February 2011 – Page 2

RAW Winter Workshop – Thursday, February 17

Thursday, February 17, 2011 Rochester International Event Center 7333 Airport View Rd. SW • Rochester, MN 55902 Featuring Dr. Ed Gilman University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Department Schedule 7 am Registration begins. Coffee, Juice and Pastries 8 am Managing roots from nursery production and establishment through maturity. Compares natural root growth to “transplanted” root form, nursery production and planting treatments, stem girdling root formation and management, managing roots near sidewalks, maintaining health, and more. (2 CEUs) 10:30 am Young and…

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Healthy Yards – Healthy Water

Thursday February 17, 9-10:30a.m. at RCTC Heintz Center What we do to our lawns affects our local streams and rivers. Come learn how to have a great looking yard while protecting our waterways. Eric Counselman, Somerby Golf Course Superintendent and Allison Plute, City Storm Water Educator will present numerous easy ways to care for your landscape. Topics include managing yard waste, reducing chemical use, keeping water on site, pest control, and much more. Registration information here: http://www.rctc.edu/community/seniors/life/index2.html

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Biofuels as a Contact Sport: Essential to a Sustainable Energy Future?

February 9, 2011

When: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 7:30 pm Where: Phillips Hall, street level of Siebens Building Speaker: John Sheehan Scientific Program Coordinator for Biofuels and the Global Environment, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota Co-Director, Global Sustainable Bioenergy North American Convention 2010 7:30 p.m. Phillips Hall, street level of Siebens Building The theme of Global Environment will continue from last month’s presentation. Ever since Jimmy Carter introduced the notion of gasohol to a nation beset by high prices and long…

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Realize Raingardens Rochestser Free Grant Overview Workshop

February 9, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 5:30-7pm at City Hall Conference Room 104 (201 4th Street SE) Are you interested in receiving a grant to install a raingarden at your home? Followed by a brief overview of raingardens, participants will learn the step-by-step process of applying for a grant, what the requirements are, and receive many free resources to get started. Meet and visit with former grant winners. Plant for clean water, apply for a grant in 2011! Free, registration required to aplute@rochestermn.gov…

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2011 Spring RNeighborWoods Tree Grant

February 9, 2011

2010 Fall Tree Grant winners Homestead neighbors worked together on a gorgeous fall day to plant 20 trees and add leafy trees to their historic neighborhood boulevards. Trees make good neighbors. Since its creation in 2004, RNeighborWoods has organized 2,285 volunteers to plant 2,360 trees on Rochester boulevards. These trees provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint. This spring the City of Rochester, RPU and RNeighbors is offering a grant for a winning neighborhood to receive free boulevard trees….

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Heritage Preservation Awards

February 8, 2011

Nominations Sought for Third Annual Rochester Heritage Preservation Awards The Rochester Heritage Preservation Committee is seeking nominations for Heritage Preservation Awards to be presented during National Heritage Preservation Month in May of 2011. Nominations will be considered for each of the following six categories: HISTORIC RESTORATION OR REHABILITATION PROJECT: Eligible projects are historic buildings, structures, objects or landscapes that have been restored to an earlier form or condition, while retaining their historic significance, character, and fabric. ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT: Eligible…

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Weekly Green Fact

February 8, 2011

Everyone is traveling lately to get away from this cold Minnesota weather. If you are planning a trip that requires a ticket try using e-tickets (electronic tickets) instead of paper ones. You can save as much as $30 per ticket, and the airline industry could save as much as $3 billion annually by eliminating paper tickets altogether. With the paper saved, you’d have enough to provide boarding passes for all of the people in India. Facts provided by: The Green Book

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2011 Think Green Fair Countdown!

February 7, 2011

Join us on Saturday, April 16th from 11 AM – 6 PM to celebrate green living at this year’s Think Green Fair. There are only 6 weeks left before the fair so mark your calendars! There will be food, music, hands-on demos, bike rodeo, city bus demo, kids fun, tree plantings, mural painting, and more! Music Line-Up: The Nodding Wild Onions Corey Koehler Dan Heublein & Friends Adja Gildersleve Astrogliders Luck & Bob Texas Mission: To gather Rochester and SE…

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Weekly Green Fact

February 1, 2011

Need to wash some of that dirt and salt off of your car? Instead of doing it at home try visiting your closest commercial car wash. It is way better for the environment because they not only use significantly less water per wash (up to 100 gallons) but the often recycle and reuse rinse water! If every American who currently washes a vehicle at home chose instead to go to a professional car wash (just once) up to 8.7 billion…

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