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Whew! Thanks to ALL who joined us for our 2nd annual Climate Solutions Week, Sept 28 - October 6.

By our count over 1100 Missoulians attended the 15+ events throughout the week, and we were extra thrilled to have eminent climate activist and author Bill McKibben join us at our Climate & Clean Energy Expo at Caras Park on Saturday, September .

Miss an event and curious what went on? Or maybe you attended and are looking for ways to follow up. We're working on adding photos, links, and resources related to the week's events on the Climate Solutions Week page HERE - stay tuned as more are added in the next few days.

And save the date for 2025: Climate Solutions Week will launch with our Expo on Saturday, September 27!
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Missoula's big storm
​We're sill reeling from the wild, impactful storm of July 24.  Head to Trees For Missoula to learn more, find resources to deal with storm damaged trees, and support our efforts to rebuild our Urban Forestry. 

From Susan: Climate Connections: Urban Forests prove value despite the storm
A hot dry July brought us wildfires + smoke.

Check out MontanaWildfireSmoke.org for all the resources you need to stay healthy when it's smoky.  A quick recap of almost everything you need to know is here.  Thanks to all who visited with us during our 4th annual Wildfire Smoke Ready week.  We hope folks are prepared!  Check with friends and neighbors to ensure they have the resources needed to stay healthy.   
Extreme Heat Plan + Toolkit now available!
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It's hot out there! Just in time, we've released our community's first extreme heat action plan, a collaborative effort with the County and City.  We engaged myriad stakeholders over the past 6 months to develop strategies to prepare for and respond to increasingly frequent and intense extreme heat events. The plan expands on strategies identified in our Climate Ready Missoula resiliency plan.

Check out the toolkit for partner organizations and downloadable mini-guides via the Climate Ready Missoula website, and stay tuned for a visual Heat Story Map with even more resources, coming soon.

I want to know more about...

the people and history of climate smart Missoula
  • ​Our Story is the overview of the history of Climate Smart Missoula, our mission and goals, and past events & efforts. 
  • Our Annual Impact Reports are a great way to quickly understand our programs and impact.
  • 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. 
reducing the Climate impact of my home or business
  • Buildings create a ton of climate pollution - but there are steps we can take to change that, and funding for the transition. Learn about the what, why and how of getting off fossil fuels in our homes and buildings via our Electrify Missoula campaign.
  • Considering solar? Learn how easy it can be to go solar on our Solar Ease page, with our best resources and local guidance on the process.
  • Transportation + Smart Growth is the place to go if you want to commute or run errands sustainably.
  • Trees are a crucial climate solution: their shade reduces the urban heat island effect and the need for cooling, and a healthy urban forest provides myriad other resiliency benefits.  
what to do during hot and smoky summers
  • Our Smoke & Wildfires page is the landing place for our work to help our community stay healthy during wildfire smoke, with links and resources a plenty.
  • Improving indoor air will tell you what you can do to make the air safer inside, including details and guidance for purchasing a HEPA Air Filtration unit. 
  • Extreme heat is increasingly a challenge: learn more about plans for how our community can tackle heat plus practical tips and strategies to stay cool on our Heat page.
Collaboration with local government on Climate goals
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 behind the impacts
  • Visit our Local Climate Impacts page to learn what climate change looks like in Missoula and across the West. 
  • Our Climate Science Overview is a good place to start with the basics.
  • Rob Davies' presentation, recorded at the Wilma Theater in Missoula in 2020 for our Big Climate Event, is 90 minutes well-spent. You've never seen a climate presentation quite like it - you'll understand in a whole new light the science and why we need to resolve to act now. 
getting involved
  • Our Get Involved page is a great place to start, with suggestions for how to find your place in the climate movement and be part of building a more resilient community and world. (Spoiler: there's something for everyone, because climate impacts everything and everyone!)
  • Attend an event that you find on our calendar or volunteer with us! 
  • ​Act, Advocate, Invest:  More ideas for action, from the personal/household level to helping others and advocating for systemic change. 
  • Donate to support our work. A significant portion of our funding comes from individual donors who believe in local climate solutions!