UPCOMING EVENTS
Coffee & Climate Conversation: An Ode to our Forests
Join EcoAction Partners, Sheep Mountain Alliance and the Wilkinson Public Library for both a celebration of our forests and a call to care. Our discussion will include current challenges our forests face from climate stress and wildfire risks to pests and drought, along with practical actions we can take to protect them. We will weave in moments of literary appreciation and invite you to bring your favorite poem or passage to share! Whether you are a forester, climate advocate, poet, someone concerned about our forest health, or simply someone who finds peace beneath a canopy of leaves, this conversation offers space for learning, gratitude, and collective action.
Low Energy & Carbon Code Training
Join this free, full-day training with code experts that will teach you how to design and build to the Low Energy and Carbon Code (LECC) and regional amendments. Leave with an understanding of electric, EV and solar-ready requirements, how the LECC compares to previous energy codes, and the 3 compliance pathways.
Coffee & Climate Conversations: Snow Problem
Join EcoAction Partners, Sheep Mountain Alliance, and the Wilkinson Public Library with special guest from the San Miguel Watershed Coalition for a timely discussion on our current state of the snowpack in our region and across the Mountain West. Engage in a conversation on what we can do to adapt to this reality and how we can prepare for warmer months ahead. As always, coffee, tea and pastries kindly provided. We hope to see you in the Wilkinson Public Library Magazine room Thursday, February 26th from 8:30-9:30AM.
Sustainable Local Careers
Have you lost your job? Looking for reliable, year-round employment? Thinking about a career change?
Join the Telluride Foundation and EcoAction Partners for a community job fair featuring employers like Tri-County Health Network, the Telluride School District, San Miguel County, local contractors, and additional local employers. Learn about open positions, career pathways, and opportunities to build long-term stability right here in our community. Join us on February 13th at the Wilkinson Public Library Program Room. Doors open at 4:30PM for pizza, career fair starts at 5:00 PM.
Brief presentations + interactive career fair
Pizza and drinks provided
Cool Down Collective Happy Hour
Are you someone who cares deeply about protecting our mountain landscapes? Do you have ideas about what you want to see happen in our community? Do you wish you had more stats, facts and resources in your back pocket when talking about climate change with your peers? Looking for concrete action steps you can take right now in your community?
EcoAction Partners & Sheep Mountain Alliance are hosting a happy hour at the Coffee Cowboy with warm drinks and apps provided Thursday, February 12th from 5-6PM. Join us in introducing a brand new community initiative: The Cool Down Collective.
5-5:15PM- mingle and gather- first 15 drinks are on us so arrive early! Light apps will be provided as well.
5:15-5:30PM- information on the current state of our local climate (snowpack, emissions, ect.).
5:30-6PM- introduction to cool down collective, discussion, and direct action items.
Coffee & Climate Conversations
Join us for a discussion exploring how our environment shapes public health and what that means for our community and long-term wellbeing. In recognition of January as Radon Awareness Month, we’ll also be joined by experts from San Miguel County’s Public Health Department to talk about radon as an environmental health risk, why it matters, and simple steps our community can take to stay informed and safe. January’s Coffee and Climate Conversation will take place at the Wilkinson Public Library Thursday, January 29th from 8:30-9:30a.m. As always, coffee, tea and pastries will be kindly provided!
Sneffels Regional Youth Climate Summit
Calling all High Schooler Students from across the Region! Join us for the Sneffels Regional Youth Climate Summit on Saturday, November 15th from 9a.m.-5p.m. at the Telluride Science and Innovation Center. The Sneffels Regional Youth Climate Summit is a youth-driven conference designed to bring together high school students from across Southwest Colorado with a focus on San Miguel, San Juan, Ouray, and Montrose Counties, for a day of learning, connection, and action. Co-led by local students and EcoAction Partners and sponsored by Lyra Colorado, the Telluride Institute, and the Telluride Science and Innovation Center, the summit fosters resilience in rural mountain communities through climate science education, youth-led presentations, nature connection, a green career expo, eco-art, and hands-on projects like real life policy advocacy, a regional youth zine, and school- or community-based climate project planning.
Student sing up here.
Building Electrification Workshop
What: This workshop will cover the grid, upcoming electric codes and how integrated design can support electrification.
When: 9am-12pm, November 11th
Where: Wilkinson Public Library, Ridgway Town Hall & Zoom
Who: all building trades, architects, electricians and building departments
RSVP link: https://forms.gle/tCAmTTujotaDzD7Y6
Key questions:
Can our grid handle electrification?
What do the energy codes require?
How can we efficiently and cost-effectively integrate electrification into the design process?
zoom link:
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81023541763?pwd%3D3K001RgtF62RPfJTifZjTMoGYTwPAB.1&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1761599930962516&usg=AOvVaw1h93TqwNNSzKtS8iexdKfr
Coffee & Climate Conversation
In a world facing growing environmental challenges, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed. Whether it’s grief for what’s been lost, anxiety about the future, or a deep sense of responsibility, these emotions are real, valid, and shared by many.
Join EcoAction Partners, Sheep Mountain Alliance, and the Wilkinson Public Library for a heartfelt and honest conversation about eco-grief, climate anxiety, and the emotional toll of living in the climate crisis. Together, we’ll hold space for these complex feelings, share personal insights, and explore ways to build emotional resilience and collective hope. This final Coffee and Climate Conversation before taking a break in November and December will be held at the Wilkinson Public Library Magazine Room on Thursday, October 30th from 8:30am.-9:30a.m. As always, coffee, tea and pastries are kindly provided!
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