Environmental sustainability is a top priority for the City of Northfield. Climate Change Impacts was one of six priorities in our 2018-2020 Strategic Plan. As such, we adopted a Climate Action Plan on November 5, 2019. The plan and supporting documents are provided below.
The Climate Action Plan is focused around six topic areas: Energy, Food, Land Use, Materials & Waste, Transportation and Water. The plan itself has two main areas – mitigation and resiliency/adaptation.
To learn more about actions taking place and resources:
Sustainability is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It considers a larger approach to decision-making by determining ahead of time how policies and actions affect people, the environment and our economy.
GreenStep Cities
The City of Northfield participates in the Green Step Cities program and is currently a Step 4 city. Many of the items in the city’s Climate Action Plan will be tied to Green Step Cities efforts.
Carrying out our Climate Action Plan will take support and action across the community. The Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) is providing oversight of the Climate Action Plan and helping to organize groups of volunteers interested in the topic areas of: Energy, Transportation, Land Use/Urban Forest, Materials & Waste, Food and Water. If you would like to be connected with volunteers working in this areas please fill out the form below and we will connect you.
The City of Northfield is inviting volunteers to join a new family-friendly program called Adopt a Catch Basin to reduce flooding and keep water clean. Volunteers commit to inspecting a catch basin on a regular basis to keep it from becoming clogged. Adopt a catch basin...
