{"id":1879,"date":"2019-08-06T21:02:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T21:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/?page_id=1879"},"modified":"2020-03-11T16:48:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T20:48:16","slug":"adopt-a-highway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/solve\/project-ideas\/adopt-a-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Adopt a Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h5>project ideas<\/h5>\n<h1>Adopt a Highway<\/h1>\n\t<p>If you want to adopt a highway, you can contact your local Adopt-A-Highway coordinator and have a representative (probably a teacher or an adult) sign an agreement and help coordinate your group cleanups. You will help by picking up litter on a stretch of highway at least two times per year for at least two years! All participants in the group must review the safety information provided by MnDOT before every pickup. Participants in highway cleanups must be at least 12 years old, and participants younger than 18 must have adequate adult supervision.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Relevant United Nations<br \/>\nSustainable Development Goals<\/h2>\n<p>The United Nations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>\u00a0(UN SDG\u2019s) are a list of projects and actions that all countries can take on to improve their economies and reduce poverty while also protecting the planet. If you choose this project for your Quest, you will help address climate change through the goals listed below:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/water-and-sanitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/08\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-06.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-06\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-06\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-consumption-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/08\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-12.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-12\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-12\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/oceans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/08\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-14.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-14\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-14\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/biodiversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/08\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-15.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-15\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-15\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2>Drawdown Solutions this Project Meets<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/materials\/refrigerant-management\">Refrigerant Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/electricity-generation\/wind-turbines-onshore\">Wind Turbines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/food\/reduced-food-waste\">Reduced Food Waste<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/food\/plant-rich-diet\">Plant-Rich Diet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/land-use\/tropical-forests\">Tropical Forests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/women-and-girls\/educating-girls\">Educating Girls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/women-and-girls\/family-planning\">Family Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/electricity-generation\/solar-farms\">Solar Farms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/food\/silvopasture\">Silvopasture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/electricity-generation\/rooftop-solar\">Rooftop Solar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h2>Helpful Resources<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in this project, here are some resources that you might find helpful:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dot.state.mn.us\/adopt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adopt a Highway Home<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<h2>Tips from other classes<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in this project, here are some resources that you might find helpful:<\/p>\n\t<h2>Experts to Help<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dot.state.mn.us\/adopt\/contacts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adopt a Highway District Contacts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h2>Similar Projects<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/solve\/project-ideas\/adopt-a-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adopt a Beach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/solve\/project-ideas\/adopt-a-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adopt a River<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h5><a href=\"\/mnquest\/solve\/project-ideas\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mnquest\/solve\/project-ideas\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to Project ideas\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>project ideas Adopt a Highway If you want to adopt a highway, you can contact your local Adopt-A-Highway coordinator and have a representative (probably a teacher or an adult) sign an agreement and help coordinate your group cleanups. 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