Climate Smart Future Ready

ALL SPOTLIGHTS   Spotlight

04/2/2024

Larimer Conservation District Championing Climate Smart Work

Find out more through a Q&A with Gretchen Ruening, their Executive Director. 

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03/14/2024

Keeping the Earth Green and Blue

Blue Arena at The Ranch has recently implemented an effective recycling program in partnership with PepsiCo termed Replenysh. This project informs the Climate Smart Future Ready circular economy goal of diverting materials from the landfill and expanding recycling.

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FAQs

1. Why do we need Climate Smart Future Ready (CSFR)?

   Larimer County established Climate Smart Future Ready to proactively confront the challenges posed by deteriorating air quality, escalating temperatures, prolonged droughts, and natural disasters. Community feedback emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts to bolster existing initiatives and address the socioeconomic repercussions of climate change equitably. While climate change exacerbates these hazards, the concerted action outlined in this plan offers avenues to mitigate and adapt to them. Further insights on why this effort is needed can be gleaned from our comprehensive analysis on Climate Impacts in Larimer County .

2. Who is part of this CSFR effort? 

   Larimer County is fortunate to have a community willing to collaborate.  Over 50 entities helped to develop the implementation plan highlighted in the dashboard. During the 2024-2025 year we will have up to 12 action teams comprised of both County staff and community partners that will enact the tactics of this effort.  Champions assembling and fostering these action teams consist of the following County staff and community partners, each of which will be found in the dashboard:

   ❖North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization

   ❖Carbon Neutral Group

   ❖City of Fort Collins

   ❖City of Loveland

   ❖Drive Clean Colorado

   ❖Northern Colorado Foodshed Project

   ❖Larimer Conservation District

   ❖Poudre Valley Community Farms

   ❖Poudre Food Partnership

   ❖Colorado State University Extension Service

   ❖Colorado State University Climate Initiative

   ❖Larimer County Community Development

   ❖Larimer County Planning and Building

   ❖Larimer County Solid Waste

   ❖Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development

   ❖Larimer County Legislative Affairs

   ❖Larimer County Health Department

   ❖Larimer County Natural Resources

   ❖Larimer County Sheriff Office

   ❖Larimer County Office of Emergency Management

   ❖Larimer County Climate and Sustainability Office

3. How can I get involved?

   There are several ways to get involved with Climate Smart Future Ready:

   1. Sign up for our newsletter on this page to keep up with current events and opportunities. 
   2. Reach out to Heidi Pruess to engage in a specific action detailed in the dashboard. 
   3. Take action at your residence and place of work, see further opportunities on our Climate and Sustainability website