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ARDC launches three‑year Northwoods Waters resilience project, seeks local participants
Summary
Arrowhead Regional Development Commission representatives described a three‑year, ENRTF‑funded Northwoods Waters Community Resilience Collaborative to coordinate counties and tribal partners on climate resilience, technical assistance and pilot projects; year‑1 focuses on stakeholder engagement and inventory, years 2–3 on technical assistance and pilots.
Sean, the ARDC project lead, told the board that a newly funded three‑year Northwoods Waters Community Resilience Collaborative will connect local governments, tribal partners and environmental professionals across a multi‑county region. The project, funded by the Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund, will spend year one building leadership and stakeholder networks and years two and three establishing a technical assistance program (to be led by the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Program) and funding pilot projects.
"This project is new having started just earlier this month...we've been awarded funds for a 3 year project to kick start a collaboration across, across Northern Minnesota," Sean said. He asked county officials and community members to identify local challenges and potential pilot ideas. The project team said it will seek to leverage ENRTF funds to attract additional grants and to share existing funding opportunities with local partners.
Commissioners asked about who should participate; Sean said local government staff, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Forest Resource Council members, environmental professionals and community members with relevant expertise are welcome. The ARDC team said it will host quarterly leadership meetings and public engagement over the coming year, and will provide contact information and a public survey for community input.
