Cook County Local Energy Project

06/08/2026

Northwoods Sustainable Housing Project - Exemplary Homes in and Around Cook County
June 11 | 8:30-10:30am | At CCHE and Zoom
Presenter and Partner: Northwoods Sustainable Housing https://northwoodssustainablehousing.weebly.com/
Register at: https://cche.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=1226&

Join the Northwoods Sustainable Housing Project to learn about exemplary homes in and around Cook County. We toured diverse homes to identify strategies, materials, and features that make homes sustainable, healthy, resilient, and affordable. A discussion and roundtable will follow to explore how to create practical paths forward for expanding this type of housing in Cook County.

An exploration of sustainable, resilient, healthy, and affordable housing possibilities for the unique climate, topography, and local materials of Northeast Minnesota.

05/26/2026

June 2026 Twin Ports Freshwater Folk

Twin Ports Freshwater Folk invites you to a special event on June 3, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Zoom showcasing the work of the 2025-2026 cohort of the Minnesota Sea Grant Science and Policy Fellowship.

Twin Ports Freshwater Folk (TPFF) is an informal gathering of people from the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, who are engaged in freshwater research, policy, or regulation issues, for networking and informal discussion. Meetings take place the first Wednesday of every month.

During this month’s event, three Minnesota Sea Grant Science and Policy Fellows will share their experiences and work on Minnesota’s water resources. Fellows Larissa Scott, Reid Brown, and Reane Loiselle-Kasun will share their work, which focused on stream restoration tools for St. Louis County, data-driven evaluations of water sustainability and permitting, and new insights into the management of aquatic invasive species. Full abstracts and fellow bios are available on the event webpage.

The event is free and open to the public. Register at:

Use this form to register for virtual attendance of Twin Ports Freshwater Folk. Twin Ports Freshwater Folk (TPFF) is an informal gathering of people from the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, who are engaged in freshwater research, policy, or regulation issues, for lunch, netw...

05/26/2026

04/15/2026

04/07/2026

Northwoods Sustainable Housing - David Abazs Presentation
April 10 | 10-11:30am | At CCHE & Zoom
Presenter and Partners: David Abazs and Northwoods Sustainable Housing https://northwoodssustainablehousing.weebly.com/
Registration not required - Walk-ins Welcome

This engaging presentation will begin with the big picture, an Earth-Systems approach for the future, and then focus specifically on what that means from a housing perspective. This presentation is for anyone who wants to live sustainably and ensure healthy, sustainable, and available housing for us and for future generations. Presented by David Abazs, this presentation builds on his breadth of experience with sustainable systems and incorporates his research while on sabbatical across the US and beyond in 2025.

An exploration of sustainable, resilient, healthy, and affordable housing possibilities for the unique climate, topography, and local materials of Northeast Minnesota.