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  • Whitefish Climate Survey – Please share your thoughts

    September 26, 2017

    The City of Whitefish is the first community in Flathead County to tackle the question: What should our town do to address climate challenges and create local solutions?  Now the Whitefish Climate Action Plan Committee wants to hear from you!  Share your thoughts at this link for an on-line survey. Earlier

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  • Join Us for a Climate Conversation

    September 26, 2017

    Autumn rains are falling in Montana, and our southern coastal states are drying out. It’s finally time to have a serious conversation about climate change. Climate Smart Glacier Country invites you to join us at four community forums this fall focused on emerging climate challenges and local solutions. Our recently

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  • Climate Smart Education Series Kicks Off with TOMORROW, A Film About Hope and Community Solutions

    September 15, 2017

    TOMORROW – A Film about Community, Creativity and Hope kicks off the 2017 Climate Smart Educational Series with stories about neighbors creating community solutions all around the world for sustainable food, energy, and transportation systems, economics and education. A warming climate presents new challenges to the Flathead Valley, but it

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  • Burning Issues: Climate change and forest fire severity; Conflagration or a bunch of hot air?

    September 11, 2017

    Burning Issues: Climate change and forest fire severity; conflagration or a bunch of hot air? Every summer I watch the wildfire season with trepidation knowing my home will be engulfed in smoke for a time from forest fires. This year has been especially awful. I live in the wildland-urban interface

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  • I’ve seen fire, you’ve got rain

    September 7, 2017

    The west side of Glacier National Park is eerily quiet, choking on wildfire smoke along with much of the West. Dozens of homes and our beloved Sperry Chalet have burned locally. Meanwhile, my niece flees Hurricane Irma in Florida and my cousin is trying to salvage his flooded Houston home.

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  • Support Climate Smart with A Climate Ride

    September 4, 2017

    Annika Gordon is riding for climate solutions! Pledge your support and help Annika and Climate Smart Glacier Country reach our $1000 fundraising goal! “Climate Smart Glacier Country is a dope group that is doing a lot of good in the Flathead Valley, and it would mean the world to them

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