Home Sweet (Tiny) Home

new housing project combines passion for preservation, sustainability, and affordable housing

If you’ve been looking to buy a house in this crazy market, the idea of owning a tiny home may have already settled on the real estate of your mind. And, for those in the Chippewa Valley, your wish may soon be granted ...

Stemming the Plastic Tide: Tips to Lower Your Plastic Use

Plastic isn't just our problem; it's the problem of future generations too. Here's one local group’s tips for using less plastic.

Plastic garbage is everywhere: by roadsides, in parks – even in lakes. It’s ugly, yes, but the problem goes beyond unsightly litter. Plastics take thousands of years to break down, so they’re not only our problem; they’re a problem for our children and grandchildren ...

Wisconsin Biologist Discovers the 'Holy Grail' of Rare Plants

Have you ever seen a green violet? Neither have most people – with the exception of one conversation biologist from Wisconsin...

A wisconsin department of natural resources (DNR) conservation biologist has found the “holy grail” of a rare plant in Wisconsin: A green violet long thought gone from the state, but growing by the hundreds in a State Natural Area (SNA) in west central Wisconsin ...

Clean Out Your Garage With Eau Claire’s Upcoming Clean Sweep

now’s your chance to properly dispose of hazardous materials

It’s never too late to do some spring cleaning – especially when it comes to potentially hazardous and hard-to-dispose-of items like paint, gas, oil, and batteries. Eau Claire County’s next “Clean Sweep” – which ...

Dawn is Near for Eau Claire School Solar Project

school board approves bid to install panels on high schools

The Eau Claire school district is moving ever closer to putting solar panels on the roofs of North and Memorial high schools by the end of the summer. The panels are expected to save the school district about $20,000 in utility ...

Creating a Sustainable Lawn

on being a ‘responsible snowflake’ in the face of environmental damage

I may not be single-handedly destroying the Earth, but the avalanche I’m riding certainly is. So I’ve resolved ...

Killing Weeds the Green Way

hot water, nontoxic foam control unwanted plants at UW-Stout

UW-Stout Grounds Department is keeping the campus looking beautiful while using a nontoxic method to kill weeds thanks, in part, to the Stout Student Association Sustainability Council helping to fund a ...

Shedding Light on Sustainability

UWEC Buildings Illuminated With Retrofits From Sustainable ‘Green Fund’ Dollars

A trajectory toward a sustainable university campus continues through UW-Eau Claire’s next green improvement: efficient light fixtures. The Student Office of Sustainability currently ...

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Eau Claire

Go Green is sponsored by:

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Eau Claire

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