The Summit on Sustainability is MORPC’s signature environmental conference, bringing hundreds of community leaders together to explore and share sustainable ideas and solutions, and to celebrate individuals and collaborative sustainability efforts with the Green Region Awards.

The Summit will feature keynote speaker Dana Bourland during the morning plenary session.

Dana Bourland is committed to solving our housing and climate crises in ways that advance racial, economic, and environmental justice. Over her career she has worked at the intersection of systems related to health, poverty, and the environment.

Most recently, Dana led the creation of the environment program at The JPB Foundation, which us one of the largest private foundations in the US. Dana is also the author of Gray to Green Communities.

The conference will include breakout sessions that focus on energy, water quality, materials management, active transportation, land-use development, air quality, social equity, economic development, weatherization, and policy.

During the lunch plenary session hear from local speakers that will provide Pecha Kucha style presentations while sharing real-life solutions and self-sustaining practices that will make our communities better today and tomorrow.