By Katie Deuel, Executive Director of Home ReSource Published in Missoula Current, February 23, 2018 Nobody likes to waste: Certainly no one sets out to do it. But here in the Treasure State, with our long-standing ethic of self-sufficiency and resourcefulness, statistics show that Montanans waste 60 to 90 percent more […]
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Hey Missoula! Turns out there’s a whole lot of good to celebrate right now…like youth building reuse skills by making birdhouses in our shop. Here’s four more good things on our radar: You took the time to vote and win us 2nd place for Best Green Business in the 2018 Missoula’s Choice awards. […]
Did you know that more than 40 percent of Missoula’s housing stock was built before 1960? Well, now you do thanks to some data crunching by Nick Underwood, seriously smart fellow & Home ReSource volunteer. It shows us how Missoula has grown over the years. But what else could it […]
By Rachel Gregg, Executive Director of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Published in Missoula Current, February 9, 2018 In 2004, a group of Missoula documentary film enthusiasts had an idea to organize a weekend of film screenings, showing 75 non-fiction films at The Roxy Theater, with fingers crossed that […]
It happens every year. Montana native birds like the nuthatch, the chickadee, and the wren begin nesting right around now. To help our winged friends build their community each spring, we make native bird houses (assembled for $15 and DIY kits for $10) from reclaimed cedar. Every time one of […]
If US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis can do it, so can you.That’s right, Super Bowl LII will be a zero waste event. And after the big game, the stadium will be set-up with permanent zero waste infrastructure ensuring that every game after that will also be zero waste. If you’re planning a […]
By Katie Deuel, Executive Director of Home ReSource & Amy Cilimburg, Executive Director of Climate Smart Missoula Published in Missoula Current, January 12, 2018 The start of a New Year brings a buzz of possibilities for how our community addresses the mighty challenges of today and tomorrow. How do we […]
Tomorrow we bid farewell to one of our warriors of reuse, Nick Stinson, who has been slicing and dicing waste with us for coming on two years. He’s moving on to pursue another noble cause as a firefighter at Miles City Fire and Rescue. As you can see by the […]
By Katie Anderson. Last October, I began serving a Montana Energy Corps term at Home ReSource as a Zero Waste Educator & Planner. This year, under the leadership of Superintendent Mark Thane, Home ReSource and the Missoula County Public Schools are partnering to create a district-wide Zero Waste Plan. While […]