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Volunteer Spotlight: Alejandro

By Community Voices
A class assignment to volunteer led college student Alejandro Barbosa to discover Kansas City WildLands – and launched his newfound passion for conserving Kansas City’s wild places. Over the past year, Alejandro has volunteered multiple times across several programs – planting trees with Heartland Tree Alliance, at the Community Recycling…
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Mar 05
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4 Women Environmental Activists to Follow

By Climate Change, Community Voices, Environmental Justice, Greener Living
In honor of Women's History Month, we're highlighting 4 women leaders using their voices, passions, and knowledge to shape conversations on waste, land conservation and climate change. 1. Kathryn Kellogg Kathryn Kellogg is a recognized spokesperson for the zero-waste movement who blogs at goingzerowaste.com. She has been featured by National Geographic,…
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Feb 20
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Announcing Our New Executive Director

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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…
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Feb 05
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Reflections From Our KCWL Seasonal Techs

By WildLands
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…
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Feb 04
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Volunteer Spotlight: Aidan and Alison

By Community Voices
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…
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Dec 18
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Community Spotlight: Rooted in Relationships

By Community Voices, Trees
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…
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