Plant trees to shade homes
Increase thermal resistance of home insulation
Transition from traditional mowed lawns to perennial native plants
Install rain gardens to capture roof run-off
Accommodate/build micro-mobility transportation paths
Facilitate additional wind generators and establish a fully electric county government vehicle fleet
Create large carbon sinks across county accomplished by county secondary roadsides sown with native prairie grasses and flowers
Expand access to public space cooling centers and practice readiness capability!
Paint county building roofs, deemed appropriate, with white reflective paint
Explore county road surfacing mixtures that allow for more local materials as a road surfacing binder and simultaneously, prioritize use of a lighter surface color for reflective ability
Launch further efforts to encourage funding of new affordable housing; comprising passive energy design
Enact new county-wide building standards with higher R-value insulation, three-pane windows, windows facing the south, and an efficient fresh-air/stale-air exchange system
Identify county government buildings with appropriate roofs and install solar panels
Provide grant applications for home owners to construct a rain garden
Aid in increasing horticulture production for local consumption
Adaptation
“We can employ our people and save our planet by making smart investments in green technology, clean energy production”
Climate Actions
