Responding to Needs

Besides being involved in education initiatives round the state through our established programs, we have partnered with schools and foundations on a number of projects that support a learning environment:

• Power plant control room simulator for Montana State University-Billings for the College of Technology’s process plant technology program. 
• Colstrip High School’s Business Professionals of America Club academic competitions.
• Environmental education equipment for fourth-grade students in the Great Falls School District.
• Personal computers for schools in the Butte area.
• Transformation of a gravel pit into a conservation education center for the Billings public schools.
• Make-A-Splash festivals to promote awareness and appreciation of water resources.
• A backyard habitat for Broadwater School students. 
• A phonics and reading program for Kindergarten students at Thompson Falls Elementary School.
• Aviation and Technology Week in Laurel. 
• Project FeederWatch in certain Great Falls schools.
• Head Start program in Butte.