@projectoptimist

projectoptimist has been a member of Linktree for 3 years and joined in June 2023. The social media accounts linked to from projectoptimist are: • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn Besides social media accounts, projectoptimist has populated their site with: • Adopting solutions journalism in Minnesota: Q&A with Project Optimist founder Nora Hertel • Join Our Mailing List • Support Project Optimist in 2026 with a donation • Can philanthropy bridge our divides? Q&A with the Council on Foundations • The future of geothermal energy may depend on fossil fuel workers • Men build health, community, and little libraries at Hopkins Men’s Shed • Can we expect to see more U.S. citizens denaturalized? • In polarized times some MN Democrats and Republicans find common ground • Community Voices | Somali Americans in St. Cloud share impact of ICE • How Grand Rapids residents talk about firearms – with civility • 65% of college students feel lonely. Moorhead students share solutions • Award-winning recycling coverage • Wildfire in the northland - Project Optimist • Nuclear power - Project Optimist • Hire us for media consulting and training • Project Optimist swag! • About Us • What is Solutions Journalism? • Project Optimist Website • Nuclear at a Crossroads: Does nuclear power stand a chance in Minnesota? • A utility, a tribe, a professor, and ... Miss America? 4 voices in today's nuclear power debate • These 2 countries embraced nuclear power. Here’s what they can teach Minnesota • 3 accidents haunt nuclear's past. Will they dictate its future? • Emerging tech could change the game for nuclear power forever • Project Optimist launches Biophilia program • Support Project Optimist in 2024! Donate today • Donate to help Project Optimist leap into our next phase! • Why the US doesn't recycle spent nuclear fuel • The limits, benefits of security measures in health care • How Wisconsin launched a rural medical school • Sign up for our Shades of Purple Firearms Dialogue on March 21 • Drawn by Nature: Citizen science helps counter climate anxiety • Worthington artist and mental health advocate channels Mother Nature for latest sculptures • Seaplanes have patrolled northern Minnesota forests for nearly a century. They're ready for this fire season • It’s Wildfire Season: Explore it with Project Optimist • Fuel to the fire: How climate change makes wildfire season worse • Sprinklers in the forest: How lake water can protect northern Minnesota properties from fire and how they might fail • Project Optimist's Wildfire Dialogue • Minnesota tests roads paved with carbon-injected concrete • 'STILL' creatively captures Minnesota's micro-seasons • Local News Giving Day is April 30 - Support trustworthy local news • 'We can't ignore the reality': Minnesota community works together to prepare for wildfire • Drawn by Nature: Merlin app identifies unseen birds • 5 Questions with Project Optimist founder Nora Hertel • 'The Connection Cure' dives into biophilia, forest bathing • Biophilia: How nature invites us home • Cleanup continues 3 years after Greenwood Fire • Firewise USA 101: What it is, how it works, and more • Kids flex green thumbs at Moorhead farm camp • We're in the news! • How 'good fire' could reshape forests, culture of Minnesota • Poems that bring nature to life • Learn about the state of recycling at Project Optimist's Oct. 24 panel • Drawn by Nature: Seeds are mini marvels • Take our 2024 Project Optimist audience survey! • Artist Kent Estey listens to his heart • Bonus content! Answers to your recycling questions • Minnesota youth, seniors fight social isolation and loneliness • College students share insights on social connection • Join Project Optimist's founder Dec 11 at noon for A Light in the Dark: Lessons on sustaining ourselves in the climate crisis • MinnPost Social: Rebuilding Local News in Greater Minnesota • Drawn by Nature: Chickadee, squirrel brains expand for food caches • Project Optimist made leaps in 2024: The year in review • Discover Lake Superior diamonds • First Friday: Project Optimist, A future for Local News in Uncertain Times • RSVP to Lunch and Learn Recycling: Q&A on Minnesota's new waste-reduction law • Solar power gives resort ‘new blood, new life’ • Coalition wants to end Minnesota's nuclear moratorium • ‘Temples of the spirit’: A Catholic take on end-of-life plans • Ancestral seed relatives offer healing, better health • Training in Duluth 6/24: Solutions-Based Journalism for Nonprofits • Decades of effort revitalize St. Louis River • ‘We have always existed with fire’ • SPONSORED STORY | From formal to personal: Williams Dingmann adapts to funeral trends through 5 generations • Register for Let's Talk Housing in Winona Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM | Eventbrite • What is the proper role of guns in our community? 5 Minnesotans answer • Community Voices ⎸ The pragmatic case for climate optimism • How LGBTQ+ Minnesotans navigate end-of-life plans • The Misinformation Susceptibility Test • Duluth Community Garden Program wilted. Volunteers stepped in to save it. • Make a difference: Take our 2025 audience survey! • Rural Voice - follow up gathering (Wadena) | TheSowingRoom2024 • Rural Voice - follow up gathering (Long Prairie) | TheSowingRoom2024 • “Waan u ducaynaa ” Caadada Muslimka xiliga geeridda. • ‘We pray upon them’: A Muslim take on end-of-life rituals • Winona residents call for zoning, funding, and empathy to spur needed housing • Minnesota’s ‘red flag law’ is a year old. What have we learned? • School maps show promise as safety tool. Here's how they work. • How Rochester and Duluth respond to mental health and substance use calls • There’s a surprising climate solution right under your feet • Join us at Back to Basics on February 7 • Prophecy and road map: How 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' can guide Minnesotans today • Why some communities don’t trust the media — and what newsrooms are doing about it