Resources
Civic Science Guides
Owner: The Land Institute
2023Civic science is a way for people in multiple locations to learn together as they each grow, care for, and study perennial grain crops. This page includes guides to silphium, perennial wheat, and sainfoin.
Carbon Capture Co-Benefits
Owner: Great Plains Institute
8/2023This report explains how carbon capture projects can deliver environmental, health, and economic co-benefits, including reduced air pollution, job creation, community investment, and support for equitable climate and industrial transition strategies.
Carbon Capture and Storage in the Midwest
Owner: Clean Air Task Force
4/2/2024Carbon capture and storage refers to a suite of technologies that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution from industrial facilities and power plants. Carbon capture and storage captures CO2 and other pollutants directly from a facility before they are emitted. The CO2 is then compressed and transported to where it is permanently and securely stored in […]
Land Management through Leasing
Owner: Delta Institute
4/2020This document provides a snapshot of public farmland in Illinois and how it is currently managed. The information sheds light on the existing challenges and informs strategies for working with public institutional landowners to improve farmland management through their leasing programs.
Influencing Federal Dollars for Clean Transportation
Owner: Shared Use Mobility Center
2024This tool kit is a grassroots advocacy guide so that everyday people can have more influence over how federal transportation dollars are spent in their communities and over transportation decisions in general.
Organizations
Regenerate MKE
Community initiative promoting sustainability and regenerative practices in Milwaukee.
Aldo Leopold Foundation
Nonprofit organization promoting land ethics, conservation, and environmental stewardship through education and applied practices.
CARPC
Regional planning agency focused on land use, water resources, and climate resilience planning.
BBCI
Initiative focused on restoring biodiversity corridors and ecological connectivity across Wisconsin landscapes.
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office
Government office with the purpose of accelerating the advancement and deployment of solar technology in support of an equitable transition to a decarbonized economy.