If you're interested in being part of local environmental efforts, plan to attend upcoming sessions set for Oct. 25 and 26, presented by sustainability experts from Bayfield.
On Oct. 25, the public forum, "How to Build a Sustainable Community," will be from 6 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Mid-State Technical College's Wisconsin Rapids campus. It is free and no registration is necessary. Find out what sustainable community development is and why we need it; discover how sustainable community development can be driven from a grassroots level; and see examples from Wisconsin's Chequamegon Bay area.
On Oct. 26, the workshop focusing on "Creating Communities That Thrive" will be from 8 a.m. to noon at Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids. This session will feature a brainstorming session of local sustainability obstacles and opportunities. Participants will create a community vision for sustainable change. There is a $15 registration fee, which includes breakfast. Register by Friday online at www.heartofwi.com or call 715-423-1830.
Workshop presenters are Larry MacDonald, mayor of Bayfield, one of the nation's first eco-municipalities, and Steve Sandstrom, a town of Bayfield supervisor who owns Pinecrest Inn, a Travel Green-certified bed and breakfast in Bayfield.
These workshops are sponsored by Citizens for a Clean, Green and Welcoming Community and the League of Women Voters of the Wisconsin Rapids Area.
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