PlanItGreen's Institutional Leadership Forum provided an opportunity for sustainability leaders to celebrate their 2014 accomplishments and plan next year's goals. Held November 12 at Marion Street Cheese Market, more than 50 representatives from key Oak Park and River Forest taxing bodies and institutions participated. Village presidents Anan Abu-Taleb and Cathy Adduci gave engaging opening addresses that apprised the group of progress on the Villages' joint sustainability plan. OPRF Community Foundation CEO and President Kristin Carlson Vogen underscored the foundation's continued commitment to PlanItGreen and the importance of this project to the values of the Oak Park and River Forest communities. Seven Generations Ahead's Gary Cuneen briefed the group on funding sources to support implementation and presented an update on the development of the 2014 PlanItGreen Report Card that will be published next year. Community leaders gave 17 success snapshots from recent community projects, including River Forest Elementary District 90's successful funding application and installation of Solar Panels on all three schools.
PlanItGreen: Stories from the Field
- It’s a go: Green Guides network takes off
- Food scrap composting takes hold in Oak Park and River Forest
- Green Guides a ‘sustainable knowledge source’ for neighbors
- 4th Institutional Leaders Forum focuses on successes
- PlanItGreen kicks off fall with education programs
- Hatch School garden reaps what it sows
- PlanIt Green Looks Back & Moves Forward
- Taming the Climate Beast with Beauty
- Sustainability Plan Toolkit
- Bringing Elevate Energy Into More Homes
- Meals that Heal the Waste Stream
- April Lunch and Learn session digs into CSAs and local food
- SGA helps launch Fox Valley Sustainability Network
- Lunch and Learn Round-Up
- FVSN forum looks at solar energy’s advantages
- PlanItGreen sees a future in community solar
- Energy Jobs bill paves way for community solar
- Connecticut group finds inspiration in SGA’s work and vision
- Process and progress on making community solar a reality
- PlanItGreen Lunch and Learn highlights solar in the OPRF community
PlanIt Green Documentation
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2013-2014 Prioroty Implementation Strategies
2011-2012 Year One Implementation Report
2011-2012 Year One Institution Addendum