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PAc E 3 City of Roseville Public Works & Engineering SUSTAINABILITY NEWSLETTER Events, Resources, and Opportunities Upcoming events: • Ramsey County Environmental Center Fall Open House — Tuesday, 9/23, 6-8pm, 1700 Kent Street Roseville. Join us to explore the new Environmental Center and connect with neighbors, county leaders and community influencers. Guests will hear updates from Ramsey County Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire, tour the center with staff experts, and take part in hands-on art activities. • Metro Transit G Line Virtual Open House —Tuesday, 9/23, 6-7pm. Engineering for the G Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is currently underway and preliminary station design plans are ready to share. Project staff want to hear from riders, station neighbors, and the public about the placement of shelters, pylons, and other amenities within each station area. Join an online open house to review plans and speak with project staff. • New York Times Climate Forward event —Wednesday, 9/24. You can register to join a free livestream to watch interviews as they happen throughout the day. • Wild Rice Festival —Saturday, 9/27, 10am-4pm. Join this zero -waste event to celebrate wild rice, the fall season, and Dakota and gibwe culture) • Do Good Roseville Community Impact Celebration —Saturday, 10/11, 1-4pm at Roseville Area High School. Celebrate 10 years of amazing work done by Do Good Rosevillel There will be many ways to get involved and do good things for the community at this event, including collections for critical items like clothing and food, and many family -friendly service activities. Positive Climate News The walls of Minnesota's future houses grow in farmers' fields —Two castoffs of a typical Minnesota farm, straw and the stalks of hemp plants, are becoming valuable as sustainable materials that could be used in place of fiberglass insulation. Representative Katie Jones used straw to insulate the house she and her partner built in Minneapolis. Hundreds plunge in Chicago River for first official swim in nearly 100 vears—The Chicago River was once the most polluted waterways in the world, and in 1900 the city reversed the flow of the river so it would not pollute Lake Michigan, the source of the city's drinking water. Thanks to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and tireless advocacy and restoration work since, the river is now so clean that wildlife has returned and swimmers can enjoy it. An unexpected green roof benefit: purging urban rainfall of practically all microplastics—While they can also help reduce the "urban heat island" effect, a new study finds that the filtration the plants provide is equally beneficial —they can capture almost all the microplastics that contaminate rainwater. As nature's `ecosystem engineers.' beavers could help fight effects of climate change — Scientists at the University of Minnesota are researching how allowing beavers follow their instincts building dams could help improve our local waterways. Climate progress is still happening: Meet the 2025 Grist 50—Grist profiles 50 people making a real impact when it comes to adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change. It's a great reminder that the work continues in big and small ways! Page 16 of 175