Mission
Our mission is to engage our Southeast Iowa community in better understanding, appreciating and protecting nature.
Goals
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Mitigate the impacts of climate change and build a more resilient Fairfield community.
Climate Resilience Goals -
Transition to 100% clean, renewable energy resources.
Clean, Renewable Energy Goals -
Restore vitality to our wildlands, wild waters and wildlife.
Wildland Restoration Goals -
Transition to zero waste through thoughtful consumption, waste reduction and redirection.
Zero Waste Goals
Strategic Plan
These four goals will be implemented using our STRATEGIC CONSERVATION & COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLAN 2021-2024
Resilient Community Challenge for Earth Day - April 20, 2024
Photos from the Resilient Community Challenge
Check out the Resilient Community Challenge Speakers
National Heroes:
American Sustainable Business Network ’s Circular Economy | David Levine, President of ASBN
How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick—and How We Can Fight Back | Alden Wicker - Author of To Dye For
Creating a Truly Circular Household Products | Martin Wolf - 7th Generation
Scrap Rescue and Re-purposing into Furniture | Amber Lasciak, CEO of ReDu Sustainable Furniture
Local Heroes:
A Circular and Regenerative Dairy Model | Francis Thicke, Radiance Dairy
A Farm to Table to Farm Circular Model | Cheyanne Holiday, Golden Magnolia Sanctuary
Reusing, Repurposing and Reimagining in Building Design | Terry Phillips, Mill Seed, TK Enterprises
Sport Sustainability | Laura Sivels - Rico Solutions
Other fun stuff:
2024 Eco-Jam Fashion Show and Other Fun Resilience Challenge Activities
Maharishi School Global Solutions Class “Alternates to Plastic”
A circular community or economy explores how to
continuously reuse, repurpose, repair, and reimagine existing
assets to make finite materials available infinitely.
A linear economy reflects an extractive “take, make, use,
discard” philosophy leading to depletion of resources. The
circular perspective emphasizes redesigning whole systems so
that all end products can be repurposed, and little or nothing is
ever lost.
Map of the Fairfield Loop Trail
Map of the Fairfield Loop Trail - Explore and enjoy nature around the city, on foot or by bike.
