News & Events
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Sep. 06, 2025Marin Fairgrounds
Ember Stomp
Marin Fire Safe
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Sep. 03, 2025Occidental Community Center
Gardening in the Defensible Space Zone Workshop and Design Competition
Resilient Landscapes Coalition
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Jul. 30, 2025
Become a Sonoma County UC Master Gardener!
Have you wanted to become a UC Master Gardener here in Sonoma County? Apply by…
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Jul. 30, 2025
Demonstration Garden at Sonoma County Fair
Visitors to the Sonoma County Fair this year will see a fresh, educational collaboration between…
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Dec. 06, 2025Windsor Senior Center
Town of Windsor Festival for the Future
Town of Windsor
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Nov. 01, 2025Windsor Senior Center
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Workshop
Town of Windsor
10:30 am - 12:30 pm -
Oct. 04, 2025Windsor Senior Center
Green Business Workshop / Taller de Negocios Ecológicos
Town of Windsor
10:30 am - 12:30 pm -
Sep. 06, 2025Windsor Senior Center
Emotional Resilience in a Changing Climate Workshop
Town of Windsor
10:30 am - 12:30 pm -
Jul. 11, 2025
Summer 2025 Newsletter
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Sep. 14, 2025Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Fiesta de Independencia
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May. 01, 2025
Spring 2025 Newsletter
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Dec. 19, 2024
Winter 2024 Newsletter
Ember Stomp
Sep. 06, 2025 | 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Marin Fire Safe
Ember Stomp promises fun for the whole family and valuable resources for how to protect your home from wildfires. Dozens of vendors will be available to answer questions and offer solutions for all of your wildfire-related concerns. This event is a great opportunity to come together with members of your community to learn while enjoying family-friendly entertainment and food trucks. Event Highlights: ✅ Live Burn Demonstration: Witness the dramatic difference that ember-resistant building materials and retrofitting techniques can make in slowing fire spread. ✅ Emergency Preparedness Resources: Connect with local fire agencies, emergency services, and wildfire experts to get tips,…
more infoGardening in the Defensible Space Zone Workshop and Design Competition
Sep. 03, 2025 | 11:30 am-2:00 pm
Resilient Landscapes Coalition
Resilient Landscaping Workshop and Landscape Design Competition Following this workshop, attendees are encouraged to submit a design for the Occidental Community Center landscape design competition. Also, learn about Safer West County’s defensible space rebate program–reimbursements for up to $1,000 spent on defensible space projects! This workshop will allow time for questions, discussion, and will provide: • Recommendations for fire-wise landscaping in the 0-5’, 5-30’, and 30-100’ defensible space zones, with specific plant and design suggestions. • Practical ways to reconcile the sometimes conflicting guidelines, to achieve a beautiful, biodiverse, energy-saving and water- and fire-wise landscape. • A practical understanding of…
registerBecome a Sonoma County UC Master Gardener!
Have you wanted to become a UC Master Gardener here in Sonoma County? Apply by September 3, 2025! Master Gardeners are UC trained garden experts who volunteer to serve their community. If you are committed to sharing and teaching information to others, the Master Gardeners of Sonoma County offer you the opportunity to learn and to use your knowledge of gardening to serve the community. The UC Master Gardener Program is a volunteer organization that is dedicated to providing environmentally sustainable, science-based horticultural education to Sonoma County home gardeners. Master Gardeners of Sonoma County have a deep commitment to community…
more infoDemonstration Garden at Sonoma County Fair
Visitors to the Sonoma County Fair this year will see a fresh, educational collaboration between the UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County and the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership. The two organizations are teaming up for a third year to create an educational demonstration garden in the patio outside the Hall of Flowers at the Sonoma County Fair. The garden, called “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs. Home Scale Practices to Retain the Rain,” features ways to slow, spread, and sink rainwater, improve soil health, create beneficial habitat, and showcases a variety of low-water-use plants recommended for the region. As Sonoma County…
more infoTown of Windsor Festival for the Future
Dec. 06, 2025 | 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Town of Windsor
Come celebrate the completion of the Town of Windsor’s 2024 Sustainable Saturdays workshop series with the organizations that came to present sustainable solutions to Windsor this year. To learn more://www.townofwindsor.ca.gov/1577/Sustainability-Workshops
more infoTraditional Ecological Knowledge Workshop
Nov. 01, 2025 | 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Town of Windsor
The Town of Windsor’s November Sustainable Saturday workshop will focus on indigenous ways of understanding and stewarding the natural environment. The interactive workshop will grant participants insights into traditional ecological methods that can be applied to contemporary environmental challenges. The event will be held at the Windsor Senior Center from 10:30am-12:30pm on November 1, 2025.
more infoGreen Business Workshop / Taller de Negocios Ecológicos
Oct. 04, 2025 | 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Town of Windsor
This workshop is part of the Town of Windsor’s Sustainable Saturdays monthly workshop series. It will highlight no-cost resources designed to help small- and medium-sized businesses operate sustainably and profitably. The English workshop will be held from 10:30-11:30am. Hablaremos sobre los recursos gratuitos diseñados para ayudar a los negocios pequeños y medianos a operar de forma sostenible y lucrativa. Taller en Español de 11:30am-12:30pm. More information: https://www.townofwindsor.ca.gov/1577/Sustainability-Workshops
more infoEmotional Resilience in a Changing Climate Workshop
Sep. 06, 2025 | 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Town of Windsor
Windsor’s Sustainable Saturdays presents a bilingual workshop to discuss how to build personal and community resilience in the face of climate change. This workshop will include tools to strengthen our personal emotional tolerance and ways to increase our connections in communities of care. To learn more: https://www.townofwindsor.ca.gov/1577/Sustainability-Workshops
more infoSummer 2025 Newsletter
Fiesta de Independencia
Sep. 14, 2025 | 1:00 pm-7:00 pm
The Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by tabling at the Fiesta de Independencia at the Luther Bubank Center in Santa Rosa on Sunday, September 14, 2025. The Fiesta has free admission and plenty of family-friendly fun to enjoy. Make sure that you drop by our booth for water saving tips and devices!
more infoSpring 2025 Newsletter
Winter 2024 Newsletter