Local Spotlight: EV Charging at Mr. D’s
The eight Tesla fast chargers being installed in the Mr. D’s parking lot are all the buzz around town. They seem to have come out of nowhere! Yet, the planning has been in the process for years. We sat down with Joey Motherway, one of the owners of Mr. D’s, to hear the story from […]
Local Spotlight: Farming in a Year of Drought
If you’re a frequent Farmers Market or Meadowlark customer, you know Second Street Farm. Their beautiful flower bouquets and equally as beautiful vegetables adorn the shelves. They also have the happiest cattle—each named by their two girls. The dynamic duo of Pat and Bailey Brennan have been cultivating this the farm and establishing a strong […]
Local Spotlight: Water Accessibility during Summer Heat
This past summer, Lander resident Nick Twist grew tired of riding his bike in the heat without access to water. “I would be riding around town and notice the lack of publicly-available drinking stations. My options were to either buy water at a gas station or return home,” Nick said. Instead, Nick chose a third option of […]
Local Spotlight: Sustainability in the Outdoor Industry
In a town with so many outdoor enthusiasts, it seems fitting to reflect on the environmental impact of all of our outdoor gear and clothing. From the materials in our jackets and backpacks to the operational practices of these outdoor companies, sustainability is a complicated and burgeoning field in this industry.Lucky for us, too, we have […]
PRESS RELEASE | EMISSIONS TARGETS
LANDER CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO ADPORT GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS The vote makes Lander the third city, following Laramie and Jackson, to adopt such targets in Wyoming. LANDER, WY — On Tuesday, December 12, the Lander City Council voted 5-to-2 in favor of adopting greenhouse gas reduction targets for municipal operations. The targets are for […]
Introducing Kara Colovich
In 2022, the Lander Climate Action Network hired Kara Colovich to assume the position of Greenhouse Gas Inventory Specialist to help the city do the hard work of inventorying the city’s energy usage to collect emissions data. This data, once compiled, will be used to analyze where Lander can reduce its emissions as well as […]
PRESS RELEASE | LOR GRANT
LOR FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANT FOR SPECIALIST TO COMPLETE GREENHOUSEGAS INVENTORY FOR THE CITY OF LANDER’S PUBLIC WORK FACILITIES. Lander, WY – The LOR Foundation has awarded the Lander Climate Action Network (LCAN) with a grant totaling $22,680 to support contracted services for a greenhouse gas inventory specialist to complete a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for the […]
Lander Climate Action in WyoFile
Budget-strapped Wyo towns bypass state with climate efforts In October, Lander Mayor Monte Richardson signed a proclamation that acknowledges ‘the adverse impacts of climate change and the risk it poses to the Lander Community.’ The proclamation delineated Richardson’s support of a goal to ‘reduce greenhouse gas emissions to enhance community resilience, quality of life and […]