1.11.23

Join Green Minneapolis at The Great Northern!

Green Minneapolis is excited to invite you to participate in The Great Northern Festival, coming to Minneapolis and St. Paul this January 25 through February 5,… Continue reading.

12.15.22

If The Giving Tree were a city girl from Minneapolis

Parachute  |  by Lyn Stoler, Sonam Velani, and Anson Yu

A story of urban tree carbon credits in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Not by Shel Silverstein.) In late September, we found ourselves sitting at the edge of… Continue reading.

11.3.22

Minnesota’s First Urban Tree Carbon Offset Project Issues Carbon Credits for Sale

Press Release  |  by Green Minneapolis

Green Minneapolis has achieved third-party verification for the first issuance of carbon credits from an urban tree planting project completed in partnership with the Minneapolis… Continue reading.

9.30.22

Request for Proposals for Signature Artwork for The Great Northern Festival

Project Overview: Green Minneapolis, in partnership with The Great Northern and the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization is seeking an artist to design and construct a… Continue reading.

8.26.22

Green Minneapolis Welcomes Michaela Neu as Project Coordinator

Michaela Neu (she/her/hers) is the Project Coordinator for Green Minneapolis as of April 2022, working to enhance the vitality of Minneapolis by bringing public and… Continue reading.

7.26.22

MPRB to Collaborate on Pilot Urban Tree Carbon Offset Program

Press Release  |  by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

After eight years replacing trees lost to storms and pests, MPRB shifts to growing Minneapolis’ urban forest, using funds from a public/private partnership with Green… Continue reading.

7.6.22

Minneapolis carbon offset program could be one of the largest urban tree projects in the nation

Star Tribune  |  by Susan Du

Some Park Board commissioners are eager to greenlight a 25-year plan that could shift forestry costs from ordinary taxpayers to corporations. 

5.18.22

Peavey Plaza Performing Arts Series Summer Season 2022

Press Release  |  by Green Minneapolis

Green Minneapolis is excited to announce a summer long series of free performing arts presentations at Peavey Plaza!

5.16.22

Minneapolis proposes $1 million in federal funds to add 200,000 trees

Star Tribune  |  by Kim Hyatt

Minneapolis is proposing $1 million in American Rescue Plan funds to expanding the urban tree canopy.

5.6.21

Minneapolis explores carbon credits to help reforest the city

Star Tribune  |  by Susan Du

The city seeks alternatives as a property tax levy to replace its canopy is set to expire at the end of the year