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Announcing Our New Executive Director

In December 2024, Bridging The Gap's Board of Directors began an Executive Director search for the next leader of our organization after Kristin Riott announced her intention to retire. An executive search committee led by the board received more than 200 applications from candidates across the country. Over the past…

BridgingthegapFebruary 20, 2025

WildLands

Reflections From Our KCWL Seasonal Techs

Hello from your KC WildLands seed team! This is Hayley and Isabella, KCWL’s very first seasonal interns. As this program grows and expands beyond our contribution, we wanted to reflect upon our experiences from our time working at Bridging The Gap from September through January, and offer a glimpse into…

BridgingthegapFebruary 5, 2025

Community Voices

Volunteer Spotlight: Aidan and Alison

They say couples who volunteer together, stay together. Aidan and Alison, a married couple living in Kansas City, Missouri, are newer volunteers to Bridging The Gap, having volunteered both separately and together multiple times over the past year. They both agree that, whenever they can, volunteering together is a great…

BridgingthegapFebruary 4, 2025

Climate Change Community Voices Environmental Justice Greener Living

4 Young Black Environmental Leaders to Follow

In honor of Black History Month, we're highlighting 4 young Black leaders who are using their voices, passions, and knowledge to shape conversations on climate justice, conservation, and the environment. 1. Leah Thomas (aka Green Girl Leah) Leah is an environmental activist, author, and eco-lifestyle blogger originally from St. Louis,…

BridgingthegapFebruary 3, 2025

Community Voices Trees

Community Spotlight: Rooted in Relationships

When a community comes together, great things can grow from it — quite literally. In recent years, residents of the Troostwood neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, worked to build support among landlords, homeowners, and nearby Rockhurst University for planting new trees in coordination with our Heartland Tree Alliance program. About half the houses in the…

BridgingthegapDecember 18, 2024

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2024 Year-End Letter from BTG’s Executive Director

Dear friends of Bridging The Gap, It’s easy to feel discouraged about the future for the environment and social justice right now. When I find myself there, I lean on the teachings of the Dalai Lama, who says, “Under no circumstances must we give up hope.” He’s right. There are…

BridgingthegapDecember 6, 2024

Community Voices Recycling

Volunteer Spotlight: Jim McGraw

"A million and three!" That's how many cardboard boxes longtime volunteer Jim McGraw jokingly guesses that he's broken down during his 29 years volunteering at the KCMO Recycling Drop-off Centers, managed by Bridging The Gap. Jim has volunteered more than 800 hours since 2012!We chatted with Jim during one of…

BridgingthegapDecember 4, 2024

Learn Trees

Winter Weather and Trees: Balancing Safety and Plant Health

Winter weather can be tough on communities, especially when it comes to keeping streets, highways, and sidewalks safe from snow and ice. Deicing salt is a go-to solution, but it comes at a cost: harm to trees and other plants in the landscape. How Road Salt Affects Trees Road salt,…

BridgingthegapDecember 3, 2024

News WildLands

KCWL Is Bridging The Gap For Native Seed

As land managers and conservationists look to plant more local natives for climate resiliency, the lack of a local ecotype seed supply is a major environmental issue across the country and especially in our region. The demand for native seed has never been greater, and our Kansas City WildLands program…

BridgingthegapDecember 1, 2024

Climate Change News

Love and compassion are paramount in a heated world

November 6, 2024 -- We now know the results of the election -- an election where everything, it seems, was at stake. Often throughout this election, all sides couldn't believe their fellow citizens think what they think, and it's not enough to let them think it. We're enraged by their…

BridgingthegapNovember 7, 2024

Announcing Our New Executive Director

Reflections From Our KCWL Seasonal Techs

Volunteer Spotlight: Aidan and Alison

4 Young Black Environmental Leaders to Follow

Community Spotlight: Rooted in Relationships

2024 Year-End Letter from BTG’s Executive Director

Volunteer Spotlight: Jim McGraw

Winter Weather and Trees: Balancing Safety and Plant Health

KCWL Is Bridging The Gap For Native Seed

Love and compassion are paramount in a heated world

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