Climate Corner: Sustainability and Resiliency on Wisconsin’s West Coast

In La Crosse, we are striving to meet our shared responsibilities as stewards, leaders and supporters of our natural environment. I was honored to be invited as a guest speaker at the Door County Climate Change Forum this past May and I am pleased to provide this snapshot about the city of La Crosse’s progress at reducing our carbon footprint, saving tax dollars and making our community more resilient.

We have worked at these efforts for decades; however, we made the decision in 2007 to document our program. That year the La Crosse Common Council adopted a resolution naming La Crosse an eco-municipality and we began a strategic planning process to establish goals and measure progress....