Environmental Stewardship

updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012

St. Louis Park is committed to being a leader in environmental stewardship. We will increase environmental consciousness and responsibility in all areas of city business.

Focus areas for this strategic direction:

- Expanding energy efficiencies in the city's operations.

- Educating staff and the public on environmental consciousness, stewardship and best practices.

- Working in areas such as the rehab loan program, development projects, permits, etc., encourage green building design, creation of open spaces, and environmental innovations.

- Preserving, enhancing and providing good stewardship of our parks.

- Investigating the need and purpose for an energy/environmental commission.

Vision in Action - Recycling in the Parks
As a steward of its environment, the City of St. Louis Park promotes recycling in many of its higher-volume parks. To encourage this practice and reduce the amount of trash thrown into the recycling containers, the city is now using a yellow barrel with a flat top in these locations. It is clearly marked and identifiable as a recycling container.

Parks included in this recycling project include: 
Aquila, Bass Lake, Carson, Dakota, Fern Hill, Freedom, Keystone, Louisiana Oaks, Northside, Oak Hill, Shelard, Skippy, Twin Lakes, Walker, Westwood Nature Center, and Wolfe Park.
 
Plastic bottles and aluminum cans will be collected in the yellow recycling containers.  The city will continue to educate residents about these locations by posting signs, and sending information to sports leagues, neighborhoods, community organizations, in city publications, on the city website, and in the SunSailor.
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