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Schoolyard Transformations for Ecological & Social Benefit: Daily Acts’ Climate Resilient Schools Program BY MORGAN MARGULIES January 8, 2025 | Ten Strands Featured Story The modern American schoolyard is dominated by two elements: asphalt (hardscape) and lawn (softscape). The living schoolyard movement, covered in Sharon Danks’s book Asphalt to Ecosystems, transforms schoolyards into lush [...]

Daily Acts was a proud part of the "Carbon Sequestration through Compost Application" Pilot Project. We are thrilled to have contributed to the County's educational efforts, fostering awareness and action towards cultivating soil health, carbon sequestration, and food waste reduction. Dive into our attached press release for more details about the impactful work completed! [...]

Petaluma’s Daily Acts gets $1.5 million grant for local school projects Miwok Valley Charter School and La Tercera are among the four participating schools. JENNIFER SAWHNEY PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER April 1, 2024 Petaluma nonprofit Daily Acts has received a $1.5 million grant to fund water conservation projects at four local schools, according to a news [...]

Somo Village August 21st, 2023 Read the original article here  Drought, wildfires, and scorching temperatures in California and beyond are causing more and more people to feel the need to live sustainably and care for the environment. But many feel stuck on where to start—the problem seems so big and overwhelming. But what [...]

The Press Democrat August 4th, 2023 Read the original article here  To the eye accustomed to public buildings surrounded by nondescript, neatly trimmed lawns, the landscape of Petaluma’s Cavanagh Recreation Center looks unruly. In some spots you can barely see the building behind thick layers of plants, trees and vines. Despite appearances, the [...]

Kristen Manieri June 23rd, 2023 Listen to the original podcast here  Podcast Episode Description: We all need a dose of optimism at times. I’d been yearning to see how I could make a difference and affect some much-needed change in the world. But the stakes feel so high and the problems feel impossibly [...]

The Happiness Channel May 13th, 2023 Listen to the original podcast here  Podcast Episode Description: Hello my lovely friends and Welcome to this episode of The Happiness Channel!! This week I have an incredibly interesting and knowledgeable guest! Trathen Heckman is an award-winning nonprofit leader with over twenty years of experience cultivating grassroots [...]

Sonoma Ecology Center Blog March 28th, 2023 Read the original article here  [Español abajo] This past month, Ava Castro, a three-time Enviroleader alumna of Sonoma Ecology Center returned to Sonoma Garden Park to host a joint Carbon Sequestration and Education Event with us as the Climate Resilience Program Coordinator for the Daily Acts, [...]

Made Local Magazine March 1st, 2023 Read the original article here  Trathen Heckman, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Daily Acts, published a book called Take Heart, Take Action. Equal parts inspirational stories and practical guidelines, read an excerpt here… We are in an interesting moment. Fully of beauty and hurt, uncertainty [...]

Argus Courier January 5th, 2023 Read the original article here  There’s nothing quite like the symphonic pitter-patter raindrops make as they plunge water back into our aquifers — especially in drought-starved California. But as we see the rising need to preserve each and every drop, it makes one wonder if this glorious rainy [...]