Sustainable Idaho

**If you know of an individual or organization practicing sustainability in the Inland Northwest and you think their efforts should be known, we want to hear about it!

To suggest an example of sustainability in the Inland Northwest contact:

John Harrington
Program Coordinator, Sustainable Northwest
b: 503-221-6911 ext.105

john@sustainablenorthwest.org

Submissions by email should include a brief description and contact information. There's no deadline, but please submit story suggestions as soon as possible.

Scholarships:

A limited number of scholarships are available to assist people from rural communities which have experienced natural disaster within the past three years, major layoffs, long-term poverty, long-term population decline, or long-term job deterioration. Contact info@sustainableidaho.org for more information. Or click here for an application.

Socio-Economic Profile:

Download the "Profile of the Rural Inland Northwest" report - here.

Download the "Profile of the Rural Inland Northwest - Part II" report - here.

Post -Conference Opportunities:

One of the goals of the conference is to stimulate future action. To assist in this goal, seed money is available to support sustainable activities in communities which have experienced natural disaster within the past three years, major layoffs, long-term poverty, long-term population decline, long-term job deterioration and who have demonstrated local leadership and are able to provide a matching contribution.

To download a copy of the Call for Proposals and Application form
click here. You should also plan to attend the workshop "Moving Your
Community Toward Sustainability" on the second day of the conference. This workshop is designed to introduce potential applicants to examples of
projects and review the all for proposals.

			Conference The Grove Hotel - Boise, Idaho March 2 - 3, 2005
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	Stories .. Scholarships .. Socio-Economic Profile . .Post-Conference Idaho Steehead Hockey tickets available for March 2nd at the Grove Hotel. For more information and tickets, please go to: http://www.idahosteelheads.com/tickets/ Sustainability Stories: Call for Stories: Sustainability in the Inland Northwest As part of the conference, Sustainable Northwest, a nonprofit organization that promotes environmentally sound economic development, is working to increase awareness, understanding, and adoption of sustainable practices in Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Western Montana, Western Wyoming, Northern Utah, and Northern Nevada - an area broadly defined as the Inland Northwest. We are now searching the Inland Northwest for successful examples of: sustainable resource management responsible business practices environmental stewardship innovative market connections green building and renewable energy projects economic development rural community revitalization These examples will be compiled on Sustainable Northwest's website to foster regional networking and support for further innovation and development of sustainable practices in the Inland Northwest. To read the current collection of sustainability stories from the Inland Northwest visit: http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/inlandnw/stories.php Selected stories from this collection will be highlighted at the Sustainability in the Inland Northwest conference that will be held at the Grove Hotel in Boise, March 2-3, 2005. This conference will connect ideas and people to encourage increased effectiveness in implementing sustainable practices in the Inland Northwest. Success stories and best practices chosen from the Sustainable Northwest website will provide on-the-ground examples for conference participants. If you know of an individual or organization practicing sustainability in the Inland Northwest and you think their efforts should be known, we want to hear about it! To suggest an example of sustainability in the Inland Northwest contact: John Harrington Program Coordinator, Sustainable Northwest b: 503-221-6911 ext.105 john@sustainablenorthwest.org Submissions by email should include a brief description and contact information. There's no deadline, but please submit story suggestions as soon as possible. Scholarships: A limited number of scholarships are available to assist people from rural communities which have experienced natural disaster within the past three years, major layoffs, long-term poverty, long-term population decline, or long-term job deterioration. Contact info@sustainableidaho.org for more information. Or click here for an application. Socio-Economic Profile: Download the "Profile of the Rural Inland Northwest" report - here. Download the "Profile of the Rural Inland Northwest - Part II" report - here. Post -Conference Opportunities**: One of the goals of the conference is to stimulate future action. To assist in this goal, seed money is available to support sustainable activities in communities which have experienced natural disaster within the past three years, major layoffs, long-term poverty, long-term population decline, long-term job deterioration and who have demonstrated local leadership and are able to provide a matching contribution. To download a copy of the Call for Proposals and Application form click here. You should also plan to attend the workshop "Moving Your Community Toward Sustainability" on the second day of the conference. This workshop is designed to introduce potential applicants to examples of projects and review the all for proposals.

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