Midwest Dairy is a non-profit organization that represents dairy farm families across the Midwest. Its mission is to promote the dairy industry by building consumer trust in dairy products, supporting dairy innovation, and educating the public on the benefits of dairy nutrition. Funded by dairy farmers, Midwest Dairy collaborates with schools, health professionals, retailers, and community organizations to encourage healthy lifestyles. It also supports research, sustainability initiatives, and leadership development to ensure a thriving future for the dairy community and industry. 

HGA is a national interdisciplinary planning and design firm rooted in architecture and engineering. We believe that enduring, impactful design results from deep insight into the people and passions that animate each unique environment. Our responsibility is both inspiring and humbling: to create positive, sustainable, and equitable impact through design. We value empathy, are fueled by curiosity, and embrace the meaningful work that leads to innovation. Our goal is to create a company and culture where everyone—employees and clients—can do the best work of their lives.

Stantec delivers sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting with a focus on climate resilience. We design adaptive, future-ready solutions that address climate risks and strengthen communities. Through collaboration and innovation, we help clients navigate environmental change and build infrastructure that endures, ensuring a more resilient and sustainable future.

The University of Minnesota’s Water Resources Center (WRC) provides leadership in freshwater management through cutting-edge research, educational opportunities for students and professionals, and community outreach. Authorized by Congress as one of the nation’s 54 water resources research institutes, the WRC also connects the research expertise at the University to research problems at the national level. The Water Resources Center is a unit of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and University of Minnesota Extension.

Esri, the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, helps customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Founded in 1969 in Redlands, California, USA, Esri software is deployed in hundreds of thousands of organizations globally, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofit institutions, and universities. Esri has regional offices, international distributors, and partners providing local support in over 100 countries on six continents. With its pioneering commitment to geospatial technology and analytics, Esri engineers the most innovative solutions that leverage a geographic approach to solving some of the world’s most complex problems by placing them in the crucial context of location. Visit us at esri.com.

Minnesota’s climate is changing rapidly, affecting everyone who relies on natural resources for economic, recreational, cultural and health benefits. The MN DNR aims to enhance the climate resiliency of communities and natural systems and use natural resource management strategies to store carbon and offset human-driven sources of carbon emissions.

At Climate Resilience Consulting (CRC), we transform risk into resilience and opportunity. With over 15 years at the forefront of resilience strategy, we help governments, corporations, and nonprofits go beyond planning to funding, building, and leading real-world solutions. From extreme heat to equity and infrastructure, CRC delivers bold ideas, practical tools, and measurable impact. Our team is nationally recognized and community trusted—pioneering the next generation of climate action with urgency, heart, and hustle. Whether you're scaling resilience or starting your journey, CRC brings the spark to make it real. Let’s build the future—together.

The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) is a voluntary opportunity for farmers and agricultural landowners to take the lead in implementing conservation practices that protect our water and bolster economic growth. The MAWQCP showcases how certification not only improves the quality of our water, but also consistently increases profitability, to better support producers across Minnesota.

Through this program, certified producers are deemed to be in compliance with any new water quality rules or laws during the period of certification. Additionally, certified producers may use their status to promote their business as a steward of water quality, as well as obtain specially designated technical and financial assistance to implement practices that promote water quality. The program also offers transparency to the public, making it easier to recognize certified producers and have assurance that certified farms are using conservation practices that protect Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater. 

The Great Lakes Commission is a binational government agency established in 1955 to protect the Great Lakes and the economies and ecosystems they support. Its membership includes leaders from the eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces in the Great Lakes basin. The GLC recommends policies and practices to balance the use, development, and conservation of the water resources of the Great Lakes and brings the region together to work on issues that no single community, state, province, or nation can tackle alone. 

Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. (EOR) Is a collaborative group of environmental and design professionals passionate about protecting our waters, restoring healthy ecosystems, & enhancing our community’s unique sense of place. We are an employee-owned, multi-disciplinary water resource-based firm that specializes in: • water-resources engineering, watershed planning, & modeling • environmental compliance, biological surveying, & restoration • sustainable site design, planning, & landscape architecture. 

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The Nature Conservancy envisions a future with a livable climate, healthy communities, and thriving nature. With a presence in all 50 states and 80 countries, we're a global organization that works locally to address our planet's greatest challenges: climate change and biodiversity loss. Through community-first partnerships and innovative thinking, we’re tackling climate change, protecting ocean, land, and freshwater resources, and helping to provide food and water sustainably. Together, we find a way.  Learn more at nature.org.

The mission of the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate is to advance the understanding of Earth system processes and the interaction among land, atmosphere, and water. Through research, teaching, and outreach we seek to: improve and protect the quality of soil, air, and water resources in natural and managed ecosystems; enhance agricultural and forest productivity and sustainability; predict and mitigate impacts of environmental and climate change on ecosystems and society; and provide science based knowledge for improved decision making and a better informed citizenry.

The Wisconsin Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy (OSCE) created by Gov. Evers in 2019, leads the State of Wisconsin in addressing the effects of climate change through programs and policies that support sustainability initiatives and the use of clean energy resources and technology. Executive Order #38 also charges the OSCE to partner with other state agencies and state utilities to achieve the goal of ensuring that all electricity consumed within Wisconsin is 100% carbon-free by 2050. The OSCE connects residents, communities, and businesses to technical assistance and funding resources.

EcoAdapt’s mission is to create a robust future in the face of climate change. EcoAdapt has coordinated the National Adaptation Forum since its inception in 2013. In addition, EcoAdapt heads a number of programs including Awareness to Action, the State of Adaptation, and the Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange.

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