PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIESStart the community-building and learning early with these pre-conference activities! You can register for these events when you register for the conference. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024SAINTS BASEBALL EVENT AT CHS FIELD - 5:00 - 8:30PM
Midwest Dairy invites UMACS members to join us for a night of sustainability networking and baseball with the Saint Paul Saints. During the complimentary pre-game meal, you will meet professionals like yourself who care about a sustainable future, coming from environmental and natural resources organizations. Following the social hour, the Saints will play on CHS Field, known as the Greenest Ballpark in America due to its use of renewable energy, water use and treatment, and responsible resource use. (Learn more about CHS Field here.) Registrants will need to arrange their own transportation to CHS Field (an opportunity to experience the light rail system!). Dinner and social hour will start at 5:00 pm and the game starts at 6:37 pm.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU CAN ONLY SIGN UP FOR ONE EVENT ON FRIDAY.
11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Lunch and Learn with Bremer Farms-Cancelled
(This event is being offered to replace the Sustainable Farm Tour due to the H1N1 virus)
Host: Midwest Dairy
(This event is being offered to replace the Sustainable Farm Tour due to the H1N1 virus)
Host: Midwest Dairy
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
10:00 AM-1:15 PM: URBAN ROOTS SERVICE PROJECT
Leaders: Derek Johnson, Assistant Director and Sam Wegner, Student Engagement Program Associate. Macalester College Community Engagement Center
Urban Roots is a nonprofit organization on the East Side of St. Paul that has partnered extensively with a variety of local higher education institutions. They work with young people on the East Side in programs that focus on conservation and food–with a strong focus on youth leadership and agency. Join us to learn about their philosophy and programs and get your hands dirty working on a conservation project on the East Side.
Cost: $15 for lunch
Transportation: We will arrange carpools.
Meeting Location: Kagin Ballroom at Macalester College
Leaders: Derek Johnson, Assistant Director and Sam Wegner, Student Engagement Program Associate. Macalester College Community Engagement Center
Urban Roots is a nonprofit organization on the East Side of St. Paul that has partnered extensively with a variety of local higher education institutions. They work with young people on the East Side in programs that focus on conservation and food–with a strong focus on youth leadership and agency. Join us to learn about their philosophy and programs and get your hands dirty working on a conservation project on the East Side.
Cost: $15 for lunch
Transportation: We will arrange carpools.
Meeting Location: Kagin Ballroom at Macalester College
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
11:30 AM-1:30 PM: SUSTAINABILITY TOUR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
(Registration for this tour is closed. If you are in the Twin Cities and would like to be notified about a UST tour later this fall, please email [email protected])
Leaders: Rachel Schauer, Program Manager, UST Office of Sustainability Initiatives Maria Dahmus, Director, UST Office of Sustainability Initiatives and Co-Founder of the Sustainable Communities Partnership
Learn how sustainability is integrated across the UST St. Paul campus. The tour will feature the Pollinator Path, energy efficient buildings (including a LEED Platinum certified residence hall), the Sustainability Arts Initiative and Sustainable Communities Partnership, waste reduction efforts, and much more!
Cost: $15.00 for lunch
Transportation: Meet at Macalester at 11:00 and take the city bus (10 minutes) or walk 24 minutes (more details will be provided to registrants).
Meeting Location: University of St. Thomas Anderson Student Center, first floor atrium
(Registration for this tour is closed. If you are in the Twin Cities and would like to be notified about a UST tour later this fall, please email [email protected])
Leaders: Rachel Schauer, Program Manager, UST Office of Sustainability Initiatives Maria Dahmus, Director, UST Office of Sustainability Initiatives and Co-Founder of the Sustainable Communities Partnership
Learn how sustainability is integrated across the UST St. Paul campus. The tour will feature the Pollinator Path, energy efficient buildings (including a LEED Platinum certified residence hall), the Sustainability Arts Initiative and Sustainable Communities Partnership, waste reduction efforts, and much more!
Cost: $15.00 for lunch
Transportation: Meet at Macalester at 11:00 and take the city bus (10 minutes) or walk 24 minutes (more details will be provided to registrants).
Meeting Location: University of St. Thomas Anderson Student Center, first floor atrium
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
11:30AM-1:30PM: WEBBER PARK POOL IN MINNEAPOLIS
(Registration for this activity is closed)
Leader: Gabe Downey, PhD student in Sports Ecology, University of Kansas
Come see where fitness, recreation, and nature collide at Webber Park Pool in Minneapolis, home to the only public Natural Swimming Pool (NSP) in North America. Rather than chemical filtration, NSPs use native wetland and aquatic plants and microbes for water disinfection. NSPs function more like streams, lakes, and wetlands; research conducted in 2024 may demonstrate human health benefits associated with NSPs vs. regular pools. This trip will present NSPs conceptually and environmentally, the history of the project in the North Minneapolis community, and how NSPs may provide a pathway for greater equity in aquatics.
Cost: $20.00 for lunch
Transportation: We will arrange carpools.
Meeting Location: Kagin Ballroom at Macalester College
(Registration for this activity is closed)
Leader: Gabe Downey, PhD student in Sports Ecology, University of Kansas
Come see where fitness, recreation, and nature collide at Webber Park Pool in Minneapolis, home to the only public Natural Swimming Pool (NSP) in North America. Rather than chemical filtration, NSPs use native wetland and aquatic plants and microbes for water disinfection. NSPs function more like streams, lakes, and wetlands; research conducted in 2024 may demonstrate human health benefits associated with NSPs vs. regular pools. This trip will present NSPs conceptually and environmentally, the history of the project in the North Minneapolis community, and how NSPs may provide a pathway for greater equity in aquatics.
Cost: $20.00 for lunch
Transportation: We will arrange carpools.
Meeting Location: Kagin Ballroom at Macalester College
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
12:00PM-1:00 PM: MACALESTER RE-USE CENTER SERVICE PROJECT
Leaders: Macalester College Students
Tour Macalester’s Re-Use center on campus, look for some excellent thrifted items to take home, and build community by volunteering with office staff to help organize the space.
Cost: $15.00 for lunch
Meeting Location: Kagin Ballroom at Macalester College
Leaders: Macalester College Students
Tour Macalester’s Re-Use center on campus, look for some excellent thrifted items to take home, and build community by volunteering with office staff to help organize the space.
Cost: $15.00 for lunch
Meeting Location: Kagin Ballroom at Macalester College
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
12:30PM-1:30PM: SUSTAINABILITY CAMPUS TOUR AT MACALESTER COLLEGE (Registration for this tour is closed. If you are in the Twin Cities and would like to be notified about a UST tour later this fall, please email [email protected])
Leader: Megan Butler, Sustainability Director, Macalester College
Learn about sustainability efforts at Macalester College, our conference host. The tour will include learning about energy efficiency efforts including plans for geothermal, their Free Swap center, Bike Workshop and free bike loan program, how dining services donates food "waste", native plants and more. Please note that this tour will also be offered on Saturday.
Cost: $15.00 for lunch
Meeting Location: Kagin Ballroom at Macalester College
Leader: Megan Butler, Sustainability Director, Macalester College
Learn about sustainability efforts at Macalester College, our conference host. The tour will include learning about energy efficiency efforts including plans for geothermal, their Free Swap center, Bike Workshop and free bike loan program, how dining services donates food "waste", native plants and more. Please note that this tour will also be offered on Saturday.
Cost: $15.00 for lunch
Meeting Location: Kagin Ballroom at Macalester College