Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability

Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability Mission Statement: The IRPS facilitates collaboration toward sustaining our natural environment and thriving Iron Range communities.

Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability (IRPS) is a grassroots organization and 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation located in northeast Minnesota’s Iron Range. In joining and building partnerships, we are dedicated to maintaining and improving our region through our mission statement and organizational values. Our Organizational Values:
Promote Sustainability:
Sustainability means meeting the nee

ds of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. IRPS focuses its work on the interrelationship of three primary elements of sustainability: community, economy, and the environment. Bringing People Together:
Communities thrive when people come together around the common good. IRPS encourages inclusive collaboration, listening, dialogue and positive action. Raise Awareness:
Awareness of the social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability is a catalyst for change. IRPS raises community awareness through communication, education, and resource networking. Focus Locally:
The evolving cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity of the Iron Range is a source of sustainability. IRPS welcomes diversity, celebrates traditions, and encourages local innovation for equitable, thriving communities. Engage Multiple Generations:
Every generation has a stake in sustainability, with knowledge, experience, and skills to share. IRPS encourages learning and partnering across multiple generations. Foster Personal and Planetary Health:
Communities thrive when they recognize the relationships between personal and planetary health. IRPS collaborates in local initiatives that foster health holistically and support environmental justice.

09/02/2026
Get out to your local farmers market!
09/02/2026

Get out to your local farmers market!

Get to your local farmers market!
09/02/2026

Get to your local farmers market!

Bring your champion zucchini to Farmer's Market this Saturday for the official measuring to see who wins big prizes! Mid-morning (about 10:00) the measurements will start. You do not have to be a member to enter your zucchini.

09/02/2026

Calling all educators 🍎 (including parents and grandparents): The SLCHS website offers downloadable pdf learning guides on Ojibwe culture and history, the mining and timber industries, and more. Find them at thehistorypeople.org/educational-resources (link in the comments). Topics include:
• Ojibwe Crafting Guide
• Homestead Program
• WWII and the Homefront Program
• Iron Mining and WWII

Get out to your local farmers market!
09/02/2026

Get out to your local farmers market!

Josh & Trapper at this week's Virginia farmers market! Thursday 2:30-4. FREE. Come on out for some SWEET music!

Recycling ♻️ information
09/02/2026

Recycling ♻️ information

Another common question/point of conversation at the Eco Experience centered around plastic bottle caps.

In Minnesota, we ask people to put their caps back on the bottle before placing it in a recycling bin. Loose caps will often bounce around the sorting machinery, fall through cracks and either wind up on the ground or contaminating other materials.

So please place the cap back on before recycling!

09/02/2026

Families living in our shelters could use a little help with daily essentials. If you have any of these items or have the ability to purchase and donate some of the supplies it would be greatly appreciated. Items can be brought to Home on the Range in Hibbing or AEOA's Virginia office.
You can also donate to our shelters online by visiting https://www.givemn.org/story/AEOAshelters

Our home planet Earth has a home in the galaxy, and last nights sky show was amazing! Do you have pictures of last night...
08/28/2026

Our home planet Earth has a home in the galaxy, and last nights sky show was amazing! Do you have pictures of last night’s lunar eclipse?
🌕🌖 🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕

08/28/2026

ITS BAAAAACK!!!
🎉 Join us for our annual fall Shred it Truck Fundraiser Saturday September 26th at Olcott Park from 12-2pm 🐾❤️

08/28/2026

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919 6th St S
Virginia, MN
55792

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