CMC Sustainability Club is hosting a showing of two documentaries next Wednesday November 7th at 7pm: Robert Redford’s Watershed and Friends of the Yampa’s The Last One
2012 Green Building Tour Teasers!
October 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Two green homes in the Fairview neighborhood of Steamboat Springs were selected for pre-tour teasers, only to be shown on YVSC’s YouTube Channel. We visited the first of these homes today to highlight the great urban farming, energy efficiency, and DIY solutions this home offers. View the video now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE29CFDeBhs Home #1 is the [...]
Have you been following? Water Educational Series:
October 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In case you’ve been gone all summer, or have missed these great articles, Lyn Halliday of Environmental Solutions LLC has been authoring an excellent column on Water Education for the Steamboat Pilot and Today. Sept 4: Use a High Efficiency dishwasher to save on water Aug 28: Be Smart when cleaning Hardscapes Aug 22: Washing [...]
Talking Green Garden Tour huge success!
July 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Over 35 participants meandered the downtown streets of Steamboat with us this past Tuesday to visit with 2 residential garden owners and the community garden, while also listening to experts speak on the subjects of Permaculture, Water Conservation, and Vermiculture. If you missed this great day, TV18 was also in attendance and created this fabulous [...]
Drought brings Ag needs to forefront
July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Colorado State University Extension office Agent for Agriculture, Todd Hagenbuch, brought some very important agriculture needs to the forefront at our July community meeting last week… info we can’t help but continue to share. Even with the rains we’ve been getting, the Yampa Valley is in full throngs of the decade’s drought. Local media focus [...]
Water conservation for a dry summer
June 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s shaping up to be a dry summer and conservation of water will be a hot topic (excuse the pun). Water efficiency is not only green, it saves your $green! The average household uses three times their winter water usage in the summer months, in most cases, that amount can be drastically reduced. Our partners [...]
A Father’s Day gift for a good cause
June 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There’s still time to give Dad the gift he’ll appreciate – adopt a watering site from ReTree and ensure the survival of hundreds of trees on Emerald Mountain and in the Sanctuary this summer! Give Dad the gift that gives back and have a father-child or family day (or several) anytime during the season. How: [...]
