WHAT WE DO

The County, City, and Climate Smart Missoula work together with many partners throughout our community, to prioritize equitable climate solutions identified in the Climate Ready Missoula plan, develop community resources, and pursue funding opportunities towards the goal of building community resilience to climate change.
Check out this short animated video to see our vision for a Climate Ready Missoula

CLIMATE RESILIENCE* 

IN MISSOULA COUNTY
We build resilience by addressing both the causes and effects of climate change.
​Addressing the causes enables us to lessen the effects in the future but we are already experiencing those effects today, - longer wildfire and wildfire smoke seasons, extreme summer heat, prolonged drought, spring flooding, and greater variability overall -  so Climate Ready Missoula was developed as an adaptation plan. That means we are actively working with partners throughout the County to address the human, ecological, and economic effects of climate change. Climate Ready Missoula enables us to take a comprehensive approach to resilience by building on our work to address the causes of climate change by reducing carbon pollution.
*Resilience = the ability of a system - whether it's a community, an ecosystem, or an economy - to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the impacts of climate change.

EXPLORE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
CLIMATE READY

ABOUT CLIMATE READY

Climate Ready Missoula is both a plan and a collaborative effort to build community resilience to climate change.

NEWS AND UPDATES

Keep up with our latest news, events, and offerings to the community.
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

We're developing resources every year to make progress on implementing CRM strategies.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

We've developed programs and plans from strategies in Climate Ready Missoula that are aimed at providing resources and information to help community members adapt to the effects of climate change. Our implementation teams and work groups have worked together to prioritize actions since the plan's adoption in 2020 and developed the programs below which provide resources and education to community members and partners alike. These programs represent some of our progress to date and we will continue to implement the many strategies in this plan for years to come.

​STAY COOL MISSOULA

Strategies and resources to help stakeholders prepare for and respond to extreme heat in community health, ecosystem health, infrastructure, and emergency response.

WILDFIRE SMOKE READY

Programming and outreach to help Missoulians prepare for wildfire smoke events​. 

WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS

Planning, assessments,  and resources to help Missoulians reduce the risk of wildfire in and around their homes.

HOME UPGRADE HUB

One-on-one resource for homeowners to learn about home energy and electrification upgrades, as well as existing rebates to help offset the upfront cost.

CLEAN AIR CENTERS

Public buildings throughout Missoula and Ravalli counties that offer respite with clean indoor air and resources to improve indoor air in homes.​

ELECTRIFY MISSOULA

Resources and information to help Missoulians save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in homes and buildings.

EXPLORE THE PLAN

Climate Ready Missoula identifies 29 goals and 77 strategies​ that we can pursue to build resilience to climate change in Missoula County. It is the result of 2 years of work and contributions from hundreds of Missoulians. This plan was adopted as an issue plan of the Missoula County Growth Policy and the City's Our Missoula: City Growth Policy 2035.
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The plan also contains a community vulnerability assessment, future climate scenarios, and more detailed information on climate impacts. Click below to learn more about each of these documents and how they were developed. 

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Climate Ready Missoula is a collaboration between Missoula County, Climate Smart Missoula and the City of Missoula.
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