The Sustainable Campus~Community Plan will describe how Goal 2 of the 2007–12 Strategic Plan will be accomplished through institutional involvement. The plan will prioritize tasks, assign responsibilities, create timelines and set measurable outcomes.

The purpose of the Climate Action Plan is to guide campus reductions in fossil fuel energy use and greenhouse gas emissions to carbon neutrality, as required by signing the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) by UWRF in 2007. The plan will align with other campus plans including the Sustainable Campus~Community Plan (under development), the Campus Master Plan, and the Strategic Plan.

The St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development will assist the sub-working groups in plan development where needed, providing boiler plate and original language, submission, and implementation of both plans.