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Flathead’s First Community Baby Shower
Join us at the first annual Community Baby Shower. This event for new and expecting mothers and parents is being put on by the Early Childhood Coalition of the Flathead Valley and the Nurturing Center. It is being held at the Gateway Community Center in Kalispell on January 27th
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Please consider Donating for a more resilient community
Dear Friend of Climate Smart Glacier Country, Reflecting on the past year, we are appreciative of supporters that are helping Climate Smart Glacier Country take meaningful actions toward building a more resilient, climate-ready future. This year, we expanded partnerships to strengthen community preparedness and address the needs of vulnerable populations.
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Reflections on the October 23 event, When the Waters Rise Again
The Flathead will again experience a massive flood on the scale of the 1964 deluge that swept the valley, and that risk is increasing as the world warms. That was the shared sentiment of four panelists who discussed lessons learned from the 2022 Yellowstone and 1964 Flathead floods during a
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Meet Adam de Yong, Climate Smart Glacier Country’s Resilience Consultant
We are pleased to introduce Adam de Yong, who is assisting Climate Smart Glacier Country’s Fire and Rain Climate Resilience Program. He will focus on community engagement, partnership development, and research support for our Flood Preparedness and Wildfire and Health projects. Adam was born and raised in Kalispell on
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The Air We Breathe
The air we breathe is essential to our well-being. Due to hotter and drier weather resulting from a changing climate, Western Montana is experiencing more frequent wildfires and smokey days. When smoke from wildfires pollutes the air, we all suffer, especially the most vulnerable in our population, the very
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When the Waters Rise Again: October 23 event will launch flood preparedness project
Columbia Falls High School’s student-led Conservation Crew will host Climate Smart Glacier Country and partners for a special screening of One in Five Hundred, a documentary about the devastating 2022 Yellowstone floods. Filmmaker, Hugo Sindelar, will join a panel that will explore lessons from the 2022 Yellowstone and 1964 Flathead
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