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Reflecting on a great year
It never ceases to amaze me-- the amount of support that YVSC receives from our community. YOU are the foundation of what makes our programs successful! Looking back on the year's accomplishments always brings that into perspective for me.
Like most non profits, we couldn't do this without our volunteers, our community, and our donors--individuals, government, businesses, and private foundations. As we enter into the year-end "giving season", I urge you to learn more about what YVSC does and how our work protects the incredible natural environment and community that surround us all. What we do, we do for these two reasons. We hope that you'll join us in that mission.
Happy fall!
-- Sarah Jones, Executive Director
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7th Annual YVSC Green Building Tour
Sunday, October 25
12:00 - 4:00pm
$15 for one, $25 for two
This year's theme is Mountain Modern. We're touring three beautiful homes including one of only 4 V4 LEED-certified homes in the US, a small remodeled studio apartment and a super energy efficient residence. And, we'll be ending at the Routt County Justice Center to learn more about this public facility's solar array and efficient HVAC system.
Learn more and register now at
Only 40 seats are available on this popular tour! Register today to reserve your spot!
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ENERGY AUDITS ARE NOW FREE!
Free home energy assessments are now available to customers with Atmos and YVEA utilities. The audits are available through YVSC partner programs Energy Smart Colorado and Cen$ible Energy. The assessment would otherwise cost $350, but through rebates, supported by the City of Steamboat Springs, YVEA, and Atmos, homeowners can have their homes assessed for energy efficiency at no cost. They'll also receive a free "quick-fix" kit valued at $50 for energy saving measures such as a hot water heater blanket and pipe wrap.
Learn more:
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Talking Green
Greenhouse Gas Legacy of Waste
Tuesday, October 27
5:30 - 7:00pm
Art Depot
What is the greenhouse gas legacy of the food you buy in the grocery store, the drinks you order at the bar, the meal served at your favorite restaurant or its leftovers, and the various recycling
streams
we generate? There is a growing awareness that the sustainability of the U.S. food system is not just a function of what we eat but how our foods are grown, and equally important, how we dispose of the waste. Mark Easter will present some of the latest findings regarding food production and greenhouse gases in an interactive, TED-Talk style, multimedia presentation.
Learn more:
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ReTree: Connecting people, trees--and now art
ReTree Steamboat is wrapping up its sixth year of bringing our community together to plant trees!
Since 2010, YVSC has engaged 2,233 volunteers to plant and care for 24,526 trees as part of ReTree!
6 total events this summer (double from previous years), engaged 175 volunteers, 76 of which were youth (under 18).
This year we released a short ReTree Documentary watch it here:
There are more ReTree events to come this fall!
Art Depot Workshops:
October 17:
Repurposed Wood Workshop
with Candice Jones and Sue Oehme
November 3:
Tree Pendant Jewelry Workshop with Jeniere Yeats
November 19: Children's Repurposed Art Workshop
with
Kerry
Searle
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nnual Recycling Drop Off Day
Way to go Routt County recyclers!
Once again, our community showed how much you care about our environment. 409 people loaded up their cars last Saturday to do the right thing with their hard-to-recycle materials--a record
participation for this annual event. Thank you for conserving these resources! Here's what you kept out of the landfill this year:
- 19,500 pounds of electronics
- 1857 pounds of household hazards waste
- 795 gallons of paints
- 296 light bulbs
- 250 gallons of plastic bags
- 128 skis
- 87 bike tires and tubes
- 37 vehicle batteries
And over $1400 was raised, showing just how highly our community values this event!
Since 2010, recycling just the electronics at this event has prevented the greenhouse gases equal to taking 100 cars off the road for a year.
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Going for Zero in 2015
Our
Zero Waste program is our largest and most visible program. The Zero Waste mission is always to divert the most resources possible from the landfill. The program is far reaching, as it impacts residents and visitors from around the world.
Here are our 2015 statistics:
Total compost collected: 7,017 gallons
Total recycling collected: 9,069 gallons
Total events: 55, 17 new events for 2015
Total attendees at events: 46,000!
Total volunteers: 55 volunteers, 275 total hours
Total Staff time: 3 staff, 2 interns, 720 hours
And our team of 120-gallon Water Monsters were at 17 events this year, replacing over 14,400 single-use plastic water bottles.
Zero Waste takes a lot of staff time and volunteer coordination. We couldn't do this program without our sponsors, thank you:
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What have we been writing about?
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7th Annual Green Building Tour
3 homes and the Routt County Justice Center
October 27 Talking Green Greenhouse Gas Legacy of Waste Art Depot 5:30pm-7pm
November 5 YVSC Community Meeting Centennial Hall 11:30-12:30pm
November 6
YVR monthly meeting Centennial Hall
12pm-1pm
November 17 Talking Green Solar Tax Credits
December 8 Colorado Gives Day
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Every dollar you give to YVSC protects our local environment and preserves our sense of community.
Donate to support ReTree, the Community Recycling Drop-Off and the Green Building Tour!
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Talking Green impacted nearly 500 attendees this year at 13 events and film viewings.
Did you attend a Talking Green?
We'd love to hear your suggestions for 2016 and receive your testimonial about why you feel this is worth continuing.
Please email to
THANK YOU
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Colorado Gives Day 2015
Pre-schedule your donation starting November 1
Colorado Gives Day is December 8, 2015, but you can preschedule your donation starting November 1. When you use this handy feature to schedule your one-time online donation, your contribution gets a boost from the $1 Million Incentive Fund and counts toward YVSC's prize tally.
Stay tuned for more on this statewide day of giving that supports our local nonprofits.
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YVSC
Garrett Smith - Pres.
Mark Berkley
Sherry Holland
Amber Maisel
Carolina Manriquez
Jeff Troeger
Want to join this awesome team?
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF YVSC
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Thanks to our newest sponsor for the Water Monster through the 2016
Thanks to our newest Yampa Valley Recycles program sponsor!!season!
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