News: Media coverage

Rushford to connect trail to town attractions

Jan 31st, 2010

The city will use the funding, along with a 25 percent match with city funds, to connect the Root River State Trail to the city’s popular Creekside Park, the refurbished Hoiland Mill and other attract

Randall Arendt TPT programs available on DVD

Jan 13th, 2010

The communities of the Community Growth Options (CGO) project spent Thursday, June 18 with Randall Arendt, renowned author, landscape architect and the country’s most sought-after speaker on the topic

Comments sought on Minnesota’s first statewide rail plan

Jan 8th, 2010

The public and other stakeholders are invited to comment on the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s 2009 Comprehensive Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan at a series of open houses and vid

Eureka Township says a landscape plant has violated its ordinance

Dec 31st, 2009

It’s a dispute that signifies the continuing encroachment of suburban development on rural townships, where residents and officials often want to keep new businesses and traffic out.

Residents divided over North Branch power plant project

Dec 28th, 2009

A national power company that hopes to build Minnesota’s fourth largest power plant near North Branch faces opposition from neighbors.

Environmental Partnership officials detail 2010 legislative priorities

Dec 21st, 2009

Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP), a St.

Citizen’s League: More public involvement needed to solve Minnesota’s water pollution problem

Dec 3rd, 2009

It’s time all of those who contribute to water problems come to the table to contribute solutions, according to the Citizen’s League ‘s recent report To the Source: Moving Minnesota’s Water Governance

Coalition pushes for better Minnesota road planning

Nov 22nd, 2009

Minnesota Complete Streets Coalition is pushing for a more integrated approach.

Moe: Green building and preservation go hand in hand

Nov 17th, 2009

The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation is making a case that carefully preserved old buildings can be just as green as any new construction project — or perhaps even greener.

Area gets two DNR parks grants

Nov 16th, 2009

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has awarded grants to communities around the metro region to help them conserve and manage natural resources in the midst of urban pressures.