Bridging The Gap, Inc.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Heartland Tree Alliance
Heartland
Tree Alliance
builds stronger communities through healthy trees. HTA engages the community to plant trees in neighborhoods throughout the Kansas City region and educates people about all the important benefits of urban trees. Trees slow traffic speeds, filter air and water pollutants, and provide shade to cool the rising temperatures in the summer. Over time, trees help stop climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon in the trees and soil, and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. HTA engages through speaking engagements,
TreeKeepers and OrchardKeepers courses, and volunteer opportunities to plant and care for trees on
public lands.
Kansas City WildLands and Native Seed Collection
Kansas
City WildLands
represents a coalition of 30 partner organizations who collaborate to conserve,
protect, and restore Kansas City’s biological heritage by involving citizens in
stewardship of public land. We coordinate volunteer workdays to remove invasive
plants from remnant natural communities across the region, as well as
re-introduce and nurture indigenous species. Our unique approach to conservation results in healthy wild areas and
citizens who appreciate and use these beautiful places. A dual goal of KCWL is the education of both citizens and Parks staff to develop an understanding and appreciation of the wild lands - imperative for the long-term conservation of these precious places. KCWL conducts an educational component at each restoration workday, as well as conducting a large variety of outreach and workshop events each year to educate the public about the importance and restoration of these natural communities that represent Kansas City’s biological heritage.
Green Business Network
The Green Business Network connects people with a common goal: making sustainable business decisions that protect our natural resources AND make good business sense.
Community Service & Education: Community Recycling Centers & Rain Barrel Workshops
Bridging The Gap began with recycling and the Community Recycling Centers remain our longest-running service to Kansas City.
Bridging The Gap sells rain barrels and conducts rain barrel workshops where participants build their own barrel and learn about all the benefits of using one.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Bridging The Gap, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 2/19/2020
Ms. Kay Johnson
Lathrop and Gage (retired)
Term: 2012 - 2017
Ms. Kay Johnson
Attorney
Term: 2008 - 2012
Bob Berkebile
BNIM Architects
Amy Hargroves
Sprint
Tom Jacobs
Mid-America Regional Council
Kay Johnson
Community Volunteer
Brad Nies
BNIM Architects
Mary Ramm
RubinBrown LLP
Ashok Gupta
National Resource Defense Council
Ken Perdue
Staples, Inc.
Geoff Hall
Wayside Waifs
Jason Parson
Parson + Associates
Eric Ziegenhorn
Martin and Pringle Attorneys at Law
John McDonald
Boulevard Brewing Company
Bob Langenkamp
Michelle Toelkes
Daphne Bascom