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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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Flathead Beacon: Flathead Flood Preparedness Project Presses On, Despite $75K Funding Cut
The Flathead Beacon has published an excellent, detailed article describing the latest initiative by Climate Smart Glacier Country to boost flood preparedness and reduce flood insurance premiums for homeowners and businesses. The nonprofit Climate Smart Glacier Country is piecing together a plan to improve local flood readiness and offset the
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Partnership Provides HEPA Filters to At-Risk Households
This wildfire season CSGC and Logan Health are partnering to provide free HEPA filters to eligible at-risk households. Portable HEPA Filters filter tiny particulate matter in wildfire smoke and can benefit those with respiratory issues. Eligible households include anyone who has an at-risk health condition and qualifies for Medicare, food
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Request for Proposals: CSGC Seeks Contractor for Climate Resilience Program – Updated 7.21 with Q and A
Updated July 21, 2025 to include respone to questions posed by potential contractors. Click here to view Q&A. Q and A 7.21.2025 Climate Smart Glacier Country seeks an independent contractor to support our Fire and Rain Climate Resilience Program, including our current Wildfire and Health project and Flood Preparedness project.
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