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Celebrate Earth Month – 2026
Climate Smart Glacier Country is pleased to announce the 6th consecutive year of compiling events for Earth Month. Celebrate our planet by participating in events throughout the month of April! Earth-Month-Calendar-2026.pdf
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Protecting People Indoors from Wildfire Smoke
Montana Dept. of Public and Health and Human Services and Climate Smart Glacier are pleased to present free indoor clean air training for HVAC professionals and Building Managers. This qualifies for Continuing Education Credits from the Building Performance Institute for HVAC professionals. The training is provided as part of a Clean Air Center grant from […]
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Clean Air Display at Home & Garden Show
March 7-8, Climate Smart Glacier Country will be at the Firesafe Flathead booth at the Home & Garden Show at the Flathead fairgrounds in Kalispell. Check Booth #11 (Row I) in the Trade Center. We will have handouts, DIY HEPA display, and coloring pages for kids. Thanks to Firesafe Flathead for sharing the space with […]
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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 young and old. Since […]
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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 increasing cost of insurance for […]
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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 or housing assistance. Contact Logan […]
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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. We seek a motivated person […]
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Anticipating the Flood Next Time: Building Community Resilience for a 1964-Scale Scenario
As warming oceans and hotter air unleash heavier rains and angrier storms, communities across North America are being swept by more frequent megafloods. Could this happen in the Flathead Valley? That’s the question posed by Climate Smart Glacier Country and more than a dozen public and private partners. In Fall 2025, this partnership will launch […]
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Earth Day Expo – April 19
Celebrate Earth Day Expo on April 19 at Flathead Valley Community College. Climate Smart will be hosting the zero waste station. https://www.citizensclimatemt.org/earth-day-flathead-valley-montana
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Climate Smart to Co-Sponsor Regenitech Tours at Hooper’s Garden Center
Regenitech is hosting tours of its regenerative farming facility at Hoopers Garden Center in Kalispell on Tuesday, April 22. CEO Michael Smith will lead comprehensive tours at 11am and 2pm. Short walk in tours are anytime from 11am – 3pm. You will learn the natural processes that Regenitech has harnessed through a closed- loop system […]
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