Environment

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

Solution New Play Equipment Makes Lander’s Toy Library a Safe Place For Families to Connect

Local Champion:: Covenant Presbyterian Church
Date funded:: June 6, 2024
Grant Amount:: $15,000

Solution Renovated Greenhouse Gives Taos Students a Space to Learn and Grow

Local Champion:: The Friends of TISA
Date funded:: June 3, 2024
Grant Amount:: $7,670

Solution Subsidized E-Waste Recycling Removes a Barrier for Cortez Residents

Local Champion:: League of Women Voters of Montezuma County
Date funded:: May 20, 2024
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution Invasive Plant Workshops Fuel Art and Healthy Ecosystems in Taos

Local Champion:: The Paseo Project
Date funded:: May 16, 2024
Grant Amount:: $5,000

Solution A Little Education Goes a Long Way to Sparing Native Species in Lander’s Popo Agie River

Local Champion:: Potters of Wind River (POWR)
Date funded:: May 15, 2024
Grant Amount:: $20,250

Solution A Libby Park Cleanup Preserves an Important Community Space

Local Champion:: A Libby local
Date funded:: May 10, 2024
Grant Amount:: $171

Solution Rafting Trips Connect Questa’s Next Generation to Public Lands

Local Champion:: Rivers & Birds, Inc.
Date funded:: May 8, 2024
Grant Amount:: $7,500

Solution On Belay: A Local Group Makes Climbing Instruction Available to All Lander Students

Local Champion:: Central Wyoming Climbers' Alliance
Date funded:: May 2, 2024
Grant Amount:: $12,070

Solution Sheep and Goats and Pigs, Oh My! A Stall System Creates New 4-H Opportunities in Libby

Local Champion:: South 40 4-H Club
Date funded:: April 15, 2024
Grant Amount:: $24,390

Solution Libby’s Library Inspires the Next Generation of Citizen Scientists

Local Champion:: Lincoln County Public Libraries Foundation
Date funded:: April 8, 2024
Grant Amount:: $600

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