​Please join us
November 28 for
#GivingTuesday!

​Hey Missoulians - quick action:  Read & sign our brief Community Letter to our New Mayor, Andrea Davis. 
​We'll deliver after she takes office!

What's new?

Solar & Electrification: What, Why, and How?
​Webinar November 29
Join us for a virtual event all about going solar and getting off fossil fuels in our homes & buildings, from the big picture basics to how make a plan to electrify. We'll cover:
  • Why solar and electrification matter for our climate and health - and why now is the time
  • What the process of installing solar and going electric involves
  • Incentives and financing options available now and coming soon, including federal Inflation Reduction Act funding
  • What to consider as you make your plan to electrify

Bring your questions! Check out the event listing on our calendar for details & to RSVP.
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We're excited to announce that Trees for Missoula is now a program of Climate Smart Missoula!

Beginning November 2023, our long-time partner organization, Trees for Missoula, has officially become a program of Climate Smart Missoula. As we take on Trees for Missoula, we're dedicated to upholding their mission of promoting a healthy and sustainable urban forest through community planning, planting, stewardship, education, and advocacy. We look forward to building upon existing urban forest projects, and centering urban trees as part of our broader climate resiliency efforts.

For more, visit our Urban Forest page.
Save the Date for our annual Year-End Celebration & Smarty Pants Awards, Dec 14
Join us to celebrate another year of local climate action at our Year End Celebration & famous Smarty Pants Awards, Thursday, December 14. RSVP via our calendar.
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Piloting Clean Energy Career Workshops

The Missoula Community Clean Energy Workforce Coalition has been busy this fall, piloting a series of clean-energy awareness workshops! We've welcomed speakers from various industries - from solar installers and green building designers, to contractors and deconstruction professionals - into Mountain Home Montana and Home ReSource to share their career journeys and talk about how their work builds a better future.

Thanks to all who joined us for Missoula's Climate Solutions Week & Expo!

Thank you for joining Climate Smart Missoula and partners for Missoula’s first Climate Solutions Week and 5th annual Climate & Clean Energy Expo, September 16-23! It was an inspiring and energizing week full of events and activities and we were thrilled to see so many folks out in the community.
See more photos from the Expo and Climate Solutions Week events HERE.

And take a peek at the media coverage of the event via KPAX and ABC-Fox Montana.

Missoula Clean Energy Coalition Awarded Competitive DoE Prize

Missoula’s Clean Energy Workforce Coalition (CEWC), just received a $150,000 prize in June 2023 to continue its work on building equitable, clean energy career pathways. The prize will help launch a pilot program focused on building clean-energy career pathway awareness and non-traditional internships for low-income women and women of color, increasing access to family-supporting opportunities.

​The coalition, founded in December 2022, is comprised of Missoula County, Climate Smart Missoula, Mountain Home Montana and the Missoula Economic Partnership. CEWC received a Phase 1 prize of $30,000 to strengthen and grow the coalition in February 2023. 

​Learn more about our work and check out these news stories from KPAX & NBC Montana.

RECENT HAPPENINGS

Staff & Missoulians Attended the Held v Montana Trial

Montana Youth are Making Climate Justice History! The first-ever constitutional climate trial was held in Helena, Montana June 12-20. Staff attended the final full day of the trial on June 19th, to support the youth plaintiffs and to let the state know we are paying attention. 
Learn more about the trial here.
Climate Table Talks: An Important Step in Code Reform
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We were delighted to hear from dozens of community members at two table talks held June 14th. The events started with a brief presentation from the City of Missoula on its code reform process, then neighbors shared stories of their experiences with climate change in Missoula. Thank you to all who attended - your stories will play a role in the City's process moving forward.
Thank you to all who supported us during Missoula Gives 2023!

We were thrilled to raise over $8,400 from 108 donors. Our community is amazing! We are so grateful for so many generous supporters who believe in local climate solutions. Didn't get the chance to contribute? We appreciate your support at any time of the year - donate easily via our website here. Thank you!

- Abby, Shanti, Amy, Susan and all of us at Climate Smart Missoula
Electrify Homes Spring Tour
Our first-ever Electrify Homes in-person tour (and self-guided version) was a huge success! Thanks to all who joined us to learn from neighbors working on home electrification projects on the Northside and Westside this spring. It was awesome to have front-page coverage in the Missoulian: Climate Smart Missoula shows off cool building techniques. 

Miss the tour? It's never too late to get inspired! Check out the stories on our Electrify Missoula website. 
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A bevvy of new funding opportunities via the Inflation Reduction Act - the first real and transformative climate legislation ever passed by Congress - are available now, with more rebates to come later this year or early 2024.

Learn more about this important bill's provisions via our IRA info page and bookmark ElectrifyMissoula.org as we continue to update it with financing resources and information to support your electrification journey.  
Check out our Annual Impact Report
We were busy in 2022! Check out our most recent Impact Report HERE to learn more about our work.

I want to know more about...

the people and history of climate smart
  • ​Our Story will give you the history of Climate Smart and our mission and goals. 
  • Our Five Year Report is a great way to quickly understand our programs and impact in our first 5 years (through 2020).
  • People and Partners features our staff, board, and multitude of organizations we collaborate with to drive climate action in Missoula and across the state of Montana.
  • Peruse In the News to read past news coverage and Missoula Current columns to better understand what we've been thinking and working on over the years. 
what to do during hot and smoky summers
reducing the carbon footprint of my home or business
major efforts at the city and county government level
Climate Smart Missoula works closely with the City of Missoula and Missoula County. For more on the primary initiatives, we've partnered on, visit: 
what climate change looks like in missoula and the science that is driving the change
getting involved
  • ​Act, Advocate, Assist includes ways to go beyond reducing your personal energy consumption to help others and advocate for systemic change. 
  • We need more people talking about climate change with loved ones - our Dear Tomorrow Project is a great place to start. 
  • Come to an event that you find on our calendar or volunteer with us! 
  • Donate page is also an important one. We are a small organization that depends on donors like you!