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SBC Events - All of these SBC events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Monday, May 12 – Sustainable Real Estate Development, Financing and Design with Jorge Kanahauti, Managing Director of Enlaces Ambientales, and Juan Rovaol, Partern of Taller de Operaciones Ambientales, 5:30-7:30 pm, Gallagher Business Building Room 119, University of Montana. Come learn about sustainable real estate development from an international perspective. Co-sponsored by SBC, UM School of Business, the Montana World Trade Center, Chris Allen + Associates and the Biomimicry Institute.
Thursday, May 15 – SBC Sustainability Lecture and Year End Celebration, 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Stensrud Building, 314 North First Street. The lecture on Socially Responsible Investing with Susan Estep of the Rocky Mountain Group of Merrill Lynch will begin at 6:15. Social Time begins at 5:30 p.m. Our 4th Annual Sustainability awards will be given at 6:00 p.m. and our Raffle for Sustainable Community winners will be drawn at 7:15 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, May 27 – SBC Board Meeting, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Executive Board room of the Missoula Public Library. Meetings are open to members and the public. Come find out about our future plans and activities.
Individual Events in the Community
Wednesday, May 7 - Book Release Party for InDifference, a publication of the Respect Club students at C.S. Porter, Meadow Hill and Washington Middle School, 6:30-8:30 pm, Dauphine’s (130 E. Broadway).Hosted by NCBI. Join them for dessert and a reading by the students. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, contact www.ncbimissoula.org or 541-6891.
May 7 & 8 – Montana Legislature’s Economic Affairs Interim Committee will meet on the University Of Montana campus with events beginning at 9:30 AM in the University Center (UC) Rooms 330 – 331. For a schedule of events, visit http://leg.mt.gov/content/committees/interim/2007_2008/econ_affairs/agenda/08_may.pdf . Contact: Bill Johnston, Lobbyist, Montana University System – 406.544.2586 with questions.
Thursday, May 8 – Missoula’s Greenhouse Gas/Energy Conservation Team Meeting, 12-2 pm, City Council Conference Room, 140 West Pine. The team is seeking a new member from the nonprofit sector. This would be a great chance for you to find out what the team is doing.
Thursday, May 8 - High Definition Videoconferencing Demonstration, 10:00 AM, Blackfoot Telephone, 1221 N. Russell St. Vision Net http://www.vision.net, a certified reseller of Polycom’s industry leading videoconferencing and collaboration products, presents the latest in High Definition videoconferencing products at an Open House demonstration on May 8th. These products will be on display at Blackfoot Telephone’s Customer Operations Conference Room, located at 1221 N. Russell St. in Missoula and live demonstrations will be provided on demand throughout the day from 10 am – 4 pm. Please email RSVP to
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or call Aslinn Ferrell for more information at (406)467-4708.
Thursday, May 8 – Real Meals for Women, 5-9 pm, Orchard Gardens Community Barn (210 N. Grove Street). “Real meals”, a project of the NMCDC and the Missoula Community Co-op, is a meal prepared and shared by women in collaboration to create community and opportunity. Menu: Red Chile soup with local shitake mushrooms and homemade tortillas. Suggested donation is $7 or whatever you can contribute. EBT Cards are accepted. Call Kate for details, or transportation arrangements at 728-2369. Children are welcome!
Thursday, May 8th – Missoula Building Industry Association Green Building Initiative Marketing and Ed Committee will meet this at 7:30 am at Perkins on Reserve St.
Thursday, May 8 - Lighting Workshops Presented by the Lighting Design Lab, Bozeman, Montana. Register at https://www.lightingdesignlab.com/classform.php
- 10:00AM - Noon: Office Lighting Update. As power densities in offices get pushed ever lower by codes and voluntary measures, meeting design criteria becomes more challenging. There are new technologies and design approaches that can help. Gain an understanding of new lamp and ballast options, a new generation of lensed luminares, and task/ambient lighting utilizing daylight. (2 credits for Continuing Education. For AIA, these are HSW)
- Noon - 1:00PM. Box lunch included and LDL answers your project lighting questions in a Q&A session.
