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May 2, 2024 Love Earth Now: The Power of Doing One Thing Every Day is a book by Cheryl Leutjen. KMSU's Karen Wright talks with the author about finding one's own path to living more earth-conscientiously.

April 25, 2024 Sonia Parr-Baker talks about an event called LESS IS BEST event on Sat. April 27, 2024.Details: Less is Best - Ways to Reduce Waste EventLess is Best - Ways to Reduce Waste EventHosted by Mankato Area Zero WasteSaturday, April 27, 10 a.m-1 p.m.Sibley Park Pavilion, Mankato
Breakout Sessions:10:00-10:20: Beyond Plastics10:30-10:50: Composting 10111-11:20: Home Energy Efficiency11:30-11:50: TREX Plastic Film Recycling12-12:20: B.E. County Recycling & Reuse12:30-12:50: Solar Energy Sourcinghttps://greatermankato.com/event_details/less-is-best-ways-to-reduce-waste/

April 18, 2024 The Blue Earth Project,advocating for ecological resilience in Southern Minnesota. KMSU's Karen Wright talked with Blue Earth Project founder Paul Ebbenga about the program's kick-off to create a better environment for all.  Check out The Blue Earth Project's new website as it kicks off Earth Day 2024:  https://blueearthproject.org/

April 11, 2024 Students in Gustavus Adolphus College professor Jeff Jeremiason's Environmental class senior project was to take an inventory of greenhouse gases in the city of St. Peter. KMSU's Karen Wright talked with Gabe Mauer, Lucy Peterson, Ari DeVries and Scott Knowlton about what they learned.

April 4, 2024 You Can Score Your Shore and improve water quality and our natural environment according to Holly Bushman, Environmental Resource Specialist from LeSueur County. She will be one of the speakers at the  upcoming The Future of Southern Minnesota Lakes 2024 Conference on April 13, and will discuss this program.     https://www.isginc.com/ 

March 28, 2024 "Can We Regenerate Soil Health and Enhance Corn Productivity in the U.S. Corn Belt through Perennial Cover Crops and Poultry Integration”.  It's a long title for a very important research -- saving and improving the soil in southern Minnesota and beyond. Dr. Mriganka De, a soil scientist at Minnesota State Mankato talks about his research which will be presented at the prestigious Douglas R. Moore lectureship on April 1, 2024, 7 - 8:30 p.m. in Ostrander Auditorium at MNSU.