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MN GreenStep Schools and its partners look forward to making connections at the 2024 MN School Boards Association Leadership Conference in Minneapolis next week! #MSBA2024 @mnmsba

Apply now! New funding opportunities for your SRTS work content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDOT…

Teach about the relationship between energy generation and climate change for #EnergyActionMonth! Our #ClimateSuperstars learning activities are designed for middle school students and are easy to incorporate into your lessons. Get started buff.ly/3rUackE

It’s #CareersInEnergyWeek2023! Change your future with a rewarding, stable, and well-paying energy career. Learn how to get started by visiting GetIntoEnergy.org to chat with energy professionals all week.

MDH's Radon Poster Contest is happening now! Open to children aged 9 to 14, radon posters are due by November 17, 2023. The first-place poster will go on to the national level where there is a chance of winning $1,000. Specific details: health.state.mn.us/communities/en…

Student school board members, school board members and supporting staff from Minnesota’s public schools are invited to attend the 2023 Student School Board Development Event on Tuesday, October 24, at Shakopee High School. Please visit mnmsba.org/wp-content/upl… for details.

Tuesday, October 10th at 11 am is GreenStep 101! eventbrite.com/e/greenstep-10…

EPA has announced that up to $3.6 million in funding for locally-focused environmental education grants is now available under the 2023 Environmental Education (EE) Local Grant Program. Applications are due November 8th. Learn more here: ow.ly/oQAb50PS7EU

Is your school, school district, or bus Company considering converting to clean electric school buses (ESB) and or considering applying for a Clean Bus Award grant to help with funding? Learn more at this link: oati.com/Schools-Out-fo…

Arbor Month – pass it on! Plant & care for a tree in your yard, community, or schoolyard to help address climate change now and into the future. Discover the best native yard trees likely to thrive in our changing climate: mndnr.gov/arbormonth

Fund your Green Schoolyard in Minnesota! Applications due June 12th through Trust for Public Land tpl.org/our-work/commu…

Congratulations to these green school teams!

Looking for a way to show appreciation for our shared home 🌎? Take time to get outside and connect with nature, or start being more sustainable around the house. Check out our top six simple steps for #EarthDay - buff.ly/3NSuZLz #lovenature #environmentaleducation

NEEF always has great project ideas - Earth Day and year round.

#TBT: We're counting down to our annual Outdoor Afro Leadership Training from April 28 to April 30 in Bainbridge, Washington. Inside last year's training in collaboration with partner @Sun_Outdoors: bit.ly/3KMwNGh #OutdoorAfro #BlackPeopleDo #lead #leadership #nature

Rochester has EarthFest tomorrow with exhibitiors, EVs, educational activies, and FOOD! buff.ly/43zIhnV #EarthDay

A great opportunity for schools to share their leadership stories!

These could be great Earth Month initiatives for your school!

Thank you Sen.@MaryKunesh9, Rep. @Hill4MNHouse, and Rep. @LarryKraftSLP for authoring bills for program funding to support Learning+Health+Environment+Efficiency with MN GreenStep Schools drive.google.com/file/d/1T914-d…