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Minnesota Environmental Congress Scheduled for February 3
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he Minnesota Environmental Congress takes place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., on February 3, at the Continuing Education and Conference Center at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus. The Environmental Congress is a unique
opportunity to evaluate the state of our environment, revisit our environmental goals and expectations as Minnesotans and set a course for the future. The event is created by the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) which is made up of nine agency heads and five citizen members. In addition to other duties, they provide leadership and coordination across agencies on priority environmental issues that are multi-jurisdictional and multidimensional, as well as provide for opportunities for public access and engagement. The day-long conference will include sessions on topics ranging from pollinator health and adapting our regulatory tools to climate change and building a water ethic across the state. The agenda is built around the 2017 EQB Energy and Environ- ment Report Card—an environmental status update on our air, land, water, climate and energy. The Report Card will be available in mid-January and at the congress. The congress is a space for dialogue and collective problem-solving on Minne-
sota’s toughest environmental issues. Discussions will shine a spotlight on environ- mental trends and expected outcomes, and will highlight innovative work taking place across Minnesota on behalf of the environment. Participants will explore how we can work together in new and creative ways to take meaningful action. The goals of the congress are to raise awareness about the state of Minneso-
ta’s environment, engage the public on pressing policy issues and advance mutual learning among a broad cross section of stakeholders, community leaders and state government representatives.
Cost: Free. Location: 1890 Buford Ave., St. Paul. For more information, visit
eqb.State.mn.us.
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Women’s Herb- al Conference, Honoring the Wise Women of the Past, Present and Future, will bring together
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international herbalists and authors for a gathering of the feminine, June 9 through 11, at Camp Helen Brach- man, in Almond, Wisconsin. Speakers Tammi Sweet, Ubaka Hill, Lisa Ganora, Whapio and Robin Rose Bennett are just a few of the presenters in more than 60 workshops and plant walks. Kids Camp and Teen Spiral offer unique programming for the next generation of herbalists. Three-day, in-depth classes leading up to the conference include Clini- cal Herbalism with Sweet; a Radical Doula program with Whapio of the Matrona; and a Botanical Drawing Art Immersion with Hollender. Three-hour, pre-conference work- shops include Food and the Hunger for Connection with Jessica Prentice; Herbal Pharmacy: Outside the Box Preparations with Lisa Ganora; Healing Our Strong and Tender Hearts Spiritu- ally, Emotionally and Physically with Robin Rose Bennett; Music as Medi- cine with Ubaka Hill; and Eldership, Peacekeeping and Holding Transforma- tion with Whapio. The conference village offers
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