MISSION
To serve as a leader, catalyst and resource for building a sustainable and resilient Yampa Valley region.
YVSC is a nonprofit organization based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Our work as an organization is to find ways to connect knowledge to actions that build a more sustainable and resilient community. This starts with finding common ground, core values and places of connection, to collaboratively create initiatives that sustain the rich cultural and natural heritage we treasure. We lead programming across five priority areas including Waste Diversion, Energy, Transportation, Resilient Land and Water and Community Engagement, all anchored in strategies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resiliency to projected changes in the region.
UPCOMING EVENTS
march 2023
11mar3:00 pm5:00 pmZero Waste Stations at Bud Light Rocks the Boat Concert Series

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This year, YVSC is excited to support Steamboat Resort in scaling up their Zero Waste practices even further by providing Zero Waste services at the Bud Light Rocks the Boat
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Time
(Saturday) 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Steamboat Ski Resort Base Area
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
march 18, 2023 3:00 pmmarch 25, 2023 3:00 pmapril 1, 2023 3:00 pmapril 8, 2023 3:00 pm
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Join YVSC on Thursday, March 16 from 6:30-8 p.m. in Colorado Mountain College’s Allbright Family Auditorium as we hear from Dr. Lynne Gratz and Dr. Gannet Hallar of
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Join YVSC on Thursday, March 16 from 6:30-8 p.m. in Colorado Mountain College’s Allbright Family Auditorium as we hear from Dr. Lynne Gratz and Dr. Gannet Hallar of Storm Peak Laboratory (SPL). SPL, located near Steamboat Springs, CO, is an internationally recognized high-elevation research station that has been used for over 40 years. SPL provides a unique training, education and networking environment that strengthens scientific skills and inspires leadership. To date, research at SPL has produced over 145 peer-reviewed publications. This presentation will discuss past and present research and training at SPL, along with future plans. Please register for the event using the link below.
Dr. Gratz is an Associate Professor and the Associate Director of the Environmental Studies Program at Colorado College. Dr. Gratz’s research broadly focuses on the fate and transport of air pollutants, such as ozone and mercury. In her research, Dr. Gratz uses both ground-level and high-altitude measurements to characterize the sources, chemical reactions, and removal processes for pollutants in the atmosphere. Her research has looked at local air quality questions in urban environments, as well as the long-range transport of persistent air pollutants. Most recently, she led a study at the Storm Peak Laboratory focused on the origins and chemistry of atmospheric mercury and other trace gases.
Dr. Hallar is now a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah, where she leads the Hallar Aerosol Research Team (HART), and directs Storm Peak Laboratory. The overarching theme of Dr. Hallar’s research is using high quality measurements of trace gases, aerosol physical and chemical properties, and cloud microphysics to understand connections between the biosphere, atmosphere, and climate, along with the impact of anthropogenic emissions on these connections. More specifically, currently her research uses high elevation sites, combined with airborne measurements, to study the formation processes of Cloud Condensation Nuclei and Ice Nuclei.
Time
(Thursday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Colorado Moutain College Allbright Family Auditorium
1275 Crawford Ave
Registration
Registerapril 2023
02apr3:00 pm5:00 pmZero Waste Stations at Bud Light Rocks the Boat Concert Series

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This year, YVSC is excited to support Steamboat Resort in scaling up their Zero Waste practices even further by providing Zero Waste services at the Bud Light Rocks the Boat
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Time
(Sunday) 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Steamboat Ski Resort Base Area
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
april 9, 2023 3:00 pm
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Apply08apr10:00 am1:00 pmEarth Day Celebration

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This year marks the 53rd year of Earth Day, and YVSC is excited to partner with organizations and businesses to celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 8 from
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This year marks the 53rd year of Earth Day, and YVSC is excited to partner with organizations and businesses to celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 8 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Steamboat Ski Resort Base. This educational and fun family-friendly event will convene the community to celebrate and learn actions we can all take to be stewards of our beautiful Yampa Valley region.
All attendees will learn about actions they can take that help protect the Yampa Valley, from volunteering to steps at home, and there will be a wide variety of fun educational activities for for the whole family. Local artist, Jill Bergman, will have beautiful Earth Day prints available for purchase, the proceeds from which will be donated to local environmental nonprofits. If you aren’t able to make it to the event Jill’s prints and stickers are available for purchase at the link below. Items must be picked up from the YVSC office. Jill’s original linocut prints of 2023 Earth Day art are available for purchase at Pine Moon Gallery.
Thank you to our sponsors

Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location
Steamboat Ski Resort Base Area
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Purchase Earth Day PrintsCREATING SUSTAINABILITY ACTION THROUGH:

PROGRAMS

PARTNERSHIPS

EDUCATION
NEWS, IDEAS, AND PAST EVENTS
Funds secured to support water resource management in the Upper Yampa River Basin
March 22, 2023 The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), Yampa Valley
Rising Leader Perspective: CMC Sustainability Club
Heron Szyba, CMC Sustainability Club President | February 28, 2023 The Yampa Valley is
Talking Green: Record high utility bills got you down?
Conner Brynes, Sustainability Coordinator | February 9 2023 As seen in the Steamboat Pilot
Contextualizing Early Winter Snowpack in the Yampa Valley
Madison Muxworthy, Soil Moisture, Water and Snow Program Manager | February 9, 2023 In