As a leader with the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District, Jill Crafton has been instrumental in advancing an Ecosystem Health Action Plan. Through a series of four workshops, she helped bring together City staff from Bloomington and surrounding communities, uniting professionals in planning, water resources, public works and natural resources to address ecological gaps and barriers.
“The District’s goals, aligned with state statutes, emphasize building resilient landscapes that can recharge groundwater and protect against aquifer depletion,” Crafton said, and she celebrates the strong collaboration among Bloomington staff and their regional peers, and the power of collective action. She also monitors efforts in Bloomington and Minnetonka to address potential groundwater contamination.
True to her mission, Crafton joins local stewardship events such as garlic mustard pulls, and has been restoring her own yard with native plants since 2010. Leading by example and turning advocacy into action makes Crafton a Bloomington Earth Action Hero!
