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Meet Your Neighbor: The Heckman Family From mountain trips and family camping traditions to community work and a garden overflowing with possibility, the Heckmans bring heart, humor, and purpose to Petaluma. August, 2026 | The Social Publication - Petaluma At the Heckman home, the garden is always busy. [...]

Making a Difference: Daily Acts Organization For more than 20 years, Daily Acts has helped Petaluma grow stronger, greener, and more connected through everyday actions that create powerful community ripples. June, 2026 | The Social Publication - Petaluma A garden can be more than a pretty place to [...]

Petaluma's Mulch Madness program helps homeowners ditch water-hogging lawns for drought-tolerant gardens Petaluma is known for its charming downtown, quaint neighborhoods, family-owned shops and strong sense of community. It's also known for an innovative decade-long program known as Mulch Madness. KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA May 28, 2026 | Molly McCrea [...]

Community Resilience: When the Love in the Air is Thicker than the Smoke KPFA | 94.1 February 2, 2026 | 2:30pm With climate-driven disasters becoming the new normal, building resilience is the grail. Communities around the world are developing models created out of practical necessity. We hear on-the-ground stories from two different communities [...]

Petaluma gardening = community connection Resources are bountiful for those dreaming of a backyard garden, and you might just meet some amazing people. LISA LUDWIGSEN July 3, 2025 | Petaluma-Argus Courier Whether your garden consists of a single tomato tucked into a pot on the patio or a large plot out back, green [...]

HCLTech Grant Americas second edition awards $1 million to three NGOs to create scalable solutions to combat climate change PRESS RELEASE June 5, 2025 | HCLTech.com NEW YORK and NOIDA, India, June 5, 2025—HCLTech, a leading global technology company, announced Osa Conservation as the winner and Daily Acts and Ocean Wise as [...]

Petaluma a finalist for a ‘prestigious’ nationwide recognition Petaluma is one of 20 finalists for the All-America City Award, which will be presented in June in Denver, Colorado. BY JENNIFER SAWHNEY May 8, 2025 | PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER Angelo Silva of Daily Acts, right, explains grey water systems during River Clean Up Day on [...]

Harvesting graywater in Sonoma County saves water A graywater system will allow you to reuse laundry water to irrigate ornamentals and many trees, efficiently saving water in the North Bay’s summer dry and drought-prone climate. BY JEFF COX March 6, 2025 | PRESS DEMOCRAT Clare Pitton and Sam Cramer with their son, who’s [...]

Daily Acts is Transforming the Landscape of Our Community BY SARINA CONSULTER | PHOTOS BY DREA CASALI March 1, 2025 | East Petaluma Living Featured Story When a yard is transformed from a lawn into a vibrant oasis with a meandering rain garden, fruit trees, and flowers that attract butterflies and buzzing bees— it's captivating. [...]

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 [...]