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Ramsey County Municipalities | Ramsey County | Minnesota

Ramsey County
Master Gardeners
Ramsey County Master Gardeners are volunteers trained by the University of Minnesota Extension Service to educate the public on a variety of home horticultural subjects using readily-available, up-to-date research-based information.

Parks and Recreation
The mission of the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department is to enhance the quality of life for the people of Ramsey County by preserving, developing, maintaining and managing a system of parks, open space, trail corridors and special use areas; and by providing year-around recreational programs, services and facilities which are responsive to changing needs, compatible with the resource base and most effectively provided at a county level.

Public Health
The mission of the Saint Paul – Ramsey County Department of Public Health is to improve, protect, and promote the health, environment and the well-being of people in our community.

Public Works
The mission of the Ramsey County Public Works Department is to enhance the social and economic welfare of the people of Ramsey County by providing and maintaining a safe, efficient transportation system that is coordinated with the needs of other units of government; facilitating the preservation of the quality of County lakes and other water resources through effective resource management; providing a system of uniform land records to ensure the proper recording of land survey documents; and continuing the coordination of public works programs with federal, state and local agencies.

Public Safety, Community Corrections
The mission of Ramsey County Public Safety, Community Corrections is building safe and healthy communities through interventions that promote personal change and accountability.

Steps to a Healthier Saint Paul
The Steps to a Healthier Saint Paul is working to implement chronic disease prevention efforts focused on reducing the burden of diabetes, overweight, obesity, and asthma and addressing three related risk factors: physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use.

Minnesota
Met Council
The regional planning agency serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area and providing essential services to the region.

Metropolitan Design Center—University of Minnesota
Design for Health is a collaboration between the Metropolitan Design Center at the University of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota that serves to bridge the gap between the emerging research base on community design and healthy living with the every-day realities of local government planning.

Minnesota Department of Health—Physical Activity
The Minnesota Department of Health—Physical Activity webpages provide information, data, strategies/materials, and presentations to support and promote physical activity.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ mission is to work with citizens to conserve and manage the state's natural resources, to provide outdoor recreation opportunities, and to provide for commercial uses of natural resources in a way that creates a sustainable quality of life.

Minnesota Department of Transportation—Non-motorized Transit
The Minnesota Department of Transportation provides information on design and planning, policy and funding, and traffic laws about bicycling in Minnesota.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency—Sustainable Communities
Sustainable development is an ambitious process in which a community develops attitudes and ongoing actions that strengthen its natural environment, economy and social well-being. Benefits include more livable communities, lower costs and an environment safe for future generations.

Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network
This site has been designed to provide Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) members and others with information, access to resources, opportunities for networking, and inspiration on the topic of sustainable communities

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