The Santa Rosa Plain, Sonoma Valley, and Petaluma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agencies have launched the Well Aware Toolkit. Created as part of the Well Aware Program, the toolkit connects well users with practical tools and resources to support groundwater management and sustainability. Water use efficiency is a key part of our plan to protect local groundwater basins and livelihoods. Groundwater is a critical resource in Sonoma County, supporting families, farms, and ecosystems. About 43,000 people within the groundwater sustainability boundaries and many local jobs in Sonoma County solely rely on groundwater supplies. Preserving this resource is critical to the long-term…

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.  We ask that you 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 us to prepare for your item!) This is a free public event.

The California Water Efficiency Partnership (CalWEP) have created an NFT website as a one-stop statewide hub to help Californians understand what the adoption of Assembly Bill 1572 (AB 1572) means, who it applies to, and how to take action. The AB 1572 bans the use of potable water for irrigation of non-functional turf on commercial, industrial, and institutional properties. Visit https://nonfunctionalturfca.org/ to explore resources for HOA common areas, commercial and industrial properties, public properties and educational institutions. In addition, resources for landscapers are also available. Key resources include: Fact sheets and infographics tailored for specific industry sectors. Case studies and…

NOTE: This event has already occurred. Visit the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County for future events. Join the Sonoma County Master Gardeners for their free Resilient Landscaping: Gardening in the Defensible Space Zone four-part webinar series explaining landscaping practices that will teach you to maintain both defensible space and sustainability in your garden. Get recommendations regarding plant selection, placement, and maintenance to preserve and even enhance wildlife habitat while keeping your property and neighborhood fire-wise and sustainable. Content has been endorsed by the Fire Chiefs of Sonoma County. Attend one or all of the following presentations in English…

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…

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

Each year, the Partnership publishes an Annual Report detailing accomplishments over the year. All of the small changes the community has made slowly added up to some impressive numbers like the 372,698 square feet of turf that was removed. That's six and half football fields! See the annual report here. All Annual Reports