Sustainable Broomfield

Sustainable Broomfield

Meeting The Sustainable Needs of Broomfield, Colorado by providing advocacy, resources and education on sustainable issues
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Climate Change Writing Competition

Climate Change Writing Competition

Calling all young writers! Writers ages 13-19 who care about climate change. Essay competition with cash money prizes. Read the details on writetheworld.org   Read More "Climate Change Writing Competition"
What is Net Metering and How Does it Benefit Me as a Solar Customer?

What is Net Metering and How Does it Benefit Me as a Solar Customer?

By Ron Maurer   Let’s talk about net metering.  A lot of people have asked me this question; “What is Net Metering?”  In effect, Net... Read More "What is Net Metering and How Does it Benefit Me as a Solar Customer?"
A Reason for Some Climate Optimism

A Reason for Some Climate Optimism

By Craig Hebrink You've probably heard something about an agreement just reached between Democratic leadership and Joe Manchin on a climate bill. Or maybe you've... Read More "A Reason for Some Climate Optimism"
Broomfield City Council Approves Free FlexRide Fare for Summer 2022

Broomfield City Council Approves Free FlexRide Fare for Summer 2022

For the months of June, July, and August, Broomfield residents can enjoy free curb-to-curb transit service through FlexRide, a service that provides extended bus service... Read More "Broomfield City Council Approves Free FlexRide Fare for Summer 2022"

What’s New

Quinn Burns, a local high schooler and our Community Outreach Leader, challenged herself to live zero-waste starting this summer. Follow along her journey and pick up a few tips for yourself! Every small change matters!

 

Give Feedback on Broomfield’s
Sustainability Plans!

At the City and County of Broomfield, environmental sustainability is a focal point of long-term social, economic, and environmental health. The goal is to create a community that meets resident goals for energy, water conservation, local food and agriculture, business sustainability, and multi-modal transportation.

2022 is a foundational year of strategic planning. To improve residents’ quality of life, the City Council has set ambitious sustainability goals, including achieving Zero Waste by 2035 and a 90% reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050. Your input is crucial in helping the City and County of Broomfield reach those targets! Dig deeper into various sustainability initiatives and see key dates on how to participate and effect change.

Read the plans and give feedback here!

 

New: Zero-Waste Guide

 

Check out all of our great video resources on our YouTube Page!

Sustainable Broomfield citizen group

Sustainable Broomfield is a citizen group that aims to inform and educate the residents of Broomfield, Colorado on ways to be more sustainable. Videos are occasionally recorded at our monthly meetings when we have a special guest speaker. We may create videos from other events we hold as well.

Sustainable Broomfield citizen group
Quinn Burns, a local high schooler and our Community Outreach Leader, challenged herself to live zero-waste starting this summer. Follow along her journey and pick up a few tips for yourself! Every small change matters!
Camille Pollan, Broomfield's Community Sustainability Manager, provides an overview of the steps the city is taking to become more sustainable, as well as a summary of what ACES (Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability) and Broomfield accomplished in the past year. In addition, she'll be providing a summary of the proposed Zero Waste and Greenhouse Gas Reduction initiatives, and how residents can get involved and support the city's efforts. Here is the link to the full powerpoint with access to all included links. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XSBu9He3iKvYMJ_o0JPHW7p_DZgvxIfVtIfWTRoqkBg/edit?usp=sharing
First, Crescent Grange President, Butter, gives a tour of the community garden and discusses how this organic, communal garden operates using permaculture principles. This means that the approach to gardening is restorative to the soil, plant, and animal ecology, as well as supportive for the people whose lives are enhanced by the garden. Then, SB President, Brianna, shows off the garden's composting system, which is home to the SB Compost Club. She gives an informative presentation on basic composting techniques, with a focus on backyard composting systems.
We at Sustainable Broomfield are in the process of creating an online Zero-Waste Guide to make it easier for Broomfield residents to reduce the amount of waste they create through local reuse, resale, and recycling options. This presentation looks at many of the local resources we have compiled so far and discusses steps towards living a more zero-waste lifestyle.
Smart Commute Metro North (SCMN) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on helping improve transportation options away from single occupancy vehicles in the north Denver Metro area. They offer a variety of programs for both employers and commuters within this region, which services most of Broomfield. This presentation was given by the Executive Director of SCMN, Carson Priest, and the Deputy Executive Director, Catherine Sanders. Besides giving an overall view of all of the programs offered by SCMN, they went into more detail on their Commute Footprint Analysis program offered to businesses. We hope you will learn from and enjoy this great presentation!
We hope you will enjoy and learn from this great presentation by two distinct biking organizations in Broomfield, Colorado. Our first speaker was John Hubbard with the advocacy group Broomfield Bikes. He discussed the current state of biking in Broomfield, why and how it can be improved, and how residents can help to advocate for those changes. Then we heard from Jason Sharman with the social group, the Broomfield Bike Club, about the history of this organization in Broomfield. The Broomfield Bike Club hosts activities all summer and would love to have you participate!
The Energy Resource Center (ERC) is a nonprofit that specializes in providing free home energy efficiency upgrades for qualifying low-income households across 27 Colorado counties, including Broomfield County. Susan Beyda, ERC's Development Director, discussed what energy poverty in Colorado is and what is happening to address it. She explained how weatherization works and what it consists of, as well as describing the life changing outcomes associated with it -- from saving people money to removing massive quantities of CO2 out of the atmosphere to addressing affordable housing and racial inequity.
The Energy Resource Center (ERC) is a nonprofit that specializes in providing free home energy efficiency upgrades for qualifying low-income households across 27 Colorado counties, including Broomfield County. Susan Beyda, ERC's Development Director, discussed what energy poverty in Colorado is and what is happening to address it. She explained how weatherization works and what it consists of, as well as describing the life changing outcomes associated with it -- from saving people money to removing massive quantities of CO2 out of the atmosphere to addressing affordable housing and racial inequity.
Learn from Dave Carter about the history of grasslands and bison in the US and the role of bison in regenerative agriculture systems. Dave was also a founder of the Broomfield Farmers' Market and discusses its successes over the past 11 years.
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