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In Fall of 2024, and through the Land Resilience Partnership, Daily Acts worked with homeowners throughout Petaluma to convert seven irrigated lawns to low-water use landscapes by sheet mulching, converting irrigation, and planting climate appropriate native plants. Following two successful projects in their neighborhood in 2023, two inspired homeowners in the east side of [...]

Daily Acts partnered with residents at Martin Farm HOA to convert 2,700 square feet of irrigated lawn into a native and climate adaptive habitat. Summer sheet mulching and earthworks made way for abundant fall plantings featuring two rain gardens and new topography with raised berms, several trees, and countless pollinator-loving perennials. Petaluma residents can [...]

Through our partnership with the Land Resilience Partnership, Daily Acts installed a Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater System and planted 6 trees at a Petaluma residence where the owners wanted to create more shade in their backyard. This project was completed with the help of The Water Folk and a crew from Conservation Corps North Bay. Annually, [...]

Mustang Acres is a small non-profit farm in Petaluma, that is maintained by individuals with disabilities, their families and supporters. It's aim is to serve persons with disabilities by providing opportunities for engagement, socialization and vocational skills training using farm based activities, as well as practicing regenerative agriculture, building community and learning to be [...]

La Tercera School Landscape Transformation PROJECT DESCRIPTION Daily Acts, through the Climate Resilience Schools Program, facilitated a landscape transformation with La Tercera STEM Elementary School in Petaluma. This K-6 grade school campus consisted mostly of lawn, blacktop, playgrounds, and some mature shade trees within the campus' central courtyard. In preparation for this [...]

La Tercera Park Landscape Transformation PROJECT DESCRIPTION In December of 2024, Daily Acts staff and volunteers transformed 12,160 square feet of lawn at La Tercera Park into a water-wise pollinator paradise. Located on the east side of Petaluma, this park now has a beautiful garden that uses 90% less water per year, [...]

Burgundy Plum Prunus salicina "Burgundy" The Burgundy Plum Tree, also known as Prunus salicina, is a deciduous, self fertile tree that is easily grown in full sun and well-drained soils. This variety grows about10-15 feet tall and wide. It's fragrant blooms arrive in Spring and it's sweet, mild [...]

On June 15, 2024, the heart of the Roseland community in Santa Rosa buzzed with excitement as Daily Acts partnered with Bayer Farm to host the "Water-wise Insect Investigation" event. This bilingual program, presented in both English and Spanish, was designed to engage kids and families in the wonders of water-wise gardening and the [...]

The Petaluma residents who received this landscape makeover had an outdated, water intensive lawn and a yard prone to flooding. They were ready for a transformation that would solve those problems and be more climate resilient as well as beautiful. Daily Acts created a landscape design that included sheet mulching, native and drought tolerant [...]

This was our first installation for our Climate Resilient Schools Program, expanding our Land Resilience Partnership Program by supporting water conservation projects at four local schools in Petaluma. Water conservation measures such as rainwater tanks, turf conversion and efficient irrigation will be installed at the schools, along with the planting of native trees to [...]