- 1:00PM - 3:00PM: Energy Effective Lighting Controls. This class reviews lighting controls strategies, current equipment and technology, proper application, and system commissioning. The student will gain an understanding not only of the process of evaluating control types for different applications, but of the effects of lighting controls on energy use. (2 credits for Continuing Education. For AIA, these are HSW)
Friday, May 9 – Cry of the Dreamer Vocal Performance, 8 pm, Higgins Alley (upstairs), 424 N. Higgins Ave., Sean Tyrell, the 2005 Irish male vocalist of the year, will perform Cry of the Dreamer, a tale of the life of John Boyle O'Reilly, a great Irish Conscientious Objector in song and story $12. Sponsored by the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center and the UM Center for Irish Studies. www.seantyrell.com
May 10-17 -31st International Wildlife Film Festival - Missoula, Montana
The Changing Planet: A Global Evolution in Media & Conservation, Contact: Janet Rose, 406.728.9380, email:
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or visit http://www.wildlifefilms.org - Award winning marine filmmaker and conservationist Hardy Jones will give the keynote on THE STATE OF OUR SEAS on Tuesday, May 13th at 9:30am at The Roxy Theater - Opening address of the 31st International Wildlife Film Festival. Hardy Jones is the recipient of the 2008 IWFF Lifetime Achievement Award for Media.
- Alastair Fothergill, Executive Producer of the BBC’s Planet Earth Series "From Planet Earth to Saving Planet Earth” will give a lavishly illustrated visual presentation about the making of the landmark series and the sentimental programming that supported it on Thursday, May 15 at the UC Theater beginning at 5:30 pm. Tickets & Information, contact: IWFF @ (406) 728-9380
May 12 & 13 - “Climate Change In Montana: Impacts And Opportunities For Energy And Agriculture,” Bozemen, Montana. The Burton K. Wheeler Center at Montana State University http://www.montana.edu/wheeler will host a statewide/regional conference May 12 & 13, 2008, in Bozeman, on the relationship between climate change and the economy. Contact: Julie Hitchcock, Associate Director, Burton K Wheeler Center for Public Policy, 406-994-0336, http://www.montana.edu/wheeler
Tuesday, May 13 - The Secrets Of Social Networking, 5:00 PM, Missoula Art Museum. Hank Green of EcoGeek, Steven Sundheim of Modwest and Grupthink, and Courtney Lowery of Newwest will lead a discussion and networking reception on what online social networking can mean for you, your business, and your social circle. Please call 406-829-1725 for more information, or email
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Or visit http://www.newwest.net/city/article/the_secrets_of_social_networking/C8/L8/
Tuesday, May 13 – Montana’s Energy Future, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the Florence building at 111 N. Higgins Ave. Sierra Club and the Policy Institute will host a presentation by esteemed speaker S. David Freeman. Mr. Freeman will present a wealth of facts and candid opinions on renewable energy resources with blunt straight talk. His message: We have all the renewable energy we need to wean ourselves from the Three Poisons – dirty coal, foreign oil and dangerous nuclear power - and create a sustainable future for our planet. David pulls no punches in his indictment of the oil, gas, coal and nuclear industries as he advocates renewable energy, hydrogen, plug in hybrid electric vehicles, and other replacement energy technologies. Free and Open to the Public. For more information contact the Sierra Club, call 549-1142
Wednesday, May 14 - Evening Lecture Featuring Ritchie Doyle, 7 pm, Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. Just south of McCormick Park. Join Ritchie Doyle for an entertaining presentation of sounds and stories from the journey he made along the Lewis & Clark Trail. Target Age: Adult (Call 327-0405 for exceptions) Cost: $3 suggested donation.
Thursday, May 15 - YWCA Missoula’s 20th Salute to Women awards dinner, the Holiday Inn Parkside starting at 6 p.m.. Honoring women who work to create a world rich with peace, justice, freedom and dignity. For reservations, call 543.6691 by May 8.
Friday, May 16 - Diversity Focused Customer Service Training, 9 am.– 12 pm and 1– 4 pm, Lambros Conference Center (3011 American Way). NCBI Offers Diversity Focused Customer Service Training. Sponsorship from First Interstate Bank allows NCBI to offer this training to Missoula for a registration fee of only $20. On-line registration is available at www.ncbimissoula.org. For more information, contact Tessa at 541-6891 or
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Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18 - Democracy for America Training Academy, 9am-6pm. At the DFA Training Academy, top campaign consultants with decades of experience give you the skills to run a winning campaign. Topics include: field planning, voter contact, fundraising, communications, volunteer recruitment and more. Attendees will also get to hear directly from some of the most exciting 2008 candidates in their area and get a copy of the DFA Training Manual packed with over 180 pages of winning campaign info. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day and a social event will be organized Saturday evening so you can mingle and network with other activists in your area. To sign up or get more information, go to http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=26535.
Saturday, May 17 - Evening Bat Walk, 7pm-9 pm, Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. Just south of McCormick Park. Join Kristi DuBois, Missoula Fish, Wildlife and Parks Native Species Coordinator, to learn about our local bats. She will also be offering the unique opportunity for participants to listen and learn bat calls with her handy bat detector. A kid and adult favorite! Target Age: All (Children under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult) Cost: $15 MNHC members, $20 non-members. Call 327-0405 to register. Space is limited. 2 OPI credits available
Tuesday, May 20 – YMCA Conversational Café for Parents and Youth, 6-8:30pm, YMCA! Can You Hear Me Now? A conversation cafe where parents and youth can eat, laugh, talk, and be heard. Here’s a chance to kick back, enjoy a delicious (free!) meal, and talk with other parents and kids about making the tween and teen years fun and successful. The event is free and features a parent and youth panel, Conversation Café and live music. This Town Hall meeting is sponsored by the Missoula Underage Substance Abuse Prevention Team of the Missoula Forum for Children and Youth. Contact Jori Frakie w/ questions and to RSVP -
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or call 258-3798.
Friday-Saturday, May 30-31 – Love Your Morther Earth Festival, Lolo Hot Springs. Earthbound productions is hosting The Love Your Mother Earth Festival. Their objective is to blend music, and educate guests on sustainability and art, all within a scenic lay out that will inspire us to keep our planet green. This is a community event. For more information please visit www.loveyourmotherfestival.com
Saturday, May 31 - Painted Turtles of Mission Valley, 9am - 4 pm, Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. Just south of McCormick Park.
Join Turtle Biologist Kathy Griffin for a terrific day spent exploring the life of a painted turtle in the Mission Valley. She will discuss turtle biology, life history, wetland ecology and the Mission Valley ecosystem. Participants will have the opportunity to help catch and handle turtles. Target Age: All (Children under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult) Cost: $20 MNHC members, $25 non-members, call about family rates. Call 327-0405 to register. Space is limited. 7 OPI credits available
June 1-6 – Citizens Direct Action Training Camp, in Montana (site to be announced). GlobalWarmingSolution.org and ClimateGroundZero.org are co-sponsoring a Citizens' Direct Action Training Camp. The camp will be led by some of the leading trainers in non-violent direct action in the country. There is no charge to attend the camp (including great food!), although travel expenses are borne by the participant. For more information, contact David at 542-8089 or
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July 20th-25th - The 22nd Annual Montana Natural Resources Youth Camp for students ages 14-18. Campers spend one week (July 20-25, 2008) in the rustic setting of the Lubrecht Experimental Forest east of Missoula and learn about Montana's natural resources. Enrollment is open now and campers are accepted on a first-come basis. The full cost of the camp is $175.00 which includes meals, supplies, and lodging. Campers are encouraged to contact their local Conservation District for sponsorship, which will cover much of the camp cost. Visit the camp website: http://dnrc.mt.gov/cardd/camps/nrc/default.asp and registration information at http://dnrc.mt.gov/cardd/camps/nrc/MNRYCApplicationPackage2008.pdf If you have further questions or would like to schedule a short slide presentation at your school to promote the camp, please contact Martin Twer, MSU Extension Forestry (phone 406-243-2775 or email
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Saturday, June 14 – Missoula Community Co-op Grand Opening Gala Event. Country Fair from 12-4 pm with a photography contest, cake walk, face painting, local producer fair, food sculpture, cookie decorating and more fun activities. 4-6pm- Barbeque and Music. Does the co-op make you want to sing? Contact Meredith at
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or 327-0123 if your band is interested in performing or for more information. Submit photo contest entries (photos of local food in the field, on the table or at the co-op) electronically by June 11.
On-Going Events
Montana Natural History Center Saturday Kids Activities, Saturdays at 2. Admission is 50 cents for kids, $1 for adults and MNHC members are free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Be prepared to go outside. Programs run about an hour to an hour and a half. Great for kids ages 5 and older.
- May 17 - Big on Bugs! What is the difference between a damselfly and a dragonfly? Why are insects important? Become an insect expert! We will learn how to identify common insects and take a walk to collect (and release) insects. Definitely a kid favorite!-
The Missoula Tool Library Spring hours - You can visit the Library Monday and Wednesday between 4-7pm and Saturdays between 9-12pm. For information call the Library at 549-6790 or the MUD Office at 721-7513.
Fridays in April – Women and Money Drop-In Luncheon Workshops, 12pm, YWCA, 1130 West Broadway. Free to members, $10 each for non-members. Call Julie or Caitlin at 543-6691.
