REGIONAL CHAPTER
Central North America
We have a number of programs both through ESRAG
and Rotary International that need your help.
Key Information
Countries Included in Region
USA: AR, IL, IA, KS, LA, MN, MS, MO, NE, ND, OK, SD, TX, WI;
Canada: MB, West ON
Karen McDaniels
Official Regional Links
About Our Chapter
Welcome to the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) Central North Regional Chapter. ESRAG welcomes Rotarians and non-Rotarians to join and take actions to sustain our environment and stabilize our climate.
Our action model:
Identify environmental leaders within the Rotary world, assist them in initiating environmental service projects that are meaningful to THEM, help where we can, and acknowledge and publicize their awesome work.
Did you know that RAG membership is “open to Rotarians, their family members as well as participants and alumni of all Rotary and Foundation programs?” Please join if you are not yet a member and invite your Rotary colleagues, too!
We look forward to collaborating with you to bring Rotary’s ‘Service Above Self’ ethic to solving environmental problems.
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Featured Events
Monthly Regional Chapter meetings.
Contact us to learn more.
No monthly meetings are held at this time.
Speaker: Dr. Fatih Birol and Pat Merryweather-Arges
Topic: Clean Energy Transition: The Climate Landscape and Momentum of Clean Energy
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Speaker: Tom Goreau
Topic: Increasing coastal ecosystem biodiversity, carbon storage, and ecosystem services with low voltage electrical fields.
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Speaker: Dr Pat Armstrong and Clare Caulfield
Topic: Integrating the environment and climate into club planning
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Speaker: Dave Rice
Topic: How AI is helping prevent fires and promote sustainability
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Speaker: Joshua Fabricio Céspedes Campos
Topic: Sustainable fashion with recycled garments, which raises awareness about the importance of preserving the environment
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Speaker: Dr Libby Skeels
Topic: Psychology for a safe climate - dealing with climate anxiety
More info
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Featured Projects
A few of the projects our regional chapter is and has been involved in.
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Featured News
Rotarians launch Pollinator Partnership for North America’s longest river
The Mississippi River Partnership is restoring and maintaining pollinator species throughout the Mississippi River region.
Teach Your Neighbors to Mine Their Junk Drawers!
ESRAG and Redwood Materials have a new toolkit American Rotarians can use to launch lithium-ion battery recycling in your community. Redwood can recapture about 95% of the critical materials and use them to make new components for rechargeable batteries to meet sharply-rising demand. Read more so you can teach your neighbors to mine their junk drawers.
We’ll help your club become climate-friendly
We’ll help your club become climate-friendly by giving you online tools to calculate your carbon footprint, then help you choose actions to make your club activities sustainable.
Form your own committee.
Learn more about how to form your own Club
or District Environmental Sustainability Committee.