November 15 is America Recycles Day
America Recycles Day is just around the corner again! Beginning in 1994, the day has been celebrated every year on November 15th, which falls on a Tuesday this year. It was created to celebrate recycling and to remind us all just how important it is to recycle. If you’ve been paying attention to the news … Continued
Pratt Industries Tour
Tour KC’s only manufacturer of 100% recycled cardboard packaging! Tuesday, August 23 at 8:30 AM Pratt Industries | 1226 N. Topping, KCMO 64110 Free for GBN Members and Kansas City Industrial Council Members | $15 Non-Members Join the Kansas City Industrial Council and Bridging The Gap’s Green Business Network as we tour Pratt … Continued
Biomimicry & Business: How Companies Are Us
Biomimicry & Business: How Companies Are Using Nature’s Strategies to Succeed (And You Can, Too) Thursday, April 14 | 11:30 AM – 1 PM CST A Lunch & Learn Event (limited space available) Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center | 4750 Troost, KCMO $15 for GBN Members | $25 Non-Members REGISTER BY APRIL … Continued
Regional Inspiration: Growing Deep Roots For Bus
Tuesday, February 15 | 1 PM CST Webinar Free for GBN Members | $10 Non-Members Join us as we get a little regional inspiration from our peers across the state in St. Louis. Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for the Earthways Center of Missouri Botanical Garden, will share sustainability success stories from area St. … Continued
Webinar: Green Team Power – Strategies for
Thursday, August 27 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM CST Cost: Free Even with small or non-existent budgets, company green teams have the ability to move the needle on energy efficiency in the workplace. Join Bridging The Gap’s Green Business Network and Johnson County Community College’s Center for Sustainability as we take a look at … Continued
CANCELED: Tree Planting in Amber Meadows Neighbo
Join Heartland Tree Alliance to plant trees throughout Kansas City! Trees slow traffic speeds, filter air and water pollutants, and provide shade to cool the rising temperatures in summer. Over time, trees help stop climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon in the trees and soil, and releasing oxygen into the … Continued
Volunteer, Ongoing: Wednesday-Saturday, Pleasant
Recycling Center Volunteers Wanted! Ongoing, year-round, Wednesday through Saturday Pleasant Valley Recycling Center This outdoor volunteer opportunity is great for students wanting service-learning credit, retired folks looking to stay active, and passionate recyclers! Volunteers assist the recycling center site manager with various duties, such as breaking down cardboard, assisting patrons, etc. The Pleasant Valley … Continued
Event: KC WildLands Annual Cedar Tree Event
Kansas City WildLands, in partnership with Johnson County Park & Recreation District, is again offering the public an opportunity to remove invasive red cedars and take them home to decorate for the holidays! When you take home a native cedar tree, you’ll not only make your house smell great, you’ll be helping restore wild places … Continued
Volunteer: Tree Planting in Santa Fe Hills &
Volunteer with Heartland Tree Alliance to plant street trees in the Santa Fe Hills and Boone Hills neighborhoods near 89th and Main in south Kansas City. Planting shade trees along the street will provide environmental and social benefits to the neighborhood and community as a whole! No prior tree planting experience is necessary. Tools and … Continued
Volunteer: Tree Planting in Liberty
Volunteer with Heartland Tree Alliance to plant street trees in Clay Woods & Clay Meadows neighborhood in Liberty Missouri. Planting shade trees along the street will provide environmental and social benefits to the neighborhood and community as a whole! No prior tree planting experience is necessary. Tools and equipment will be provided.
Volunteer: Tree Planting in Liberty, MO
Volunteer with Heartland Tree Alliance to plant street trees in Clay Woods & Clay Meadows neighborhood in Liberty Missouri. Planting shade trees along the street will provide environmental and social benefits to the neighborhood and community as a whole! No prior tree planting experience is necessary. Tools and equipment will be provided.
Volunteer: Tree Planting in Amber Meadows Neighb
Volunteer with Heartland Tree Alliance to plant street trees in Amber Meadows neighborhood near I-35 and 291 highway in north Kansas City. Planting shade trees along the street will provide environmental and social benefits to the neighborhood and community as a whole! No prior tree planting experience is necessary. Tools and equipment will be provided.
Volunteer: Girls on the Run 5K Green Event
Bridging The Gap volunteers will educate attendees about recycling and composting by attending to a waste management station and advising participants which bin to deposit their waste into. Our goal is that none of the waste produced at the event goes to the landfill, making it a “zero-waste-to-landfill” event!
Event & Volunteer: Neighborwoods Tree Plant
Volunteer with Heartland Tree Alliance to plant evergreen trees at St. Margaret’s Apartments in Kansas City, Kansas. Trees will be planted as a buffer between the apartments and the highway to help with air and noise pollution. Following the tree planting, neighbors will gather for free giveaways, community resources, and family fun for everyone. This … Continued
Volunteer: Town Fork Creek Litter Cleanup
Do you know where litter goes? Litter in streets and parking lots flow into storm drains, which then empty into local creeks and rivers. In other words, if it’s on the ground, it’s in our water! That’s why we need your help to clean up litter on Town Fork Creek at Town Fork Creek Park in … Continued
Event: Sustainability & Corbion
Join us for a presentation and tour offered by Corbion at its new regional headquarters in Lenexa, Kan. As a global bio-based ingredient company with world headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Corbion uses its technology to help the world’s manufacturers of food and other goods reduce their environmental impact and create products that are safer, … Continued
Businesses: Celebrate Your Success With Us!
Submit your company’s sustainability project for highlight at our annual Green Business Network fall social on November 12 at Boulevard Brewery! Information submitted by companies has the opportunity to be showcased at the social, in a printed sustainability showcase publication and in Bridging The Gap’s social media posts. You do not have to be … Continued
Event: Members-Only Tour of 2nd + Delaware Passi
Passive House Tour + Presentation + Social A joint Members-Only event of Bridging The Gap’s Green Business Network and the USGBC Central Plains Tour the soon-to-be country’s largest Passive House certified structure with us on September 19. Arnold Development’s Second + Delaware project, when finished, will be a 276 multifamily unit development located in … Continued
Event: Pollinator & Native Plant Workshop
Pollinator and Native Plant Workshop Tomahawk Ridge Community Center 11902 Lowell Overland Park, KS 66213 September 12, 2019 from 6:00-7:00 pm Workshops are for beginning gardeners or native plant-curious homeowners. We will cover the basics including the importance of pollinator and native plants in your garden, tried and true favorite species, basic layouts … Continued