Seasonal + Giving Tuesday 2021 Generosity

Thanks to everyone who donated on Giving Tuesday Nov 30.
​The season of giving is just starting!

Thanks to several generous supporters and our amazing Board of Directors, we've a new match on the table! During December, every contribution will be doubled, up to $8,000! 
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You can donate & double your $$ easily here. Thank you!
We hosted a great virtual panel discussion: From Missoula to COP 26 and back, on Nov. 17.
A video of the conversation is now available ​HERE. 
Join us for our Year-End Celebration,
December 16!

Join us Thursday, December 16th at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center from 5 - 6:30 (outdoors on the back patio/alley, snow or shine).
We'll present our famous Smarty Pants Awards at 5:45, plus we'll have snacks and drinks, covid-safe conversations, and fun raffle items from local businesses all evening. Come help us celebrate climate action!
 Our new Electrify Missoula campaign!

​Check out our new Electrify Missoula website for resources about building electrification (and why it's such an important climate solution!) Want to help with this campaign or contribute experience or expertise? Contact Kelli.
More quick links to current programs:
Check out our Footprint Fund: missoulafootprintfund.org 
Check out our community's resiliency efforts that we help lead: climatereadymissoula.org

We are Podcasters! 

Check out our new podcast: 
​"Clear the Air"
A 5-part series (hosted by our Program Director, Kelli Littleton, and our all-star intern, Devin Filicicchia) exploring how our community is stepping up to the plate to combat climate change.  Find it on our website here or on Spotify here.
Climate Smart In the News
It's been a busy summer! We've been In The News, bringing our perspectives to print and beyond. Here's a sampling:
Missoula's Climate and Clean Energy Expo
Several hundred Missoulians (plus 12 awesome volunteers) joined us for our 3rd annual Climate and Clean Energy Expo on September 25 at Caras Park! We had a great time reconnecting with our community (safely) and celebrating all the ways to get involved with local climate solutions. Check out more photos and details about the day on the event page, and plan to join us again next year.  Thanks to Phoebe Bean for these great photos!
Clean Air for All
Wildfire smoke season may be finally winding down. This summer we've worked with the Missoula Food Bank, All Nations Health Center, and others to provide fans and air filters to their clients and are continuing to raise funds to help more of our neighbors. Visit our DONATE page to help. THANK YOU.
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Mason, Sydney & Isa build fan/filter units for the Food Bank

New Art on display for our "Visualizing Climate" project. Stop by our office (103 Hickory St) to view this piece. Or head  HERE  to read the artist statement and see Project #1, along with its audio guide featuring each artist, and reflections of project developer Wren.

​Thanks to all who joined us July 14 at Imagine Nation Brewing for the Deep Breaths vs Smoked Out beer tasting. Read about it HERE. 

​2021 Happenings

We've launched the Footprint Fund - missoulafootprintfund.org 
We're all about resiliency planning - climatereadymissoula.org
Buildings matter - Check out Building(s) for the Future

Thanks to all who engaged in the 2021 legislative session. A tough one for climate and energy, your voices truly made a difference. Check out our State Legislature page for a wrap up. And we'll continue to share future advocacy opportunities via our Advocacy page.
Check out our Annual (5 year) Report

As 2021 has us eyeing both the tail of the mighty pandemic and new opportunities for climate solutions, the time was right to share our first five years of accomplishments. Here’s the result!

Click the link below to peruse this brief visual summary of all that we've been up to for the first 5 years of Climate Smart Missoula, and stick with us for the next 5!

Building(s) for the Future Jan. 15 Summit

​Our virtual summit, presented with support from the National League of Cities, brought over 130 Missoulians together on January 15, 2021 to hear from panelists across the country and discuss what comes next in Missoula. Go to our buildings page for more.

Watch the video, a 2 minute summary of Building(s) for the Future! 
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February 24 - event with Rob Davies

Last February 2020, we hosted 700+ people at the Wilma to listen to (and get inspired by) Dr. Rob Davies at the "Big Climate Change Event." One year later, we brought Dr. Davies back - via Zoom - to discuss where we are today, where we're headed, and what we can each do.

You can hear this conversation linked HERE.  Do  re-watch Rob's 2020 presentation  - below - and read our recap. 


Congratulations to our 2020 Smarty Pants award winners! 

(L - R): Tom Javins, Ethel MacDonald, Andrew Valainis, and Laurie Yung
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​You can read about each via this Sustainable Missoula column:
Finding the Silver Lining in a difficult year.  
Thank you for your 2020 year-end support.
Together, we did it! We met both our year-end matches

29 new donors donated over $2021 to give us a jump start to 2021 - this was matched thanks to Clearwater Credit Union.  We raised over $5000 in December, and Smarty Pants award winner Tom Javins matched this!

Thank you. You can still support us anytime!
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Thanks all. Amy, Abby, Caroline & Mason
From Summer Smart to Winter Wise
Thanks to all involved with our Summer Smart initiative, helping our community address increasing wildfire smoke and hotter temperatures. When the smoke rolled in, we were better prepared.  And, our clean air efforts reached other communities across the west. We had over 60,000(!) visitors to our companion site MontanaWildfireSmoke.org ​where we share critical information about how to stay healthy and help those most at risk.  

​These efforts and more are aligned with key strategies in ​Climate Ready Missoula: building resiliency in Missoula County. 

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. 
  • 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 Sustainable Missoula 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! 
 THE BIG CLIMATE CHANGE EVENT
It was incredible and inspiring. THANKS to the 700+ people who joined us for this powerful community conversation. Check out our blog with our big takeaways! ​Want to watch Dr. Rob Davies' presentation or share it with others? Wondering what your next step might be?  Head HERE!
Time lapse of Missoula PACKING the Wilma (above) and photos of the event (below). Thanks to Phoebe Bean for both! 

Dear Tomorrow: Missoula

We're partnering with Families for a Livable Climate to bring the Dear Tomorrow project to Missoula!
Learn more about this creative, ongoing project all about sharing personal messages to inspire climate action - then submit your letter online.

A snippet from our very own Abby's letter is below.  

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