A positive, local response
to climate change
Neighbors addressing climate change
Transition Town — All St. Anthony Park
Smaller Footprint, Stronger Community
We’re neighbors linking up to live responsibly on the Earth. We bring diverse skills— what we accomplish reflects who shows up. Our ideas are as many as the challenges we all face. But they may not yet include yours.
Come, think, work, and celebrate with us!
Our purpose is to raise our neighborhood's understanding of climate change and the limits of fossil fuels, and to foster a positive, community-wide transition to more sustainable ways of life... ASAP. ASAP reminds us that climate change calls for our best efforts, right now. All Saint Anthony Park means South and North; renters and homeowners; newcomers and long-timers; businesses and nonprofits, students and seniors; faith groups, youth groups... all are needed.
St. Anthony
Park
Neighborhood
District 12,
St. Paul
FB page: Facebook.com/TransitionASAP
FB group: Transition ASAP
Twitter: @transitionasap1
Take the first step: Sign up for our e-news and join the 500 neighbors who keep informed and join in when they can. Email
Communications@TransitionASAP.org.
Do you have time to do more? Send us a note — we’ll connect. Feel free to propose a project or event we can support. Contact Mike at mjblandford@yahoo.com.
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to Transition Town ASAP
on our page at GiveMN.
We'll use your dollars to
raise local awareness
of our climate emergency
and the solutions at hand.
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Consider investing in community solar power
Yes, you can invest even without subscribing as an electricity customer. Two options, both with offerings closing this winter:
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Cooperative Energy Futures, based in the Twin Cities
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Red Lake Nation solar projects, based in northern MN
Follow links for details. Fully inform yourself before investing.
To understand your ecosystem, get to know your watershed
During these snowmelt seasons, we see the flow of water around us. Our corner of St. Paul straddles three local watersheds that feed into the Mississippi. Read Ranae Hanson's article "What Does Your Watershed Want?" in the March Park Bugle, then explore the resources linked here.
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Minnesota has eight major basins (see a closer view of the map below) and many local watersheds. Find Your Watershed by entering your own address in an interactive map.
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Discover the Historic Waters of the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. At the current site of the Franklin Avenue Bridge, Bridal Veil Falls flowed free in this 1860 photo (learn more in Open Rivers).
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Compare the Historic and Present-Day Waterbodies of the Capitol Region Watershed District (interactive map).
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Learn how your water gets from the river at Fridley to you at Story of Our Water, explore the Major Storm Sewers in St. Paul, and track our city's Water Treatment Process.
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Find out what happened at the Pig's Eye Dump Site and discover other problem sites in our area: “What's In My Neighborhood” Sites.
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Transition Town ASAP's
Ideas & Planning Group
Thursday, Feb. 27, 7–8:30 p.m.
(come at 6:30 for social time)
CoCreatz, 2388 University Ave, St. Paul
Help plan our next projects for a smaller footprint and a stronger community.
Transition Your Money
Wednesday, March 18, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
(third Wednesdays) at Lori's Coffee, 1441 Cleveland Ave North in St. Paul.
All welcome to help build a sustainable,
local economy. Info.
We need a newsletter editor. Could it be you?
If you see the world through green-tinted glasses, perhaps we should meet. Does this sound like you?
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You believe in a community approach to the challenge of climate change— and you want to keep learning
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You identify with the St. Anthony Park neighborhood
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You want to join the inspiring team of volunteers who make up Transition Town - All St. Anthony Park
St. Paul City Council approves two climate-friendly measures
A city Climate Action and Resilience Plan was approved in a St. Paul City Council vote in December, as was a resolution holding Xcel Energy more accountable for a clean-energy transition and calling foul on its proposed new fracked-gas plant. Learn more in Tim Wulling's "Understanding St. Paul's Climate Action Plan" in the February Park Bugle.
The current volunteer editor of the monthly e-newsletter Transition Times ASAP is stepping down. If a new one steps up, it can continue; if not, we'll just rely on our Facebook page for event listings and FB group for discussions. Our outgoing editor can help the new person get started. New ideas welcome! No pay, just the rewards of empowering others to act for climate. Send an email to Communications@TransitionASAP.org.