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Collaboration for Sustainability
Sustainability is bigger than any one person, city, or state—it’s a local, regional, national, and global effort. The only way forward is by working together. Collaboration helps us protect our planet and our communities more effectively than working alone.
Below you’ll find some of the key partnerships Middleton is part of—spanning Dane County, Wisconsin, and beyond.
Dane County
- Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change
- Dane County Climate Action Plan
- Sustainability Leaders Collaborative – A network of cities, towns, and villages across Dane County tackling emissions and building resilience.
Middleton–Cross Plains Area School District (MCPSD)
- Adopted a resolution to power 100% of district operations with renewable energy by 2035.
Green Tier Legacy Communities (Wisconsin DNR)
- Main Page – Local governments across Wisconsin collaborating on sustainability and resiliency.
Protecting the Yahara Watershed
- Yahara WINS – A partnership using adaptive watershed management to reduce phosphorus and improve water quality.
- Yahara CLEAN Compact – Expanding collaboration to clean up local lakes and beaches.
- Resilient Landscapes (Clean Lakes Alliance): Top 10 ways you can help the lakes from home.
- Legacy Community Alliance for Health (LCAH) – Helping Wisconsin leaders bring health equity into policies and planning.
- Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition – Local governments working together to overcome barriers to decarbonization and ensure benefits of the clean energy economy are shared widely.
- Urban Sustainability Directors Network – Local government professionals across North America sharing solutions for healthier, more equitable communities.
- U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) – LEED for Cities 2020 Cohort – A framework for reducing emissions, improving efficiency, and tracking progress.
- Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) – A nationwide network advancing racial equity in government policies and practices.