HeightsNEXT is a sustainable community movement in Columbia Heights, MN. Public events introduce neighbors, network volunteers, and engage civic leaders. Working across organizations, HeightsNEXT promotes green technology, resilience, sustainability, justice, and equality. Learn more...

HeightsNEXT is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Street Cleanups
Street Cleanups
An old cairn terrier sits on a handmade pet bed.
Pet Bed Workshop
Columbia Heights, MN Mayor's Monarch Pledge
Mayor’s Monarch Pledge
Blooming Sunshine Garden
Food Forest
Columbia Heights Garden Tour
Garden Tour
Fix-It Clinics
Fix-It Clinics
Stories From Our Neighborhood
Stories From Our Neighborhood
Columbia Heights Art and Info Fair
Art & Info Fair
CoHi Con - Artwork by Frost Simula
CoHi Con
HeightsNEXT & Top Valu Liquor presents Cheers for Beers
Cheers for Beers
Mexican ballet folklorico performers dancing beneath a rainbow at the 2022 Monarch Festival in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
Monarch Festival
Columbia Heights PRIDE
PRIDE Festival
Columbia Heights Snow BLAST
SnowBLAST
Spooktacular Jack-O'-Lantern Walk
Spoooktacular
Kids in Halloween costumes line up to se the inside of a fire engine at the Columbia Heights Truck or Treat event.
Truck or Treat

A Community of Respect

We are striving to create a sustainable community for everyone. That means respect for all cultures, genders, skin colors, sexual orientations, ages, body types, and abilities. We are an organization that strives for inclusion, equality, and safety for everyone to be themselves and work together as a community.

Partnerships

The City of Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights Public Library
Columbia Heights Public Library
Columbia Heights Athletic Boosters
Columbia Heights Athletic Boosters
Columbia Heights Public Schools
Columbia Heights Public Schools
Anoka County
Anoka County
Anoka County Recycling & Resource Solutions
Anoka County Recycling Ambassadors
Columbia Heights Lions Club
Fridley-Columbia Heights Rotary Club
Columbia Heights / Fridley Kiwanis Club
Columbia Heights Sister Cities
First Lutheran Church of Columbia Heights
Community United Methodist Church
Southern Anoka County Assistance
EastSide Neighborhood Services
EastSide Neighborhood Services
Midwest Animal Rescue & Services
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation
Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
Minnesota Green Step Cities
Minnesota Green Step Cities