We are excited to announce the Greater Yellowstone Sustainability Workshop for Businesses.  This one-day workshop will be held throughout the region over the next two months to educate businesses and other organizations on the principles of sustainability.  It will explore why sustainability is important in a globally competitive economy and offer tools for reducing wasted resources, such as energy and materials.  The modules will give participants tools they can take back to their organizations and immediately implement for improved efficiency and cost-savings. 

The workshop content is inspired by the Yellowstone Business Partnership’s UnCommon Sense program, a two-year peer supported program that equips businesses to make desired changes in their operations and empowers them to become sustainability leaders in their communities and industry sectors.  UnCommon Sense field representatives, Christina Thomure and Wendy Weaver, will deliver the workshops, partnering with local chambers and tailoring the training to the needs of businesses in each community.  Space will be limited to the first 15 businesses, so sign up soon!  Click on the links under the workshop details below to RSVP.  

Sign up for a sustainability workshop near you!

West Yellowstone, MT        
January 31, 12:00 pm-2:30 pm
West Yellowstone Visitor Center
To RSVP, click here.

Livingston/Gardiner, MT
February 1, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Best Western, Livingston MT
To RSVP, click here.

Jackson, WY
February 3, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
First Interstate Bank, 802 West Broadway
View workshop agenda here.
To RSVP click here.

Red Lodge, MT                
February 21, 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
Red Lodge Pizza Company
To RSVP, click here.

Powell, WY                        
February 29, 10:00 am-3:00 pm
NWC West Campus Center for Training & Development
Powell businesses will need to fill out an application for fee waiver: click here.
To RSVP, click here.

Lander, WY
March 12, 8:30 am-12:30 pm
NOLS Noble Hotel Conference Room
To RSVP, click here.

Blackfoot, ID
March 15, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Tommy Vaughn's Grill
View workshop agenda here.
To RSVP, click here.

Teton Valley, ID
March 13, 12:00 pm-4:00 pm
Teton Springs Resort
View_Teton_Valley_Workshop_Agenda.pdf
To RSVP, click here.

Big Sky, MT 
March 29, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Outlaw Partners conference room, 75 Center Drive
Lunch costs $15, payable at the door.
To RSVP, click here.

These workshops are being offered as part of a USDA Rural Development grant that YBP received in 2011 to provide technical assistance to rural communities.

For more information, please contact Sustainability Programs Director Heather Higinbotham at heatherh@yellowstonebusiness.org, or 406-600-6617.