ABOUT THE LAND RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATIVE
The Land Resilience Partnership (LRP) is a state-wide collaborative effort that makes it easier for Californians to become more drought, fire, flood and climate resilient. The LRP unlocks opportunities for people who join to transform their land with simple tools like rain tanks, grey water systems, and native plants. One by one, these transformations add up across the community and watershed to powerful changes.
LRP was initially launched as a collaboration by Watershed Progressive, Tuolumne County, and the Department of Water Resources as a voluntary, non-regulatory incentive program that connects land stewards with technical experts to enhance properties, build community resilience, and contribute to a healthier watershed.
Through a three year grant from the Department of Water Resources, Daily Acts launched a pilot program of the LRP in the Petaluma River Watershed in 2023.
PILOTING THE LAND RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP IN SONOMA COUNTY
Daily Acts successfully completed our Land Resilience Partnership (LRP) Pilot in the Petaluma River Watershed (2023 – 2025), completing 62 water and climate resilience projects at under-resourced schools, parks, and homes. Projects included rainwater catchment, rain gardens, greywater systems, lawn conversions, and planting of habitat and shade trees.
Sites selected were prioritized in East Petaluma where residents have faced the greatest climate impacts. To make this program more accessible, free designs and labor were provided, in addition to translation services. Cost of materials for installation were on an income-based sliding scale.
The installed projects now conserve more than two million gallons of water annually for the City of Petaluma. In addition to water use reduction, this community-based drought resilience and response model has provided multiple benefits including fire resilience, flood reduction, habitat and urban shade.
SPREADING THE LAND RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP ACROSS SONOMA COUNTY
Since piloting LRP in the Petaluma River Watershed, Daily Acts has launched three additional programs to expand the impact:
LRP PILOT PROJECTS & IMPACTS
62 PROJECTS WERE INSTALLED AT:
3 Schools
3 Parks
56 Homes
INCLUDING:
29 Greywater Systems
25 Lawn Conversions
10 Rain Tanks
8 Rain Gardens
RESULTING IN:
MAP OF PROJECTS BY PROJECT TYPE
Daily Acts used geospatial analysis of the city to identify locations where small-scale projects like rain gardens and catchment, greywater systems, lawn conversions, and planting of habitat and shade trees would have the greatest impact.
Project sites in East Petaluma were prioritized, where residents have experienced the greatest fluctuation of drought and flood related impacts.
By the end of 2025, 125 sites received assessments and technical assistance to install projects on their own (Catalog of Project Sites). Of those 125 sites, 62 sites received installations for water-saving solutions (Lawn conversion sites, Greywater installation sites, Rain tank installation sites, and Rain garden installation sites).
TYPES OF PROJECT SITES
SCHOOLS
- Worked with students and teachers for design input.
- 250+ students attended 3 planting days.
- Students adopted plants and painted the rain tanks.
- Provides ongoing opportunities for place-based learning.
PARKS
- Hosted community engagement sessions to gather ideas, understand local needs and values, and ensure these are reflected in landscape designs and installations.
- Mobilized 100+ volunteers over 2 planting days.
HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION (HOA)
- Installed climate-appropriate garden to enhance curb appeal and create shared green space for residents.
- Involved HOA members in planning and upkeep to build community pride and reduce long-term maintenance costs.
RESIDENTIAL
- Converted lawns to support pollinators and save resources.
- Solved existing drainage problems by installing rain gardens.
- Built water resilience through installation of greywater and rain catchment systems.
FEATURED LRP PILOT PROJECT INSTALLATIONS
Our 62 projects included on-site tools including rainwater catchment systems, rain gardens and bioswales, greywater reuse systems, turf conversions, drip irrigation conversions and planting habitat and shade trees. Take a look at some of our featured installations below:
CATALOG OF PROJECTS
Through our LRP Pilot, 125 residential and public sites received technical assistance for planning and design support. Following a site assessment, Daily Acts produced a Catalog of Projects: a site specific concept plan that lists projects and priorities that can be implemented on site to save water, mitigate flooding, and build land resilience. The Catalog of Projects provided project specific data that captures the water savings benefit associated with each project.
Recipients of a Catalog of Projects were not only provided with a site specific concept plan, but also Daily Acts’ trusted contractor referral list and a multitude of project specific resources to support our community members’ land resilience journey.
GREEN WORKFORCE TRAINING
All of our installation recipients received free labor for their installations. How? We partnered with Conservation Corps North Bay (CCNB) to provide 80 young adult Corpsmembers with 3,692 hours of classroom and hands-on training installing dozens of landscapes that included rain gardens, rainwater tanks, graywater reuse systems, sheet mulching, planting and drip irrigation!
CCNB provides young adults with opportunities to transform their lives through paid work, education, employability, civic engagement and leadership. We are excited to see youth enthusiastic to learn about small-scale climate solutions that can have a big impact, and potentially make careers out of the skills they have learned!
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