Edible Home Gardening Support Group: Second Meeting! (Online)
Online CA, United StatesWant to start an edible garden at home, but not sure how? Sign up for our Edible Home Gardening Support Community, facilitated by a local community gardener! Everyone is welcome, from novices to experts. This is the second meeting of our Edible Home Gardening Support Group, a convening of people in San Mateo County who […]
Vermicomposting Workshop (Online)
Online CA, United StatesLearn why and how to start composting with live worms! Vermicomposting supply discounts and rebates available to workshop attendees. Join this no-cost workshop to learn about the wonderful world of composting with worms! This workshop covers the basics of why composting is important, and how to start and maintain a vermicomposting system at home. After […]
Ask a Naturalist Live: Tips to #ProtectYourHappyPlace
Online CA, United StatesJoin @SMCHealth LIVE for a family friendly crash course in Coastal Clean Up Day on Thursday, September 3rd at 12pm with Sustainability Academy's volunteer coordinator and certified California Naturalist, Kamille Lang. More info about Coastal Clean Up Day and how to get involved all month long here. Organizer: County Of San Mateo, Office Of Sustainability
Learn to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Home
Online CA, United StatesA first meeting to build a community committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions at home! Intended for residents of San Mateo County. About this Event Are you looking to join a community dedicated to reducing greenhouse gases and combating climate change? Look no further than WeRenew! In this workshop, Nilu Motiwala (a Master in Local […]
Extreme Heat and Concurrent Hazards: Lessons Learned (Online)
Online CA, United StatesThe Climate Ready SMC Extreme Heat Task Force invites residents, city staff, community groups and policy makers to a virtual discussion about the unprecedented summer of 2020 when we experienced concurrent multiple disasters. We aim to capture the lessons learned from the experience of multiple high heat days while also dealing simultaneously with a pandemic, […]
Applications due for The Youth Climate Ambassadors (YCA) Program 2021
Online CA, United StatesCalling all 9th-11th grade students in San Mateo County! The Youth Climate Ambassadors (YCA) program is currently accepting applications for the 2021 cohort. The YCA program provides students with a year-long opportunity to dive into social and environmental issues contributing to the global climate crisis. Students will build their knowledge of climate change, explore various […]
LA HONDA WORKSHOP
La Hona Elementary School 450 Sears Ranch Rd, La Honda, CA, United StatesLearn how easy and fun it is to recycle your fruit and vegetable scraps, leaves, and plant cuttings into compost in these free workshops! These workshops teach composting options suitable for those with or without a backyard. Apartment dwellers welcome! Compost provides valuable nutrients for your garden soil, helps retain moisture, which saves water, prevents erosion, loosens […]
Compost Workshop (Online)
Zoom CA, United StatesLearn how easy and fun it is to recycle your fruit and vegetable scraps, leaves, and plant cuttings into compost in these free workshops! These workshops teach composting options suitable for those with or without a backyard. Apartment dwellers welcome! Compost provides valuable nutrients for your garden soil, helps retain moisture, which saves water, prevents erosion, loosens […]
Free Home Composting Workshop (Online)
Online CA, United StatesDo you want to start composting at home? Join us for a no-cost two hour workshop through the County of San Mateo's Sustainability Academy to learn the basics of starting your own backyard and worm composting systems! Learn how to turn your food scraps, leaves, and plant cuttings into nutrient-rich compost that helps your garden retain moisture, suppress weeds, […]
Monthly CCEC Local Energy Resources Network (LERN) Meeting (Online)
CA, United StatesThe California Climate and Energy Collaborative (CCEC) is holding monthly Local Energy Resources Network (LERN) meetings on the second Tuesday of each month from 11 AM - 12 PM to exchange knowledge, resources, input, and opportunities to help California local governments pursue their energy and climate goals. California local governments and those who work with […]