We build and accelerate equitable climate solutions for Missoula and beyond, through collaborative programs, advocacy, and catalyzing broad-based climate leadership.
We envision a climate-safe, equitable, and resilient Missoula and beyond.
Launched in 2015, in 2020 we moved on from being fiscally sponsored (Thanks Missoula Community Foundation) to our own 501(c)3 non-profit. Check out of Five Year Report HERE.
Our Goals:carbon neutrality
community resiliency
social cohesion
inspiration and resolve
beyond missoula
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A Hub of Community Climate Action
Since our inception, we've collaborated across our community and state, building crucial networks to foster a resilient Missoula and Montana, for this generation and the next.
Our annual Year-End Celebration and Smarty Pants Awards honors local climate heroes and community climate momentum. (Photos credit: Phoebe Bean)
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Where we've been: some of our past events and efforts
Key Milestones for Missoula and Climate Smart
Missoulians have been active in efforts to reduce carbon pollution and build a more resilient community for decades. As a solutions-based and forward-thinking community, many individuals and groups are motivated to inspire action and change. Climate Smart Missoula is the result of a series of summits in 2013 and 2014, which Mayor Engen and the City of Missoula convened. See below for more key climate milestones for Missoula.
- 2007 | Montana Forest Restoration Committee’s principles adopted
- 2010 | University of Montana's Climate Action Plan adopted
- 2011 | ClimateWise report published by Clark Fork Coalition, GEOS Institute, and Headwaters Economics
- 2013 | Missoula's Municipal Conservation and Climate Action Plan adopted
- 2013 | First community climate action plan summit
- 2014 | Second climate action plan summit, which leads early the next year to...
- 2015 | Climate Smart Missoula releases Community Climate Action Plan
- 2015 | Climate Smart Missoula becomes a new initiative of the Missoula Community Foundation
- 2016 | Summer Smart launched
- 2016 | Missoula Community's first Carbon Emissions Inventory Published
- 2017 | Energy Smart and Solar-ease launched
- 2019 | 100% Clean Electricity Resolution Adopted by Missoula City Council and Board of County Commissioners
- 2020 | Climate Ready Missoula plan completed and on its way to adoption by City Council and Board of County Commissioners.
- 2020 | Climate Smart Missoula becomes a 501(c)3!
Climate Smart Missoula is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization. We formalized in 2015 and until 2020 were fiscally sponsored by the Missoula Community Foundation. We're grateful to MCF for helping us launch!