Because the rusty patched bumble bee is so uncommon, researchers haven’t been able to observe nesting behaviors for over 25 years. But that has begun to change.
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Heidi Roop brings her expertise from studying climate change to the University of Minnesota, plugging into and building on a rich foundation of climate change work.
Driven, the University of Minnesota’s decade-long fundraising campaign, is coming to a close in a few months. Donors’ investments have provided new funding that will help strengthen the impact of programs across Extension.
From nutrition programs, to youth and families, to agriculture and leadership, participants in University of Minnesota Extension education find strategies that bring them to their own optimum state of mental health.
University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteers help elders and people with memory disorders — and their caregivers.
As part of its solar winter greenhouse initiative, RSDP and community partners recently released new farm-scale winter greenhouse designs that build and improve upon the success of the program’s deep winter greenhouse technology.
U of M student Kate Stower knew she wanted to carve out a path to support small towns in her graduate program. This led her to working with 100 Rural Women and Northwest RSDP in a community-engaged project supporting women’s leadership in rural areas and small towns across the state.
As part of a campaign to reduce household energy burden, Extension RSDP and the Clean Energy Resource Teams are working with local partners to ensure families living in manufactured homes and underserved communities have access to energy savings tools and resources.
A collaborative project of the Community Action Center of Northfield, Southeast RSDP and partners incorporated climate justice goals into plans for Hillcrest Village, an innovative affordable and emergency housing development.
Publication credits for the Spring 2020 edition of Source.