The Greening of our City

The City of Steamboat Springs is committed to sustainability. In 2006 our City Council made a commitment to sustainability by passing the following resolution.

“The City of Steamboat Springs will serve as a community leader in
Sustainability by striving to conduct our daily operations with the optimal mix of resource efficiency, cost effectiveness, and employee well being.

We will use a sustainability framework for making decisions and identifying emerging opportunities that contribute to our goal of becoming a sustainable city.

We will inspire commitment to this mission from our employees and work with other organizations to further our common goals.”

The City Manager established and funded the City Green Team in 2006. The Green Team is an organization of city staff from various departments that are committed to the sustainable integrity of the City’s day to day operations. They work to reduce consumption of energy, depletion of resources, contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, air and water pollution, and waste by identifying and sharing opportunities for change. The Green Team encourages use of alternative transportation, sustainable purchasing, and promotes reuse and recycling. They educate and encourage City staff to adopt green policies and practices.

The City hired a full-time Energy/Sustainability Manager in 2008 to plan and coordinate sustainable operations of City facilities and implement the Steamboat Springs Sustainability Management Plan (SMP) adopted in 2006.

Below are links to important "Green" sites.

The Green Team
Yampa Valley Recycles
Sustainable Steamboat Business Program
Project C - Colorado Carbon Fund
Sustainability Management Plan (SMP)
Yampa Valley Sustainability Council