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MONTHLY MEETUPS
The 2019 Meetup schedule is to the right. Note we're meeting the SECOND Thursday of the month now. Thanks a lot to everyone who came out to our first meetup of 2019! We had an awesome, info-packed conversation on renewable energy and Missoula's transition towards 100% electricity. Check out our blog post here for a recap and info about ways to get plugged into what's currently happening in Missoula. Next Month: Do you LOVE sustainable transportation? What better way to celebrate Valentine's day than a conversation on one of our favorite topics! On February 14th, come by Imagine Nation Brewing Co's Community Room from 5 - 7pm for our next monthly meetup on transportation and smart growth. We provide snacks, INB has the beverages. Bring a friend and we hope to see you! Recap + Blogs
December 6: Our last meetup of 2018 was our Year 3 Celebration! Thanks to all who joined us for a great evening, and congrats to our Smarty Pants Award winners! November 1 - we talked all about Sustainable Economic Development. Yep, we posted a blog about it! October 4: Transportation and Smart Growth. Anna, our new Energy Corps member, wrote a great blog recapping the conversation and what you can do. September 6: Renewable Energy - from options to advocacy to 100% Clean Electricity. Planning a path forward. August 2: Water Protection and Conservation and the nexus of water + climate + energy. Great talk with the Clark Fork Coalition and other water experts. The recap is on our blog here. June 7: Healthy Communities was our meetup topic. There is so much to talk about when we consider health + climate. We had a wonderful wide-ranging conversation - read our Intern Mattie's excellent BLOG. May 3: Local Food and Agriculture: we partnered with local non-profits and farm and food businesses to discuss growing food (and not wasting it) in a changing climate. Frequent the Farmer's Markets and please, compost! April 5: Urban and Wildland Forestry. Karen with Trees for Missoula and Marie from our Urban Forestry program shared much. Check out our blog and this Missoula Current piece: Celebrate (and tend) our urban forest year-round. March 1: Zero Waste: Home ReSource and the City of Missoula brought us up to date on Missoula's "Zero by Fifty" plan. We celebrated Logjam and new local businesses getting into the waste reduction game (thanks Missoula Compost Collection LLC!). We had a fantastic Q & A about all things waste. |
Climate Smart hosts Monthly Meetups at Imagine Nation Brewing. Each meetup focuses on one of our "buckets". These informal gatherings are a great way to learn about what's happening on climate in our community and how you can get involved. Let us know if you or your organization would like to partner on any of the meetups.
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Recent Happenings:
We had a great time at our Year 3 Celebration on December 6 - thank you to all who joined us! We especially enjoyed our annual Smarty Pants Awards presentation - go HERE for more about this year's fabulous winners.
Our first annual Missoula Clean Energy Expo on October 20 was a smashing success! With over 25 great businesses and organizations, including solar installers, as well as informative workshops and a special appearance by Mayor Engen to release the draft Options Report for 100% Clean Electricity, we made the most of this beautiful, sunny day. We're excited to bring the Expo back again, even bigger & better in September 2019!
Missoula People's Climate March, Sunday September 9. An awesome gathering at Anderson Park (near Rockin' Rudy's) with great speakers, then a march across the bridge to join the festivities at Sunday Streets. Photos are up! Read about it here.
Thanks to all who helped "Green" the River City ROOTS festival! We introduced composting this year, thanks to Missoula Compost Collection LLC, helping divert lots more waste from the landfill.
"Climate Change in Missoula: From Statistics to Strategies", February 13, 2018 - We co-hosted this great event with the League of Women Voters and Clark Fork Coalition. Panelists from Climate Smart, CFC, and authors of the September, 2017 Montana Climate Assessment shared forecasts for the Missoula area derived from world climate change models discussed how Missoula is responding.
With MREA and other great partners, we put on two Solar-Ease workshops in Fall 2017 & Spring 2018 - all the resources from these events are HERE, and it's still a great time to go solar, so check it out and share with friends!
Montana’s Changing Climate: The State of Climate Change Science in Montana panel with Montana scientists, June 5: If you missed this fascinating presentation, check it out on YouTube here!
Missoula Gives was a fantastic success! We raised $4780. It's always a good time to become a Friend of Climate Smart Missoula and never too late to support our work. Thanks All.
Check out articles, videos, and photos from our Peoples Climate Solidarity March and Rally.
APRIL was Sustainability Month and Earth Day!
Missoula People's Climate March, Sunday September 9. An awesome gathering at Anderson Park (near Rockin' Rudy's) with great speakers, then a march across the bridge to join the festivities at Sunday Streets. Photos are up! Read about it here.
Thanks to all who helped "Green" the River City ROOTS festival! We introduced composting this year, thanks to Missoula Compost Collection LLC, helping divert lots more waste from the landfill.
"Climate Change in Missoula: From Statistics to Strategies", February 13, 2018 - We co-hosted this great event with the League of Women Voters and Clark Fork Coalition. Panelists from Climate Smart, CFC, and authors of the September, 2017 Montana Climate Assessment shared forecasts for the Missoula area derived from world climate change models discussed how Missoula is responding.
With MREA and other great partners, we put on two Solar-Ease workshops in Fall 2017 & Spring 2018 - all the resources from these events are HERE, and it's still a great time to go solar, so check it out and share with friends!
Montana’s Changing Climate: The State of Climate Change Science in Montana panel with Montana scientists, June 5: If you missed this fascinating presentation, check it out on YouTube here!
Missoula Gives was a fantastic success! We raised $4780. It's always a good time to become a Friend of Climate Smart Missoula and never too late to support our work. Thanks All.
Check out articles, videos, and photos from our Peoples Climate Solidarity March and Rally.
APRIL was Sustainability Month and Earth Day!
In December 2016, we hosted our Year 1 Celebration at Imagine Nation Brewing. We had fun, gave four new "Smarty Pants" awards, and made many new "Friends".
Our Show Up for Solar Solstice Rally was great! Thanks to co-sponsors: 350 Missoula, AERO, Hellgate SAVE, Missoula Community Foundation, Montana Conservation Voters Ed Fund, Montana Renewable Energy Association, MontPIRG, and the Mt Chapter of the Sierra Club. Awesome to have SBS Solar and Jordan Solar with us - great partners!
Our first Community Art project - Adaptation and Resiliency was a huge success. Thanks for coming. CHECK IT OUT HERE.
Our Show Up for Solar Solstice Rally was great! Thanks to co-sponsors: 350 Missoula, AERO, Hellgate SAVE, Missoula Community Foundation, Montana Conservation Voters Ed Fund, Montana Renewable Energy Association, MontPIRG, and the Mt Chapter of the Sierra Club. Awesome to have SBS Solar and Jordan Solar with us - great partners!
Our first Community Art project - Adaptation and Resiliency was a huge success. Thanks for coming. CHECK IT OUT HERE.