Report on Sustainability Action Summit

ECOS Fox Valley in conjunction with the many of the sustainability groups in the Fox Valley area held a sustainability Summit on October 22 from 6pm -9pm at Heckrodt Nature Reserve in Menasha, WI. Thirty two representatives from area sustainability committees and organizations (see Appendix A) heard an opening presentation by Kevin Crawford, Orion Energy Systems and former mayor of the city of Manitowoc, WI on his experience in developing sustainable communities. This presentation was followed by a “World Café” dialogue process led by Linda Stoll and Margie Weiss. Two questions were addressed in the discussion.

1. How can organizations and committees working on sustainability issues improve communications between the groups as well as with the citizens of the Fox Valley?
2. How can these groups provide support for each other on new and existing projects?

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