The Ultimate Sustainability Handbook for Small Towns

"Small Towns, Big Impact" E-Book

Pre-order my free e-book on climate solutions tailored for small communities and local governments.

Implementation

Provides low-cost, innovative solutions in a step-by-step format to easily implement in your community. These solutions can work worldwide.

Community Engagement

Learn how local governments and organizations can implement effective climate policies and technologies in their communities.

What do you want to see?

Become part of the process. Let me know which problems are affecting your community and which solutions worked or didn't work.

Empowering Communities for Environmental Action

In spring 2024, I conducted lobbying work for Bishop Hill, Illinois, a town of a little over 100 people. Given a budget from the State of Illinois for only $40,000 per year, the town could barely repave roads, let alone think about sustainability.

After conducting research amongst 250 other small towns in the state, I learned that none of them could prioritize environmental solutions.

This inspired me to create a free e-book to help local communities with low-cost solutions at the edge of modern innovation. Let's move your community ahead instead of letting it fall behind.

My Story

Who am I?

I am Kate Wexell, a native of Shiloh, Illinois, a 15,000-person suburb outside St. Louis. Growing up, many of my family members lived in towns of less than 1,000 and worked in agriculture.

I earned my bachelor's in public administration and policy and have worked for eight environmental non-profits ranging from education to renewable energy policy to local journalism.

From 2021 to 2024, I ran an environmental education non-profit called The Compass Online which reached 20K+ people from 75+ countries and received recognition from the Jane Goodall Institute, Clinton Foundation, and G20 India.