Interview with SustainaBillings Founder, Katie Harrison
By Katie Harrison | 2023 Billings Climate Week
Katie Harrison, founder of SustainaBillings, sat down with Caitlyn Lewis, FLC Event Coordinator, during Billings first ever Climate week to share her climate story. Katie talks about how her love of the ocean later turned into a passion for reuse and sustainability. Katie calls Billings, her new home, “depritratly thirsty” for climate-conscious business and action.
We Are Here Right Now
By Shauna Yellow Kidney | Missoula Climate Stories Live
At a live climate storytelling event in Missoula, Shauna Yellow Kidney shared insightful reflections about what it means to come together as a community to solve difficult problems through collaborating, questioning ourselves, and reaching out to those around us.
Montana youth fight for their right to a clean and healthful environment
Listen to Rikki Held, Grace Gibson-Snyder, Mica Kantor, Taleah Hernández, and Claire Vlases - 5 of the 16 youth plaintiffs in the Held v. State of Montana lawsuit - as they explain why they are involved in the trial and the climate impacts that motivate them to advocate for change.
Building Community and Sharing Stories
On May 30, 2023, Families for a Livable Climate gathered with partners, storytellers, and community members to share and hear stories of hope, grief, loss, strength, solutions, and courage at our live Montana Climate Stories event in Missoula. Watch the event recording and read more here.
From “There is No Separation”
By Laura Jackson
In 2022 I was asked to be in a short documentary film, “There is No Separation.” In one sequence, filmed at my great-grandparents’ homestead, I retell a story told by my step grandfather who worked this family ranch most of his life. His story illustrates for me how our western Montana climate has changed over recent generations.
Protect Our Home
We are Montanans for clean water, air, and soil.
We are Montanans for a stable climate.
We are Montanans for a livable climate.
A livable, full of vibrant life climate.
Let’s work together to protect
Our home.
Burnout
Justin Angle, Victor Yvellez, & Nick Mott | Fireline Podcast
There are more than 30,000 people who fight wildfires in the U.S., and about 400 firefighters have died on the job over the last two decades. As fire seasons get longer and fires become more devastating, the physical and mental toll on firefighters themselves is also growing.
Wilderness Stories: Defending Native Land from Exploitation
Conservationist and educator Germaine White shares about defending tribal land from pipeline spills, the significance of tribal knowledge, and the importance of youth leadership.