By Catherine Ipsen, the Associate Director at the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities and Director of Rural Employment Research at the RTC: Rural at the University of Montana. Catherine is a former Home ReSource board member and current Home ReSource events committee member. Originally published in Missoula Current, September 7, […]
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To all those who labor: Thanks for all your hard work! We will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day. We hope you have a great long weekend. See you on Tuesday! May we suggest that you consider taking the few dollars you’d spend on Monday at Home ReSource and instead put them toward […]
By Kim Johnson, fifth-grade teacher and the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) Coordinator at Franklin Elementary School in Missoula. Originally published in Missoula Current, August 31, 2018. My name is Kim Johnson and my team teacher Rae Baerlocher and I are starting our second year team-teaching a Zero Waste classroom at Franklin […]
By Max Longo, Energy Corps/AmeriCorps service member with Climate Smart Missoula. Originally published in Missoula Current, August 24, 2018. Right now in Missoula, affordable housing is a hot topic. Missoulians want access to safe, healthy, energy efficient homes that don’t break the budget. In Montana, and Missoula is no exception, […]
While fire season is here and is no joke as we all know–especially these folks–we like to call this time of year “fun season.” Why? Because River City Roots Fest & Spontaneous Construction, of course. Both iconic Missoula events are coming up, both are working toward Zero Waste, and both […]
By Chase Jones, the City’s Energy Conservation and Climate Action Coordinator, and Britt Holewinski, the City’s AmeriCorps Energy Corps Service Member.Originally published in Missoula Current, August 17, 2018. Each year, the River City Roots Festival brings our community together and shares the magic of Missoula with not only locals but also with […]
We have a winner! Pictured here is the Best In Show and Best Use Of The Fair Theme winning exhibit, Mission To Zero, by our own Bo Muhsam and Stella Allen. The exhibit embodies both creative reuse and the fair theme of “Pioneering the Future.” Congratulations Bo and Stella! We’ve […]
Remember way back in 2015 when we helped make MUD’s 9th annual Earth Day Celebration Missoula’s first Zero Waste event? Then in 2016 when we stewarded Missoula’s Zero Waste Resolution to adoption? Well, this week marked another watershed moment for Zero Waste in Missoula when, together with Chase Jones, we […]
By Bradley Layton, a licensed professional engineer, entrepreneur and affiliated faculty member at the University of Montana.Originally published in Missoula Current, July 27, 2018. The Treasure State has a long history of bringing its rare and precious buried materials from the Earth’s bowels to its skin to share with global industries. Our timber […]