MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND -
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We are pleased to offer a Speaker's Bureau to employers and organizations across Minnesota. Speakers from our member agencies are available to speak on a variety of topics, regardless of whether or not your company offers a workplace giving campaign that includes the Minnesota Environmental Fund. This free service is available throughout the year.

Speakers will not solicit funds from your employees. They will simply share their story.

Please look over the listing of agencies and presentation topics. Consider offering your staff brown bag lunches or informational sessions over bagels and coffee. Presentations range in length from 15 minutes to one and a half hours, depending on the topic and your need.

If you have questions or would like to schedule a speaker, you can contact the Minnesota Environmental Fund at 651-917-1876 or email us at campaign@mnenvirofund.org.

Audubon Minnesota of the National Audubon Society
www.audubon.org
Audubon Minnesota works to preserve and enhance the ecological diversity of our natural environment, including protection of habitats for birds, wildlife and plants.

• Audubon Agency Overview
• Birding in Minnesota
• Protecting Minnesota's Birds
• Birds in Minnesota

Clean Water Fund
www.cleanwaterfund.org
Through grassroots organizing, training, research and education, Clean Water Fund protects Minnesota's drinking water by addressing issues of safe and affordable drinking water, and the health impacts of toxic and hazardous pollution.

• Renewable/Alternative Energy
• Impact of Coal Burning Power Plants
• Mercury Contamination in our Waters
• Political Action and the Environment
• Impact of Nuclear Waste
• Legal Dumping in our Waterways
• How Clean are Minnesota Waters?
• Organizing Support in Your Community

Eureka Recycling
www.eurekarecycling.org
Eureka Recycling provides services, programs, education and advocacy that allow people to experience firsthand the possibility that waste is preventable, not inevitable.

• TBA

Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
www.friends-bwca.org
Stretching 100 miles along the Minnesota-Ontario border, the Boundary Waters Wilderness Canoe Area is both a Minnesota and national treasure - one in which the Foundation works to protect and sustain.

• Agency Overview
• Boundary Waters Education trunk*
• Quetico-Superior Conservation Plan
• Roadless Areas Adjacent to the BWCAW
• History of the Boundary Waters*
• Fire in the Boundary Waters*
• Threats against the Wilderness*
• Case for Protecting the Wilderness

  * Appropriate for Youth

Friends of the Mississippi River
www.fmr.org
This leading citizen organization works to protect the river and its watershed in the Twin Cities area. FMR creates positive change that improves water quality, provides habitat for wildlife, creates education and recreation opportunities, and inspires widespread commitment to this national treasure.

• Landscaping for Water Quality
• Urban water quality, Watershed Stewardship*
• Mississippi River, Natural history and river issues*

  * Appropriate for Youth

Green Insititute
www.greeninstitute.org
This organization promotes environmental stewardship and creates economic opportunities through sustainable community development.

• Agency Overview
• Community gardens
• Green building design
• Building materials deconstruction and reuse (the ReUse Center)
• Solar energy/renewable energy
• Community energy conservation
• Backyard Composting/Worm Composting/Building Compost Bins
• Building Rain Barrels
• Rooftop Gardens
• Industrial ecology
• Natural stormwater management
• Environmental justice
• Green business incubation

Izaak Walton League/Minnesota Division
www.mtn.org/mn-ikes
Minnesota's "Ikes" bring together nature lovers and sportsmen and women to coordinate efforts toward a common goal - preserving Minnesota's outdoor heritage to promote the wholesome utilization of our resources.

• Agency Overview
• Renewable Energy
• Sustainable Communities
• Outdoor Ethics (hunting and fishing)
• Conserving Wetlands

Land Stewardship Project
www.landstewardshipproject.org
Working to develop and promote sustainable communities and a system of family-farm based agriculture that is environmentally sound and economically viable, LSP believes that all people - farmers and non-farmers - have a fundamental responsibility to care for the land that sustains us.

• Farming as if Nature Mattered
• Food and the Environment
• Regional Food Systems and Ways to Support Them

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
www.mncenter.org
For more than 25 years, MCEA has engaged top-level legal, scientific and policy experts to achieve creative environmental solutions that protect Minnesota's natural resources, wildlife and public health.

• MCEA: 30 years of protecting Minnesota's environment
• Impact of Transportation on Minnesota's environment
• Pesticides and Your Health: A Look at Pesticide Use in Minnesota

Minnesota Conservation Federation
www.mncf.org
As the local affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation since 1936, MCF uses education, legislation and publications to promote collaborative land management and enjoyment of Minnesota's natural resources.

• Current Legislative Initiatives
• Educational Materials Overview
• Conservation Issues: Hunting, Fishing
• "Walk on the Wild Side" youth publication*
• Wolf trunk interactive display*

  * Appropriate for Youth

Minnesota Environmental Initiative
www.mn-ei.org
The Minnesota Environmental Initiative builds innovative partnerships to develop solutions to Minnesota’s environmental problems. They work with nonprofit, business and government partners to develop consensus on critical issues and move collectively toward action that has positive environmental impacts.

• Agency Overview: Partnership as a means to solving Minnesota's environmental problems
• Minnesota's impaired waters
• Business and the environment
• Sustainable redevelopment of contaminated properties
• Regional air quality issues
• Health and air quality

Minnesota Food Association
www.mnfoodassociation.org
Minnesota Food Association connects urban and rural people to build a more sustainable food system in which all Minnesotans have access to safe, quality food that is grown and distributed in a manner supportive of family farms, with can ethic of stewardship toward the land and environment.

• Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment
• Food Security
• Immigrant and Refugee Resettlemnt...and Agriculture

The Minnesota Project
www.mnproject.org
The Minnesota Project is dedicated to sustainable development and environmental protection in rural Minnesota through policy, research, coalition building and citizen participation. MNP works to increase the viability of rural communities and the quality of their health and environment.

• Renewable energy
• Small Town Community Development
• Sustainable agriculture

The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota
www.nature.org
The Nature Conservancy is the only conservation organization wholly committed to preserving biological diversity. In Minnesota, more than 60,000 preserve acres are open for study, hiking, birdwatching and photography.

• Agency overview - 50+ years of conservation in Minnesota and beyond
• Minnesota's eco-regions
• Landscape-scale & community based approach to conservation
• Protecting biodiversity in Minnesota and worldwide

North American Water Office
www.nawo.org
Promoting conservation and local renewable sources as replacements for nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, North American Water Office educates Minnesota citizens about nuclear racism, environmental justice, and solutions to environmental health problems caused by society's electric utility wastes.

• Renewable energy
• Nuclear power, Nuclear Waste (video)
• Electric racism
• Mercury contamination

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota
www.parksandtrails.org
Buying land and developing cooperative partnerships among landowners, citizens, local governments and the state, the Council works to establish, maintain and improve parks and trails in Minnesota - leaving a legacy for future generations.

• State Parks and Trails - An Important Piece of Minnesota*
• Biking Minnesota - Where to Go and What to Expect When You Get There!*
• The Importance of Advocacy and Education to Preserve Parks and Trails
• "Everyman's Country Estate" - About Minnesota's State Parks*
• General Natural History - Minnesota's State Symbols: Native Wildflowers, Birding, Owl Calling, Frogs, etc.*

  * Appropriate for Youth

Sierra Club Foundation
www.northstar.sierraclub.org
Through a powerful combination of public education and research, Sierra Club Foundation protects Minnesota's air, water, soil, wildlife and ecosystems for future generations to enjoy.

• Agency overview
• Forestry and Wild Land Protection in Minnesota
• Urban sprawl and Open Space Protection
• Clean Air Issues
• Clean Water Issues
• Volunteer action to protect the environment

Tree Trust
www.treetrust.org
Building hundreds of landscaping projects and planting thousands of trees each year, Tree Trust helps at-risk youth, adults and communities preserve and improve their parks, forests and open spaces while teaching skills that develop individual responsibility and environmental stewardship.

• The Right Tree - How to Choose, Locate, Plant and Care for Trees in Your Yard
• Did You Know There is a Forest in Your Community? - An Introduction to Urban Forestry and the Benefits of Trees

The Trust for Public Land
www.tpl.org
The Minnesota office of TPL has protected 21,000 acres of natural areas and open spaces to improve the quality of life in our communities and to protect our historic resources for future generations.

• Agency Overview
• Creating Parks and Open Spaces in Minnesota Communities
• Land Conservation and Smart Growth

Voyageurs National Park Association
www.voyageurs.org
Protecting Minnesota's only national park, VNPA promotes visitors to Voyageurs National Park, an area rich with natural beauty and recognized as one of North America's best kayaking and birding destinations.

• Voyageurs National Park trips (Recreation Options: Kayaking, Hiking, Skiing, Bird Watching)
• Wildlife in the Park*
• Voyageurs Trails*
• Voyageurs slideshow*

  * Appropriate for Youth

Wilderness Inquiry
www.wildernessinquiry.org
Designed to promote respect for others, for self, and for the natural environment, Wilderness Inquiry's outdoor education and adventure programs have been integrating people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities since 1978.

• Leave-No-Trace Camping (how-to demonstration)*
• Wilderness Survival Skills (how-to demonstration)*
• Destination Slideshows from Around the Globe*
• Agency Overview
• 7 Steps of Social Integration

  * Appropriate for Youth