San Mateo Arboretum Society: Rose Pruning Seminar
San Mateo Arboretum Kohl Pumphouse 101 9th Ave, San Mateo, CA, United StatesFree Rose Pruning Seminar! Sunday, January 8, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Note new time! Registration required: sanmateoarboretum.org/classes--events or 650-579-0536 x3 San Mateo Arboretum Society rose garden volunteer, Archana, will teach you how to shape your rose bushes to encourage beautiful profuse flowering with winter pruning and winter proper care. She will also cover equipment, safety in […]
San Mateo Arboretum Society: Free Home Composting Workshop
San Mateo Arboretum Kohl Pumphouse 101 9th Ave, San Mateo, CA, United StatesHOME COMPOSTING via ZOOM and small in-person group. FREE! Sunday, February 12, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Registration required: sanmateoarboretum.org/classes--events or 650-579-0536 x3 Learn how easy and fun it is to recycle your fruit and vegetable scraps, leaves, and plant cuttings into compost with our virtual free home composting workshop. You’ll learn how to turn what some […]
Online CA, United States
REGISTER HERE TO RECEIVE WEBINAR LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9516800535735/WN_pg9JWyhxTuexUWepBnFjNA Adapt to our changing climate and keep your garden healthy! Get your garden ready for any weather event—sunshine, drought, heat wave, rainfall, or flood. Register for our free webinar on Saturday, April 15 from 10 am to 11:30 am. We’ll cover how to protect your plants from changing […]
San Mateo Library Online Lecture: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge
Online CA, United StatesIncreasingly severe and frequent floods and droughts inevitably spur calls for higher levees, bigger drains, and longer aqueducts. But as we grapple with extreme weather, a hard truth is emerging: our development, including concrete infrastructure designed to control water, is actually exacerbating our problems. Because sooner or later, water always wins. Join us for a […]
FREE Online Rain Garden Webinar
Online CA, United StatesSay goodbye to that boring, water-guzzling lawn and create your own lush, eco-friendly oasis for our feathered friends and buzzing pollinators! You don't have to be an expert to transform your yard into a gorgeous and sustainable rain garden, and our superstar instructor, Haven Kiers, is here to show you how! Haven, an assistant professor […]
Online Presentation: Secrets to Successful Succulent Landscaping
Online CA, United StatesLearn the secrets to a successful, healthy and colorful succulent landscape from local Master Gardeners, Janice Moody and Kimberly Swan. They discuss pre-planting considerations before you go out to buy a truckload of plants and then ponder where to put them, as well as to provide garden design basics that include use of color, shapes, […]
Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Public Workshop (Virtual)
Online CA, United StatesThe Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board is hosting a public workshop to receive community feedback on the staff working proposal MS4 permit. You can join via zoom link. Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: JOIN HERE
Be a Scientist for a day, Water Hero for a lifetime! (Virtual Volunteer Event)
Online CA, United StatesThe San Mateo Resource Conservation District is excited to host the First Flush program for the first time! We at the RCD are seeking volunteers for the First Flush program, our biggest annual community science water quality event. First Flush is the first significant rain of the season, when pollutants that have accumulated across the landscape […]
Eco-Friendly Weed Management: Workshop and Webinar
San Mateo Arboretum in Central Park 101 9th Avenue, San MateoDo you find yourself dealing with pesky weeds? Learn how to identify weeds and deal with them through actions that keep the health of our gardens, waterways, pets, and community in mind! The FREE program will explore: Integrated Pest Management and its principles Weed identification tips Eco-friendly tips for managing common weeds Interactive Q&A […]
New Year’s Day Planting Event
Pillar Point Bluff Airport St, Moss Beach, CA, United StatesStart the year with a shovel and help install native plant species along the Pillar Point Bluffs on Monday, January 1. We will be walking about a mile along a well-maintained trail, including a short, steep uphill section, to the worksite. The work involves bending and kneeling. Tools, gloves and direction will be provided. We […]