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In the summer of 2015, the Sonoma County Water Agency contracted Daily Acts and Conservation Corps North Bay  to execute an eight week Youth Ecology Corps pilot program to replace lawns in the cities of Rohnert Park and Cotati including the installation of three model sites. One of the model site installations involved transforming approximately [...]

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Daily Acts was asked by the City of Santa Rosa to produce this amazing annual event. The DIY Drought Solutions event is a free family-friendly event exploring a range of practical and ‘do-it-yourself’ solutions to help citizens meet (and even exceed!) mandatory water restrictions. Participants learn how to liberate themselves from their water-thirsty lawn, use smart controllers, install [...]

With historic drought gripping the state, the old norm of lush green lawns is becoming simply unsustainable. Together, with the Foothills of Windsor Homeowners Association and the Town of Windsor, we created a new normal in suburban landscapes, starting with the transformation of 7,500 ft2 of water-thirsty lawn into a water-wise, edible, and habitat-providing demonstration garden. [...]

This was an exciting two phased project. For the first phase, a big crew of amazing volunteers sheet mulched the once water-guzzling lawn and later in the fall volunteers planted the food forest. We planted a gorgeous variety of edibles, habitat providers, and culturally important native plants. We also finished a dome-shaped trellis that will serve [...]

In the summer of 2015, the Sonoma County Water Agency contracted Daily Acts and Conservation Corps North Bay to execute an eight-week Youth Ecology Corps pilot program to replace lawns in the cities of Rohnert Park and Cotati including the installation of three model sites. One of the model site installations involved transforming the front lawn [...]

On an otherwise idle Tuesday in the spring of 2015, Daily Acts partnered with the City of Petaluma, the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy, Cagwin&Dorward, AmeriCorps and Xandex Inc. to host a turf conversion event at Redwood Business Park in Petaluma. This event represented an extraordinary case of effective collaboration between the non-profit [...]

California’s extreme and lasting drought demands innovative and lasting solutions. On Earth Day 2014, Daily Acts partnered with the City of Petaluma to host a Sheet Mulching Workshop that converted roughly 8,000 square feet of water-thirsty lawn at Clear Blue Commercial in Redwood Business Park into a water-wise, mulched landscape. With help from the [...]

In 2014, Jim and Nancy Hage attended their first Ripple The World breakfast (Daily Acts' annual fundraising extravaganza). They were inspired by fellow Daily Actor Judy Mazzeo and her story of how the simple act of transforming a front yard could have profound impacts both at the personal and neighborhood level. Nancy committed there and [...]

The rental market in the Bay Area has been slim pickings for several years so when this property came on the market Carl and Lisa jumped on it. The landlord was very apologetic about the state of the landscaping which consisted of a few rose bushes and dying lavender (and an abundance of Bermuda [...]