Program: Composting, the mystery of gardening! Join us and learn how to compost using kitchen and table scraps, dry and moist plant material to create nutrient-rich organic matter. Compost will improve your soil and plants, while at the same time reducing the waste in our landfills. Speakers: Joan Irwin has been a UC Master Gardener since 2003. She presents frequently on composting, organic gardening and community gardens. She learned to love gardening from her grandmother in Michigan and has gardened in the Bay Area for 40 years. Joan has degrees from the University of Michigan and UC Berkeley. Cost: FREE Sponsors: Marin Master Gardeners…

Join the City of Santa Rosa and other Creek Protectors every first and third Saturday of the month for their creek cleanup on the Greenway. Meet at Olive Park Footbridge, near 1698 Hazel St at 10am. All ages are welcome to participate in the cleanup of this restored section of creek in downtown Santa Rosa. It’s home to a variety of aquatic and terrestrial species, including heron, steelhead trout, and river otters! SIGN UP HERE Event registration will be used to inform participants in the case of cancellation.

Program: Ground covers serve many functions in the landscape, including suppressing weeds, reducing erosion, replacing lawns, softening hardscapes, and filling in large expanses. Native groundcovers have the benefits of being adapted to our environment and supporting native biodiversity. In addition, they often require little maintenance or water. In this presentation, we will discuss seventeen of our favorite native groundcovers. Speakers: Kathy Hunting, a Master Gardener since 2014, is an environmental health scientist by training. She lives on a sunny acre in Point Reyes Station where her garden is full of tasty vegetables and fruits. She also attempts to grow ornamentals that the…

Get your hands dirty for a good cause—volunteer in the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation native plant garden and help pollinators thrive. Snacks provided! Share Your Passion for Pollinators! Help the native plant garden flourish while connecting with community and nature. Volunteers play a vital role in keeping the Laguna Environmental Center beautiful and thriving. Typical tasks include planting, pruning, weeding, and spreading wood chips—there’s always something rewarding to do! The diverse landscape features native wildflowers, grasses, sedges, forbs, and trees, along with special highlights like a living willow tunnel in the Children’s Playscape, a scenic bridge over a swale,…

Program: Many of our Marin landscapes are filled with plants from across the globe—chosen over the years for their beauty, availability, or practicality. Today, more gardeners are rethinking those choices and looking to create landscapes that truly support the local ecosystem. California native plants offer a natural fit. Adapted to our climate, they thrive with less water, minimal fertilizer, and can handle our long, dry summers. Just as importantly, they’ve evolved alongside local birds, insects, and wildlife—providing essential food and habitat right in your backyard. Join us for this hands-on pruning workshop, where you’ll learn how to care for both woody…

Eco-Wise Workshop Series 2026 Topic: Stormwater protection and natural disaster preparation Location: Rohnert Park Community Center, Meeting Room #2, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park Presenters: City of Rohnert Park Public Works, Sonoma Water Description: Learn how to live in harmony with the natural elements that shape our lives. Where does water go when it leaves our homes, yards, and streets, and why is it important? How can you be better prepared for natural disasters such as storms, wildfires, and earthquakes? Join us and find out!

Do you have a lamp, small appliance, textile, or bike in need of repair? Bring it to the Repair Fair! Volunteers and specialized repair professionals will be on-hand to repair* your items. Please stay with your item while it’s being fixed, so you can learn tips for future maintenance, how to shop for repairable goods, and even how to repair things yourself! If you’d like to bring an item to repair, please register the item here. (Pre-registering allows them to prepare for your item!) This is a free public event. *There is no guarantee your item(s) will be repaired, depending on the existing…

Presented in partnership with the Petaluma Arts Center and Recology San Francisco and Santa Rosa, It’s Not Trash: Reclaiming and Transforming honors artists who repurpose discarded materials to create work centered on sustainability, storytelling, and community restoration. Reuse Alliance, in collaboration with community participants, will be creating and exhibiting a textile-based art installation at the upcoming exhibition, opening this fall at the Petaluma Arts Center. This summer, they are hosting a series of skill-based workshops centered around transforming and repurposing textile waste collected from clothing swaps and their new creative reuse store at the Reuse Hub. The installation, texTILES, will be featured…

40th Annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup Day September 19th, 2026 Join Russian Riverkeeper in their annual tradition of gathering together and showing the river some love by helping remove the trash and plastic pollution that has been accumulating since their last cleanup. In 2025, 520 volunteers cleaned up 13 tons of trash in a single day! All volunteers get a special commemorative t-shirt! Signups are now open and will fill up fast! Last day to signup is September 15th and 11:59pm Feel free to contact Ariel Majorana with questions.

Do you have a lamp, small appliance, textile, or bike in need of repair? Bring it to the Repair Fair! Volunteers and specialized repair professionals will be on-hand to repair* your items. Please stay with your item while it’s being fixed, so you can learn tips for future maintenance, how to shop for repairable goods, and even how to repair things yourself! If you’d like to bring an item to repair, please register the item here. (Pre-registering allows them to prepare for your item!) This event will also include a Clothing Swap! Bring clothing and accessories to share and take home something new-to-you.…

In this workshop, participants will learn the many different strategies and techniques for propagating native plants so that they may start their own home nurseries.

Join naturalists for a guided, picturesque walk along the beautiful upper reaches of Santa Rosa Creek. You’ll learn about the fascinating history of the region, dive into the wonders of the plant world, look for birds and wildlife, and observe several different stages of creek restoration that are improving the creek and riparian (streamside) habitat. Footing is relatively flat but may be uneven along the way. For many people, this tour will allow discovery of a hidden jewel right in your backyard. If you already know this site, you’ll discover new facets that make it even more beautiful. Most appropriate…