Community Medical Center old mercury thermometer exchange (the ones with the silver tips can be exchanged for a free digital thermometer) any day between 10am and 6pm at First Care Northgate (2230 North Reserve St.). Community Medical Center will properly dispose of your mercury-containing thermometer making sure that the toxic mercury inside doesn't end up in our landfill where it can eventually leach into the environment. Learn more about mercury leaching at http://www.mercuryexposure.org
Tuesdays, 5-6:00 pm, Higgins Avenue Bridge. Bring your signs or flags and join JRPC’s weekly peace presence.
Wednesdays, 7 pm, Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. CAJA (Community Action for Justice in the Americas) regular meetings. Contact Jay Bostrom at
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for information. Check out their new blog at cajistas.blogspot.com.
Second Wednesday of each month - Committee for Peace Recruitment, 5:30 pm, Jeannette Ranking Peace Center Library. Committee For Peace Recruitment plans activities and initiatives to teach young people about alternatives to war and violence. All interested are invited to join them. See note on January 31 note for details about changes to this schedule for January.
Second Thursday of every month – Real Meals, 5ish to 9ish at Orchard Gardents, 210 N Grove St. A meal shared amongst women—in collaboration towards positive change and creation of community and opportunity, we celebrate the sharing of vision and labor, skills and nourishment. $7 or whatever you can contribute. Food stamps accepted. Call Kate at 880-2667 to RSVP or for more information.
Thursdays, Spring 2007 Peace & Justice Film Series (their 8th semester in operation) Films are Thursdays throughout the Spring semester at 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM (unless otherwise noted) at the UC Theatre @ the University of Montana's University Center, 3rd floor. The films are free and open to the public. Parking at the University of Montana is free after 5pm.
GlobalWarmingSolution.org Meeting Schedule March 6 & 20, April 10 & 24, May 8 & 22 and June 5 & 19. All meetings held at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins.7 p.m. (enter through back alley). For further information: call 542-8089 or
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Fridays, 12:15-12:45, Higgins Avenue Bridge. Join Women in Black Weekly Silent Vigil for Peace, honoring all victims of war and violence. For more information email
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or call Carel at 406-721-2482.
Business, Employment, and Volunteer Opportunities
SBC Sustainability Director Wanted - Interested in connecting business and community? Missoula’s Sustainable Business Council (SBC) is seeking a highly motivated individual to direct its programs and increase its influence. Must have genuine desire to promote sustainable business practices. Experience with small business a plus. Job requires bonafide management and communication skills and the ability to raise operational funding. Candidates should be comfortable at overcoming challenges and working in a leadership role. For a full job description email us at
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or call Susan at 543-5323. Application deadline is May 17, 2008.
SBC Volunteer Openings – The Sustainable Business Council will be launching a Buy Local Campaign in August at the River City Roots Festival and will be acting as the Green Team for the Festival. If you are interested in helping plan the campaign and Green Team activities or would just like to help at the Festival, please email us at
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or call Susan at 543-5323.
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance is seeking a Project Manager, Evaluation/Market Research. Please visit their website for more information at http://www.nwalliance.org/aboutus/jobs.aspx.
City Council Seeks Greenhouse Gas and Energy Conservation Team Applicants. If you’ve been looking for a way to be more involved in decisions affecting Missoula, the City Council has a volunteer (non-paying) position available on the Missoula Greenhouse Gas and Energy Conservation Team that may interest you. The applicant must represent the Nonprofit Conservation sector. The term for this interim position begins immediately and ends on July 31, 2010. The Greenhouse Gas/Energy Conservation Plan provides for the creation of the Greenhouse Gas/Energy Conservation Team to aid in the community-wide education and communication of energy efficiency opportunities that minimize greenhouse gas generation and to monitor and lead energy efficiency initiatives throughout the area. The team meets monthly and works with the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce and the Missoula Area Sustainable Business Council.
Applicants for the Missoula Greenhouse Gas/Energy Conservation Team will interview with the City Council. Applications may be picked up at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 435 Ryman or downloaded from the City’s Website http://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/mayor/vacancies.htm Applications must be received at the City Clerk’s Office by 12:00 noon, Monday, May 12, 2008. If you have any questions or want details about any of the functions of the board position or qualifications to apply, please call Marty Rehbein, City Clerk, at 552-6078. Note: There will be 3 other of the Team members up for renewal or replacement as of July 1 (in the transportation, building and governmental sectors). If you are interested but are not in the nonprofit sector, watch the website for these position openings.
