¿Qué hay en el agua que bebemos? ¿Por qué seguimos teniendo inundaciones y sequías? ¿Cuánta agua se necesita para cultivar nuestra comida? ¿Qué actividades podemos hacer a lo largo del río?

Ven a explorar estas preguntas y aprender sobre cómo el agua juega un papel importante en nuestras vidas, disfruta de tacos gratis, juegos para toda la familia y actividades de arte. Conecta con organizaciones locales que protegen nuestra agua, apoyan a nuestras familias y nos mantienen saludables!

• Tacos gratis a partir de las 4pm, hasta agotar esitencias!

• Visite todos los puestos para tener la oportunidad de ganar un premio de un negocio local. Quédate hasta el final para el sorteo de premios.

Información de accesibilidad

Los participantes pueden aparcar a lo largo de las calles del centro, aunque el estacionamiento accesible es algo limitado. La zona del centro también es muy accesible para caminar y peatones. Hay bastidores de bicicletas cerca, bancos y mesas de picnic donde la gente puede descansar. El baño es un puerto-a-baño accesible.

• Estacionamiento accesible para discapacitados

• Baño accesible para discapacitados

What’s in the water we drink? Why do we keep having floods and droughts? How much water does it take to grow our food? What activities can we do along the river?

Come explore these questions and learn how water plays an important role in our lives. Enjoy free tacos, family-friendly games, and arts activities. Connect with local organizations that protect our water, support our families, and keep us healthy!

• Free tacos starting at 4 pm, while supplies last!

• Visit all the booths for a chance to win a prize from a local business. Stick around until the end for the prize drawing.

Accessibility Information

Participants can park along the streets downtown, although accessible parking is somewhat limited. The downtown area is also very walkable and pedestrian-friendly. There are bike racks nearby, benches, and picnic tables where people can rest. The restroom is an accessible port-a-potty.

• Handicap Accessible Parking

• Handicap Accessible Bathroom

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is offering a free virtual 2-hour Smart Salting for Community Leaders workshop in partnership with the Northfield Public Library, the City of Northfield & Clean River Partners. This interactive workshop will help participants understand the impacts of chloride on infrastructure and water resources and provide them with specific action steps to make policy changes in their communities to reduce salt pollution.

The workshop is open to city council members, board members of watershed districts or housing associations, and other community decision-makers who are not directly involved in road salt application or water softener use but could benefit from learning about the advantages of Smart Salting.

Chloride pollution from road salt, water softeners, and fertilizer affects the quality of our lakes, rivers, and streams, and leads to damaged infrastructure and properties. There’s no feasible way to remove chloride once it gets into the water, and salty water harms our freshwater fish and other aquatic wildlife. Smart salting strategies can help reduce chloride pollution while saving money and maintaining safe conditions for winter transit.

State, county, city policy makers, and other community leaders that make policy to govern other entities have an important role to play in chloride management and promoting smart salting strategies. Smart Salting for Community Leaders highlights achievable policies and actions that can be considered to assist with reducing salt use.

Who should attend?

• City administrators, superintendents, and other organizational leadership

• City council members, county commissioners, tribal council members, and other elected officials

• Members of sustainability and environmental commissions

• Board members of housing associations, neighborhood associations, or watershed districts

• Other community decision makers

Smart Salting for Community Leaders is an introductory workshop for elected officials, board members, and the general public. It is not intended as a replacement for the MPCA’s Property Management, Roads, or Parking Lot and Sidewalks Certification Trainings. Smart Salting for Community Leaders workshop does not replace certification acquired through other Smart Salting Certification Trainings.

What you'll learn:

• Environmental, infrastructure, and monetary impacts of chloride in Minnesota

• Introduction to Smart Salting strategies for chloride reduction

• Success stories

• Roles that community decision makers can play in reducing chloride pollution in Minnesota

• Suggested action steps and policy implementation for chloride reduction

• Tools, resources, and funding opportunities for chloride reduction

• Resources for education and outreach

The learning environment for this workshop is an interactive online format. Instructors will teach online in real-time. Participants will interact with instructors and other participants through live chats, polls, and class discussion using the WebEx platform. We require attendees to actively participate in the online interactive workshop in addition to completing the survey after attending.

Training questions? Interested in hosting a Smart Salting for Community Leaders workshop? Contact Angela Hugunin angela.hugunin@state.mn.us.

This training is co-hosted with the Northfield Public Library, the City of Northfield, Clean River Partners, and the MPCA Chloride Reduction Program. Funding comes from the Clean Water Fund.