CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINALISTS AND WINNERS OF THE 2011 ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AWARDS!

An independent team of judges selected 15 collaborative environmental projects as finalists for the 2011 Environmental Initiative Awards. Of the 15 finalists, the judges selected one award winner in each of five categories, and from April 27 through May 6, you voted for a sixth winner. The project with the most votes was recognized as the 2011 Partnership of the Year and was awarded $1,000 to continue their work.

Congratulations to...

• Mustard Seed Garden Center - 2011 Partnership of the Year Winner
• Go Blue! Diamond Lake Community Makeover - Natural Resource Protection and Restoration Category Winner
• Milan Sustainable Energy Utility - Energy and Climate Protection Category Winner
• Powderhorn Lake Neighborhood of Rain Gardens - Environmental Education Category Winner
• Saint Paul Port Authority's Beacon Bluff Redevelopment - Sustainable Communities Category Winner
• Target Field - Green Business and Environmental Management Category Winner
• ...and all 15 finalists!

Click the names above to view the winning projects, and scroll down to click "Entries" to see all 49 nominated projects.

QUESTIONS? Contact Georgia Rubenstein at 612.334.3388 ext. 107 or grubenstein@environmental-intiative.org.