Human, and Social Services, Transportation

Afton: Greenway Development Assessment Tool

Project Partner: Afton, City of | Project Lead: Sven Risom | Year: 2025-2026
Project Goal:

To identify key evidence-based criteria related to natural features, recreational opportunities, accessibility and connectivity to regional amenities, socio-cultural considerations, and other factors; and incorporate these criteria into a site assessment tool (such as a heat map or matrix) to guide the City and working group in identifying suitable greenway corridor and trail locations.

Project Categories: Environment & Energy, GIS & Technology, Land Use and Population

Hennepin County: Natural Systems Protection Implementation Resources

Project Partner: Hennepin County | Project Lead: Audrey Robeson | Year: 2025-2026
Project Goal:

In anticipation of new Metropolitan Council requirements that all Twin City metro-area municipalities include a Natural Systems chapter in their 2050 comprehensive plans, Hennepin County established the Natural Resources Partnership Coalition (NRPC) to help cities in Hennepin County meet these requirements. NRPC has partnered with RCP to develop a suite of planning resources (case studies, fact sheets, best practices, model ordinance language, etc.) that communities can use to implement natural systems protection strategies. 

Project Categories: Environment & Energy, Land Use and Population, Policy Analysis & Public Policy

Ramsey/Washington R&E: Reuse and Recycling of Building Materials

Project Partner: Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy | Project Lead: Michelle Palm | Year: 2025-2026
Project Goal:

Evaluate the effectiveness of existing building deconstruction grant programs and incentives, and develop resources to encourage homeowners and contractors to reuse or recycle building materials rather than sending them to a landfill.

Project Categories: Environment & Energy, Communications and Marketing

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