A green, healthy
environment for all.

WHAT WE DO

Bridging The Gap delivers environmental solutions in Kansas City through education, volunteerism, and the stewardship of natural resources.

WE FOCUS ON:

A green, healthy
environment for all.

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WHAT WE DO

Bridging The Gap delivers environmental solutions in Kansas City through education, volunteerism, and the stewardship of natural resources.

WE FOCUS ON:

Energy efficient homes & buildings

Healthy green spaces

Climate resiliency

Environmental justice

Material resource efficiency

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET INVOLVED?

Let’s build a greener KC together:

Healthy green spaces
Energy efficient homes & buildings
Climate resiliency
Environmental justice
Material resource efficiency

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET INVOLVED?

Let’s build a green KC together:

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHRISTMAS CEDAR TREE DAY

with Kansas City WildLands
Dec 6 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Missouri Barn Area at Powell Gardens
Kingsville, MO

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BRIDGING THE HOLIDAYS

Mini Golf Tournament + Fundraiser
Dec 29 | 5 – 8 PM
Puttery
Kansas City, MO

CREATING THRIVING COMMUNITIES

What makes up a thriving community? Our community partners and staff share their thoughts and how we’re working together to do our part.

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2025 Year-End Letter from BTG’s Executive Director

Dear friends, As we come to the end of 2025, I want to thank you for being such a great partner for Bridging The Gap. To say this year has been challenging for many non-profits, us included, is an understatement. And yet, I would argue that we’ve come out stronger…

Volunteer Spotlight: Tonya

From a 31-year career in civil service to her most recent collaboration as a neighborhood leader on a Rebuild KC grant in the fall of 2024 with our Heartland Tree Alliance program, Tonya Davis has been a longtime supporter of environmental efforts in KC. We recently sat down with Tonya…

Leaf It Be!

Fall brings cooler temperatures and brilliant autumn color. And for many, the arrival of autumn also means yard work...time to rake the leaves, dead head the flowers, prune back our bushes, and tidy up our gardens going into winter. But, do we really need to spend days trimming, raking, blowing,…

The Mimosa Webworm

Have you noticed trees with brown leaves and what looks like spider webbing all over them? The culprit is most likely the mimosa webworm (Homadaula anisocentra)! These caterpillars are occasional pests of the mimosa tree and several varieties of honey locust. The mimosa webworm's lifecycle: This pest produces two overlapping…

Getting Ticked with Invasive Species

Picture yourself outside on a summer day. Maybe you’re enjoying a nice day with family/friends or exploring a dirt path on a hiking/biking trail, and then your enjoyment and comfort is all ruined by that slight tickle going up some part of your body. I’m not just talking about that…

Trees and The Watershed

Why Trees are Essential to a Healthy Watershed We all live in a watershed—a land area where all rain and stormwater drain to a common body of water such as a creek, river, or lake. The Blue River Watershed is one of Kansas City’s most vital natural systems. It spans…

Discover Maple Woods Natural Area

At the most southwestern edge of the sugar maple’s range in the United States, you can find a an 18-acre remnant natural area, known as Maple Woods Natural Area, with an abundance of sugar maples within a 39-acre nature preserve here in Kansas City. This is a sight not…

Reaching New Heights Event – April 30, 2025

On April 30, 2025, Bridging The Gap held its annual community and fundraising event at 28 Event Space. This year's theme was Reaching New Heights. Rebecca Bratspies, a professor at CUNY School of Law, was the guest speaker and shared her thoughts on building community by taking a closer looking…

Volunteer Spotlight: Alejandro

A class assignment to volunteer led college student Alejandro Barbosa to discover Kansas City WildLands – and launched his newfound passion for conserving Kansas City’s wild places. Over the past year, Alejandro has volunteered multiple times across several programs – planting trees with Heartland Tree Alliance, at the Community Recycling…

Taking Part In a Prescribed Burn with KCWL

Eli has recently been getting burn certified and wrote about his experience on prescribed burns with our Kansas City WildLands program. What is a prescribed burn? A prescribed burn is a planned fire with a specific goal in mind. They are used as a management practice for grasslands and forests.…