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Climate Serve Showdown
2024-07-17 10:00 - 12:45 UTC | Howelsen Sand Courts
Calling all teens who love fun and the environment: Join the Climate Serve Showdown July 17 at Howelsen Hill Sand Courts!
The Climate Serve Showdown aims to create a safe environment among teens of Steamboat to learn about the environment in a fun way!
Sign up with the Google Form on the right for a volleyball tournament with various other environmental activities. Play a game of volleyball then participate in the other environmental mini-challenges to add points to the overall winning team.
If you do not have a team, no worries! We will group you with an already existing team or make a new team. Teams should consist of 4 to 6 players. The activities will include color by number painting mural, environmental Jenga, and climate change conversation cards.
To enter, you must bring five used batteries/power cords to recycle for free at the event. The showdown will take place on July 17, show up for registration at 10:15 a.m. Kickoff will be at 11 a.m. The winners will be announced at 12:45 p.m.
Thank you to our sponsors

Monthly Community Meeting: Climate Action Plan updates
2024-07-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver)
Join Yampa Valley Sustainability Council and members of the Routt County Climate Action Plan (CAP) Collaborative for this month’s YVSC Community meeting to hear CAP Collaborative updates and actions taken thus far to implement the CAP.
Our featured speaker will be CAP Collaborative Board Chair and Steamboat Springs City Council President Garey, with updates from Collaborative Working Group members. A Roundtable Q & A will follow the presentation. All are welcome to attend. Please register at the link to the right.

Colorado Green Business Network of the Yampa Valley Office Hours
2024-07-31 08:30 - 09:30 (America/Denver) | Bud Werner Memorial Library Coffee Bar
Are you ready for your business or organization to go green, but you’re not sure where to start? Come by the Bud Werner Memorial Library coffee shop to meet with members of the Colorado Green Business Network of the Yampa Valley team. No RSVP is required, just drop by, grab a free coffee and snack on us and ask any questions you have to our group of professionals. Office hours are on the last Wednesday of every month from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
About Colorado Green Business Network of the Yampa Valley (CGBN-YV)
The Colorado Green Business Network of the Yampa Valley (CGBN-YV) was launched the summer of 2022 as a free, technical assistance and environmental recognition program. The program is run by Yampa Valley Sustainability Council (YVSC), a regional partner of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Green Business Network (CGBN). The goal of the program is to connect businesses who want to distinguish their processes and products by environmental and sustainability performance with technical resources and the tracking platforms to do so.

Monthly Community Meeting
2024-08-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-10-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-11-20 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver)
Join Yampa Valley Sustainability Council for our virtual monthly community meeting, where YVSC staff will share updates on our programs, successes and ways to get involved in our work of protecting the planet. All are welcome to attend. Registration is required.

Business Leadership for Climate: Community Celebration!
2024-09-17 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Bud Werner Memorial Library – Library Hall, 1289 Lincoln Ave
The fourth and final installment of our ‘Business Leadership for Climate’ series will be held on Tuesday, September 17 from noon-1:30 p.m. in Library Hall at the Bud Werner Memorial Library. The event will be a celebration of our Yampa Valley green businesses and organizations.
CGBN-YV participants will have the opportunity to host a table and talk with the public about their products and services and share what they are doing in the green business space. The event is intended to be interactive and informal with light refreshments served.
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Please reach out to Ashley Dean (ashley@yvsc.org), with any questions.
About the Colorado Green Business Network of the Yampa Valley (CGBN-YV)
The Colorado Green Business Network of the Yampa Valley (CGBN-YV) was launched the summer of 2022 as a free, technical assistance and environmental recognition program. The program is run by Yampa Valley Sustainability Council (YVSC), a regional partner of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Green Business Network (CGBN). The goal of the program is to connect businesses who want to distinguish their processes and products by environmental and sustainability performance with technical resources and the tracking platforms to do so.

Quarterly Partner Update Meeting
2024-09-18 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-12-18 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Denver)
Join Yampa Valley Sustainability Council for our Quarterly Partner Update meeting, where YVSC staff, along with our nonprofit and community partners, will share updates on our respective programs, successes and ways to get involved in our work of protecting the planet. All are welcome to attend. Registration is required.

EV Ride & Drive
2024-09-22 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | Howelsen Hill Rodeo Grounds, 401 Howelsen Pkwy
Join Yampa Valley Sustainability Council and the City of Steamboat Springs for an electric vehicle (EV) ride & drive event. More information coming soon!
