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Selecting the Right Tree

It’s finally tree planting season! We must continue to plant trees in our landscapes for the myriad of benefits they provide to the entire land community.  While trees are beautiful, they aren't just decorations - they benefit human health. Kansas City may face record-high heats in years to come. We…
Bridgingthegap
August 14, 2023
Greener LivingLearnRecycling

Sustainable Back to School

Kids across the metro will soon be heading back for the start of another school year. August is often a frenzy of shopping for new supplies, clothes, and other back-to-school necessities that can pack a punch both to your wallet and the environment. (Remember how many unused supplies your kid…
lesliebarland
August 1, 2023
Greener LivingLearnRecycling

The Reduce-Reuse-Recycle & Water Connection

By Kristin Riott. Kristin is BTG's Executive Director. We humans are a literal bunch, better at responding to the sensory cues immediately before us than to abstract concepts in some far-off time frame. Tangible beats conceptual, and now beats future, every time. Just ask the credit card industry. Our bias toward the tangible and the now…
lesliebarland
May 2, 2023
GeneralNews

The Future is Green KC

On April 13, 2023, Bridging The Gap celebrated The Future is Green with a community and fundraising event at The Madrid. The keynote speaker was Lionel Bradford, President/CEO of The Greening of Detroit, who shared his roadmap to success for building a green workforce and how green infrastructure is creating…
Bridgingthegap
April 20, 2023
GeneralGreener Living

4 Spring Break Eco-Activities for Kids

Looking for ideas to keep the kids entertained over spring break? We’ve got you covered! Try these four eco-inspired activities that will get them outdoors in nature and crafting with repurposed materials!   1. Become a Citizen Scientist iNaturalist.org lets you become the scientist by observing and recording the plants and…
lesliebarland
March 1, 2023
Environmental JusticeGeneralNews

BTG Named to Justice40 Accelerator Cohort

July 8, 2022: Bridging The Gap is proud to announce that thanks to our Program Director Kechia Smith's leadership, we've been spotlighted by Justice40 as one of 49 community-based, climate-justice organizations nationally, who are applying local knowledge and wisdom to find solutions to the climate crisis.  Anchored in love and…
lesliebarland
July 8, 2022

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