Macalester-Groveland Community Council

MGCC hosted a community meeting with Councilmember Tolbert on April 6th as an opportunity to connect directly with our Ward 3 representative.

Presentation by Mike and George from  Our Urban Farms. MGCC will be interviewing the owners of Our Urban Farms to get great tips on what to plant, where to plant and how to plant for a very rewarding backyard vegetable garden. More details available soon!

Russ Stark, Chief Resilience Officer in Mayor Carter’s Office will provide an overview of the City’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan including information about the ways in which our climate is changing and will continue to change, the City’s goals and targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and strategies for building community resilience to our changing climate.

Learn how to manage your mental health during COVID-19, some tips, tricks, and apps to assist in staying mentally healthy.

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Join neighbors, students, and friends to discuss the Saint Paul Read Brave book, Climate Justice  by Mary Robinson, and learn from local groups working towards a more sustainable future. To kick off the discussion, the University of St. Thomas Sustainable Communities Partnership and the Metropolitan Council will highlight their multi-disciplinary collaboration for climate resiliency in the Twin Cities.

More people have become interested in transforming their backyards from a turf-centric lawn into mini ecosystems of diversity with colorful blooms and nesting areas to attract wildlife, birds and pollinators.

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In this session we learn about the progress in the solar industry, what types of solar are available, current incentives, and economics of a home solar project.

Find out if your home is a viable option for solar with  Google Project Sun Roof.

On average, 128 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, roughly 1 person every 11 min. Learn more about the epidemic & how to help

The Steve Rummler HOPE Network (SRHN) provides training for organizations and individuals on the administration of naloxone, also known as Narcan®, the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. This training covers basic naloxone pharmacology, recognizing overdose symptoms, and all administration types (IM, nasal and auto-injector).

This training will consist of learning about who we are here at SRHN, more about the Opioid Epidemic and on how to identify if someone is overdosing and how to administer Naloxone to save their life.

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