Want to be a leader in the local-food movement? Join Montana's FoodCorps! Give one year. Create real change. Grow Montana is now accepting applications for FoodCorps, a team of five full-time AmeriCorps VISTA's helping schools and colleges across Montana to buy more locally-grown foods. Now in the third year of this nationally-innovative program, FoodCorps works with Montana farmers, ranchers, students, parents, teachers, and activists to create long-term change. Last year's team returned over $1 million to Montana's food and agricultural economy. At the same time, they protected the planet by reducing the amount of fossil fuel used and cutting air pollution. FoodCorps members hone organizing skills through interactive trainings ranging from the ins and outs of local food systems to the fundamental principles of community organizing. Five positions are available in Missoula, Bozeman, and Pablo. The next FoodCorps team will begin work in mid-July, so
apply now! Learn more, and watch one-minute FoodCorps video at: http://www.growmontana.ncat.org/index.php#foodcorps
The Montana Food Bank Network is looking for volunteer garden workshop instructors. Share your gardening knowledge and skills with limited income Missoulians at Start to Finish: low cost, low impact gardening for the urban environment. This is a free garden workshop series that started in March with garden planning and is finishing in October with a canning/food preservation event. Volunteer instructors will help develop a creative, hands-on curriculum and teach a variety of topics at our demonstration garden plot at Orchard Garden Community Garden. Instructors can be continuing or one time and will need to be available one or two Saturdays per month from now to October. A stipend of fresh, organic produce from the garden is avaliable in return for volunteering. This is a great way to help in creating a more sustainable and self-sufficient community! Send Meagan Rathjen an email at
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or give a call to (406) 721-3825 ext. 232.
Missoula County urgently needs election judges to staff polling stations during the upcoming elections on May 6, June 3 and November 4 this year. The need for this year's primary on June 4 is especially acute. If you are 18 and a registered voter, you are eligible. The positions pay (minimum wage) but more importantly they make democracy workable. Please call County Elections at 258-4751 today to sign up. Three hours of training will be needed.
Missoula Community Co-op has opened its doors as a retail business. They are open Tues.-Fri. 12-7pm and Saturday from 10am-3pm and are located at 1500 Burns on the Westside (7 blocks north of Broadway and 2 blocks east of Russell). The co-op is member owned and run, a source for affordable access to local and healthful foods, aspiring to become a community hub, a democratic business, and operated for the benefit of its members, the community and the earth.
Support Free Cycles “Checkout Missoula” Program and Advertise your Business at the Same Time! Sponsor a bike at $100 per bike per year. You get:
-Advertising space on a placard on the front of the basket of your sponsored bike, which will be in circulation 100 days minimum per year
-Additional exposure in Free Cycles media materials including website and brochures
-The opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to an important effort to provide safe, accessible and healthy transportation to the Missoula community
Free Cycles Missoula, a program of the nonprofit organization MIST, has the mission of turning unused bicycles into reliable transportation for the community. Checkout Missoula is a bicycle library that strives to make short-term bicycle lending widely available. Their goal is to have 100 bikes sponsored and available for checkout in 2008. Checkout bikes are available at the Free Cycle shop at 732 South 1st Street West, are free with a $20 completely refundable deposit and are for use by anyone in the community for up to one month at a time. To become a sponsor or for more information please contact Bob at 880-6834,
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Repowering Montana: A Blueprint for Homegrown Energy Self-Reliance , a106-page report just released by AERO -- Montana's Alternative EnergyResources Organization is available to read at www.aero.org. Montana will prosper by meeting all of its in-state energy needs with cost-effective energy conservation and by harnessing our state's abundant, clean, renewable energy sources such as wind, sun, biofuels and hydropower. At the same time we can save money, create jobs and revitalize our rural and urban communities. This "practical vision" is detailed in Repowering Montana: A Blueprint for Homegrown Energy Self-Reliance.
NorthWestern Energy is offering its Montana customers rebates for the purchase of motors that meet the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) premium efficiency motor performance requirements. The E+ Motor Rebate program began in 2006. NorthWestern’s program offers rebates ranging from $5 to $230, depending on the size of the new motor. It will negotiate rebates for motors larger than 200 horsepower.
Sustainaafieds – Consider advertising in the new sustainability minded classified ad section of the Missoula Independent. The section includes tips from the Sustainable Business Council and ads of other businesses interested in sustainable practices. The section is currently running every other week and prices vary depending on the size and duration of the ad. For more information, contact the Missoula Independent at 543-6609 or visit www.missoulanews.com. (Note: the SBC is not responsible for any information contained in the ads or the accuracy of the firms sustainability claims. Additionally, not all advertisers in this section are SBC members.)
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