Peak Environment Studio 809

Learn about water resource limitations and challenges for Colorado and Colorado Springs. Scott Winter, project manager in Water Resources and Demand Management for Colorado Springs Utilities, shares work being done to ensure our community is as efficient and as resilient as possible. He also reviews how and what you can do to participate in the efficient use of water both inside and outside of your home.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
 Presenter’s Slides
https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04172024-Peak-Alliance-for-Sustainable-Future.pdf
 Water Conservation & Efficiency Resources – Colorado Springs Utilities
https://www.csu.org/Pages/WaterConservationEfficiency.aspx  
Coffee and Conservation – First Saturday of each month May – October, 8 to noon at CSU Conservation Center
https://allevents.in/colorado%20springs/200026400462050

This episode was recorded at the Sustainability in Progress  (SIP) virtual event on April 17, 2024. Sustainability in Progress  is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month. The next event is:
Native Plants for Native Pollinators
David Woolley, Science Educator and Founder of the Manitou Seed Library
May 15, 12 Noon
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kceuurzouHtOY5fWIjVpK3O3DOkU8Nlt2

Thanks to these Peak Environment sponsors:
Pikes Peak Permaculture
Visit https://pikespeakpermaculture.org for opportunities to learn more about sustainable organic living through permaculture – workshops, classes, field trips, and networking.

Old Town Bike Shop - your local bike shop since 1976
https://www.oldtownbikeshop.com/

The mission of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future is to promote regional sustainability and advance the Pikes Peak region's sustainability plan (PPR2030) through regional collaboration and outreach. Connect with us at https://peakallianceco.org/.  
The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
https://peakallianceco.org/
Pikes Peak Permaculture
https://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org/
GrowthBusters
https://www.growthbusters.org
Keep up with all the organizations and events making our area a better place to live. Follow on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss an episode:



 
 

Learn about a great resource in the Pikes Peak Region to help you recycle many items you can’t just toss into curbside recycling. This conversation also explores some opportunities for how we might improve Colorado Springs poor recycling performance – we divert only 15% of our waste from the landfill into recycling. Loveland diverts 60%, Boulder 51%.
Mike Mazzola shares why he founded Galvanize Recycling and how this young business can solve many of our recycling challenge – whether you’re a family, a business, a neighborhood group or a city. We also learn about a great opportunity for businesses to sponsor local recycling events. Frequent Peak Environment hosts Ally Richardson and Dave Gardner shepherd the discussion.
 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Galvanize Recycling
http://galvanizerecycling.com/

Request A Pickup with Galvanize Recycling - Order Form
https://www.galvanizerecycling.com/pickup/
Front Range Waste Diversion
https://www.coloradofrwd.org/
Join the movement! CONO's 1000 Neighborhood Events Initiative https://coloradosprings.gov/1000Gatherings
El Paso County Hazardous Waste Facility
https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/household-hazardous-waste/
El Paso County Recycling Directory 2024
https://epc-assets.elpasoco.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Recycling-Directory-2024.pdf
 
The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
https://peakallianceco.org/
Pikes Peak Permaculture
https://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org/
GrowthBusters
https://www.growthbusters.org
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The Transition Town grassroots movement is a way you can impact your own neighborhood. Learn more about this as Peak Environment co-host Ally Richardson explores Transition Towns with Becky Elder and Brian Fritz from Pikes Peak Permaculture.
If you would like to find out more about public forums, lectures, and community green movies, or if you would like to host such an event, please send Pikes Peak Permaculture an inquiry at https://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org/contact-us/
Pikes Peak Permaculture is a Southern Colorado 501c3 nonprofit that educates adults and the youth on the wide world of nature and permaculture.
Our upcoming class…. Weeds Have a Story for You!  Fountain Creek Nature Center on July 20th, 2024 from 9am - 4pm. 
Learn more and register:  https://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org/event/weeds-have-a-story-for-you/

Mentioned in this episode:
The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience - by Rob Hopkins
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2932356-the-transition-handbook
Free eBook: https://www.ic.org/community-bookstore/product/transition-handbook/
Transition US   https://www.transitionus.org/
Transition Network   https://transitionnetwork.org/
Nextdoor App- Social network of neighborhoods   https://nextdoor.com/
TED Talk: Transition to a World Without Oil - Rob Hopkins   https://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil

Music on the podcast by Charlie Mgee from Formidable Vegetable, a permaculture-based musical band out of Australia. https://formidablevegetable.com.au/
This episode was produced by Pikes Peak Permaculture, a content partner with Studio 809 Podcasts. Visit https://pikespeakpermaculture.org for opportunities to learn more about sustainable organic living through permaculture – workshops, classes, field trips, and networking.
The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
https://www.peakalliance.co/
Pikes Peak Permaculture
https://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org/
GrowthBusters
https://www.growthbusters.org
Keep up with all the organizations and events making our area a better place to live. Follow on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss an episode:

Katie Helm, Conservation and Sustainability Program Manager for the City of Fountain, provides an update on the city's sustainability efforts. This episode includes an extensive impromptu discussion of recycling challenges and solutions across El Paso County.
Katie Helm is the Conservation and Sustainability Program Manager for the City of Fountain, where she manages energy and water programs. In previous roles she has worked as a Water Conservation Specialist for the City of Aurora, a Park Ranger for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and as a sawyer through Americorps. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. In 2017 she earned her Master of Science from Denver University for Environmental Management and Policy.
 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Presenter’s Slides
https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CAG-Water-Topics-3.24-small.pdf
Resource Central
https://resourcecentral.org/lawn
WaterWise Yards examples
https://waterwiseyards.org/inspiration-hub/
This episode was recorded at the Sustainability in Progress  (SIP) virtual event on March 20, 2024. Sustainability in Progress  is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month. The next event is:
Sustainability in Progress: Colorado Springs Utilities Water Conservation Update
Hear from Julia Gallucci, Water Conservation Supervisor at Colorado Springs Utilities
April 17, 2024 at Noon
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlc-qprzosHt3sT6MGLj5Um3boT49lewJq
The mission of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future is to promote regional sustainability and advance the Pikes Peak region's sustainability plan (PPR2030) through regional collaboration and outreach. Connect with us at peakalliance.org
The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
https://www.peakalliance.co/
Pikes Peak Permaculture
https://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org/
GrowthBusters
https://www.growthbusters.org
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Learn about City of Colorado Springs sustainability efforts – from both a strategic and an operational perspective. Ryan Trujillo, Deputy Chief of Staff – Operations, updates us and answers questions. Topics include decentralization of the city’s sustainability efforts, status of the yet to be launched Sustainability Advisory Board, a waste characterization study to determine rates we’re diverting waste from landfills, micromobility, and the 2050 Regional Transit Plan (see link to sign up for updates).
 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
2050 Regional Transit Plan
https://coloradosprings.gov/2050-regional-transit-and-specialized-transit-plans
This episode was recorded at the Sustainability in Progress  (SIP) virtual event on February 21, 2024. Sustainability in Progress is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month.
The mission of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future is to promote regional sustainability and advance the Pikes Peak region's sustainability plan (PPR2030) through regional collaboration and outreach. Connect with us at peakalliance.org
Thanks to Studio 809 Podcasts sponsor KJS Auto Hail Repair. Save $100: Mention that you were referred by Studio 809 when you call, or on the contact form at https://kjsautohailrepair.com/
The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
https://www.peakalliance.co/
Pikes Peak Permaculture
https://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org/
GrowthBusters
https://www.growthbusters.org
Keep up with all the organizations and events making our area a better place to live. Follow on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss an episode:



 
 

What’s the law on plastic bags and polystyrene cups and take-out containers? What other legislation is in effect or potentially coming soon to move the state toward zero waste? How can you receive funding to support your organizational efforts? How can we all take part in moving to reduce this kind of waste? Find out in this update from Rachel Setzke of Eco-Cycle.
In Colorado, restaurants have experienced as much as a 90% reduction in use (and costs) of single use items like straws, ketchup packets, etc. when they don’t automatically provide them, but first ask if a customer wants them. Get this and other useful bits of information in this episode!
Eco-Cycle is one of the oldest mission-based recyclers and Zero Waste organizations in the US, and an innovator in resource conservation. They operate the Boulder County Recycling Center, provide Zero Waste business services, and created the nation’s first Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM). They also run the Green Star Schools program, Community Carbon Farming program, a recycling helpline (303-444-6634), created the A–Z Recycling Guide, and advance Zero Waste policies at the local, state, and national levels.
 MORE INFORMATION:
Presenter’s Slides
https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Colorado-legislation-wins-for-recycling-composting-and-waste-reduction-for-Co-Springs-group.pdf
Front Range Waste Diversion Enterprise Fund programs information
https://www.coloradofrwd.org/
https://ecocycle.org/harmful-plastics
Producer Responsibility Act
https://www.recyclingforallcoloradans.org/
https://www.plasticfreerestaurants.org/
https://www.chefannfoundation.org/
Bag Fee, Ban Materials & Resources
https://ecocycle.org/PPRA
Thanks to Studio 809 Podcasts sponsor KJS Auto Hail Repair. Save $100: Mention that you were referred by Studio 809 when you call, or on the contact form at https://kjsautohailrepair.com/

This episode was recorded at the Sustainability in Progress  (SIP) virtual event on January 17, 2024. Sustainability in Progress is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month.
Register for the February Sustainability in Progress:
COS Sustainability and Strategic Doing
February 21, 2024, 12 noon MST
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsc-GhpjorHNR7orAohu2U6jUEq2Nrz2fy

The mission of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future is to promote regional sustainability and advance the Pikes Peak region's sustainability plan (PPR2030) through regional collaboration and outreach. Connect with us at peakalliance.org
The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
https://www.peakalliance.co/
Pikes Peak Permaculture
https://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org/
GrowthBusters
https://www.growthbusters.org
Keep up with all the organizations and events making our area a better place to live. Follow on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss an episode: