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In 2011 the City of Petaluma and the Agriculture and Open Space District purchased the 11.2 acres of the Paula Lane Preserve through a matching grant agreement. This preserve is nestled in the middle of a residential neighborhood, and was an enticing site for developers. The Paula Lane neighbors, ecosystem and all that benefit [...]

On Saturday November 7th Daily Acts partnered with the City of Petaluma and community volunteers to sheet mulch and spread a new layer of mulch throughout the Basset side of the Petaluma City Hall landscape. With the help of Dibble Landscape Contracting, Daily Acts was able to help spread about 70 yards of mulch! [...]

On Saturday, November 7th 2020 Daily Acts partnered with the Town of Windsor to begin landscape transformations for three residential front yards, that will serve as demonstration gardens for water-wise, habitat friendly landscapes. Daily Acts Staff worked at the three front yard sites to educate and direct homeowners and volunteers on the first step of [...]

On September 23, 2020, Daily Acts hosted its first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic began: a volunteer workday at Pocket Park with staff from World Centric, hosted by Senior Programs Coordinator Liz Platte-Bermeo and Programs Coordinator Connor DeVane. Daily Acts’ Operations Coordinator Sarah Tatum oversaw COVID protocols, including sanitation of tools, temperature and wellness [...]

Story submitted by Felicia Smith "Wanted to share a nice story about a multigenerational – homeowner & renter – food for friends garden in light of the “Be the Change” campaign. Gail Jonas (80) and I (32) have been friends for a few years. Last year she had an idea to encourage older Healdsburg folks [...]

Story submitted by Sierra Downey "When I moved back in with my parents due to the pandemic, I wanted to do the best I could to make a positive impact on the household through this time of great change. I helped cook, clean, organise, and build systems that would work for us—but most pivotally, [...]

The Sonoma County Environmental Health Coalition (SCEHC) is a coalition of organizations and medical professionals who specialize in environmental and integrative medicine, integrative psychology, and environmental health. Formed in response to the 2017 wildfires, we engaged the Sonoma County community through trauma-informed environmental health education and outreach in an effort to support our communities’ [...]

In partnership with North Bay Organizing Project, Botanical Bus, Corazon, and FACTS, we participated in several Sanación del Pueblo events and provided place-based Spanish-language workshops and resources on environmental health and toxics reduction strategies. We engaged Latinx community members in a Toxics Tour through the Roseland Community and provided Spanish-language resources and best practices [...]

In partnership with Sonoma State University’s California Global Education Program - Teaching for Sustainable Communities, we trained credentialed educators in environmental health literacy and the impacts of toxics on children’s health and development through a series of project-based educational offerings. Photo: credentialed teachers in the Teaching for Sustainable Communities program at SSU [...]

In partnership with Santa Rosa Junior College’s Landscape Design Certificate Program, we provided Spanish-language toxics education and resources related to pesticides exposure in the workplace and best practices for reducing exposures for professionals and their families. We also shared resources on non-toxic alternatives that can be used in landscape maintenance.