Environment

Solutions and stories that connect communities with the natural environment and working lands.

Solution Ambitious Clean Up Restores Beauty and Safety to Rio Grande Canyon

Local Champion:: Friends of Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Date funded:: November 14, 2024
Grant Amount:: $5,034

Solution Landerites Track Air Quality With a New Locally Led Initiative

Local Champion:: Central Wyoming College Foundation
Date funded:: November 4, 2024
Grant Amount:: $25,000

Solution New Outdoor Venue Offers Affordable Event Space for Celebrations in Questa

Local Champion:: Village Of Questa
Date funded:: October 29, 2024
Grant Amount:: $17,912

Solution Perimeter Fence Increase Safety for Taos Playground Visitors

Local Champion:: Arroyo Seco Community Center
Date funded:: October 21, 2024
Grant Amount:: $8,931

Solution Lander Community Gains Access to Free Composting Classes

Local Champion:: Pushroot Community Garden
Date funded:: October 21, 2024
Grant Amount:: $3,000

Solution Tracking Tools Help Cortez’s K-9 Teams Find Missing People

Local Champion:: K-9 Search and Rescue
Date funded:: October 7, 2024
Grant Amount:: $9,150

Solution Greenhouse Program Offers Hands-on Agricultural Experience to Monte Vista Students

Local Champion:: Sargent School District NO. Re-33j
Date funded:: September 30, 2024
Grant Amount:: $29,505

Solution High School Internship Program Helps Mitigate Noxious Weeds Across Monte Vista

Local Champion:: Rio Grande County Weed District
Date funded:: September 27, 2024
Grant Amount:: $7,000

Solution Hands-on Agricultural Education Prepares Next Generation of Questa Farmers for Success

Local Champion:: Localogy
Date funded:: September 23, 2024
Grant Amount:: $20,000

Solution A New Outdoor Club Helps Tribal Youth Stay Connected to Their Culture

Local Champion:: Treeline Project
Date funded:: September 23, 2024
Grant Amount:: $24,778

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