BIG SKY SNO INC

CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CAP) IMPLEMENTATIONOBJECTIVE: TO IMPLEMENT BIG SKY'S COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CAP) TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (GHG) ON THE WAY TO NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050, INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND TRANSITION TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND LOW-CARBON FUTURE.DURING THE YEAR WE IMPLEMENTED OR ADVANCED PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR CAP TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES (TIPS): ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, TRANSPORTATION, CONSUMPTION & WASTE, AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING:-EXPANDED THE BUILD BETTER BIG SKY PROGRAM (BUILDBETTERBIGSKY.COM), ADDING A DEDICATED BUILDING PROFESSIONALS PAGE TO CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LOCAL CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECTS, AND ENGINEERS COMMITTED TO RESILIENT BUILDING PRACTICES, AND HOSTING A FACILITATED ROUNDTABLE TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE BUILDING TRADES.-PUBLISHED THE RESILIENT BUILDING CHECKLIST (BUILDBETTERBIGSKY.COM/RBC), A SCORING BASED TOOL GUIDING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, WILDFIRE RESILIENCE, WASTE REDUCTION, AND CARBON EMISSIONS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. SNO IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO HAVE THE CHECKLIST ADOPTED AS A SCORING CRITERION IN PUBLICLY FUNDED PROJECT APPLICATIONS AND IS PRESENTING IT TO LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPERS FOR VOLUNTARY ADOPTION.-LAUNCHED THE ALPENSCAPES GUIDEBOOK (ALPENSCAPES.ORG/GUIDEBOOK), A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR FIRE-SAFE, WATER-WISE, AND ECOSYSTEM FRIENDLY LANDCAPING IN BIG SKY. THE GUIDEBOOK IS NOW WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND OVER 50 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS HAVE ADOPTED ALPENSCAPES BEST PRACTICES INTO THEIR COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS (CCRS), INSTITUTIONALIZING RESILIENT LANDSCAPING STANDARDS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. -LAUNCHED A SUBSIDIZED HOME ENERGY AUDIT PROGRAM THROUGH BUILD BETTER BIG SKY, OFFERING AUDITS STARTING AT $50 AND FREE COORDINATED AUDITS FOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS PARTICIPATING AS A GROUP. OVER 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WAS AUDITED. -ENGAGED OVER 150 HOMEOWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH TARGETED WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS, INCLUDING THE 2025 AND 2026 OWNERS ASSOCIATION SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON WILDFIRE RESILIENCE, WATER CONSERVATION, INVASIVE PLANT MITIGATION, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. -EXPANDED FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAMMING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BIG SKY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK AND LOCAL EVENT SPACES, DIVERTING FOOD FROM LANDFILLS THROUGH DONATION AND COMPOSTING PARTNERSHIPS.-COLLABORATED WITH EVENT HOSTS TO SUPPORT ZERO WASTE EVENTS (85,000 ATTENDEES) AND CONTINUED OPERATING COMMUNITY COMPOSTING, RECYCLING, AND WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE IN TOWN CENTER AND BIG SKY COMMUNITY PARK. LONG-TERM GOAL: TO ACHIEVE MEASURABLE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ALIGNED WITH THE CAP TARGETS OF NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE LAND AND WATER USE.

OUTREACH & EDUCATIONOBJECTIVE: TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS, BUILD CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION, AND EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STUDENTS, AND BUSINESSES TO ADOPT MORE SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORS.DURING THE YEAR WE:-HOSTED OR CO-HOSTED PUBLIC SUSTAINABILITY EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS INCLUDING WILDFIRE RESILIENCE WORKSHOPS AND OWNERS ASSOCIATION SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOPS, REACHING HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES INCLUDING HOA BOARDS, PROPERTY MANAGERS, REALTORS, DEVELOPERS, AND HOMEOWNERS. -ENGAGED LOCAL BUSINESSES THROUGH THE BIG SKY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM, LED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BIG SKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISIT BIG SKY, CERTIFYING BUSINESSES THAT DEMONSTRATE MEASURABLE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS ACROSS ENERGY, WASTE, WATER, AND PURCHASING PRACTICES. -DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH REGULAR NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PLATFORMS PROMOTING KEY PROGRAMS AND SUSTAINABILITY BEHAVIORS. -PARTICIPATED IN REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE COALITIONS, INCLUDING MT2030 AND ELECTRIFY MONTANA, TO SHARE RESOURCES AND INFLUENCE BROADER POLICY AND FUNDING EFFORTS. -HOSTED AND FACILITATED MONTHLY COALITION MEETINGS TO ENGAGE INFLUENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS TO CONTINUE ASSESSING COMMUNITY NEED AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCING INITIATIVES. -LAUNCHED 6 MONTHS FREE COMPOSTING TO INCENTIVIZE 30 NEW HOUSEHOLDS TO COMPOST, BRINGING THE COMMUNITY UP TO 111 HOUSEHOLDS COMPOSTING.-CONTINUED ONE LESS CAR TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS FROM COMMUTERS BY INCENTIVIZING CARPOOLING, VANPOOLING, AND BUS RIDING, SAVING COMMUTERS $80,000+ IN GAS MONEY AND REDUCING MILES TRAVELED BY 179,307 MILES AND EMISSIONS BY 44.4 METRIC TONS.-COLLABORATED WITH THE GALLATIN RIVER TASK FORCE TO IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE RULE CHANGE WITH THE MT DEPARTMENT HEALTH OF HUMAN SERVICES (DPHHS) ON HOT TUB DRAINING AT SHORT TERM RENTALS, CONSERVING UP TO 7 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER YEAR IN BIG SKY. LONG-TERM GOAL: FOSTER COLLECTIVE IMPACT THROUGH A COMMUNITY CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY, INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN EMISSIONS-REDUCING ACTIONS, AND POSITION BIG SKY AS A STATEWIDE LEADER IN CLIMATE-SMART EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE.