Lawn Replacement

The climate resilient garden installation at the Old Adobe School District property will be the third of our projects for the Climate Resilient Schools Program. Daily Acts will be working with Conservation Corps North Bay to convert a 3,448 square foot portion of lawn into a beautiful and biodiverse climate resilient garden with over [...]

Santa Rosa Junior College in Petaluma will be the fourth garden installation in our Climate Resilient Schools Program, an expansion of our Land Resilience Partnership Program that supports water conservation projects at a total of four local schools in Petaluma. Water conservation measures such as rainwater tanks, turf conversion and efficient irrigation were installed [...]

Sunrise Park Landscape Transformation PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Daily Acts collaborated with the City of Petaluma Parks and Recreation Department to transform 8,400 square feet of Sunrise Park's lawn into a beautiful water-wise garden with 695 native and climate adaptive plants. Now when neighbors walk through this park, they will most certainly [...]

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 [...]

La Tercera School Landscape Transformation PROJECT DESCRIPTION Daily Acts, through the Climate Resilience Schools Program, facilitated a landscape transformation at 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, [...]

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 were installed at the schools, along with the planting of native trees to reduce [...]

At Miwok Park, Daily Acts completed its first public water-wise landscape installation through the Petaluma River Watershed Land Resilience Partnership. Prior to this project, this frequently trafficked park had little shade, major flooding, and expansive lawn. Through our partnership with the City of Petaluma Parks, ReLeaf Petaluma, Sonoma Resource Conservation District, ReBuilding Together and [...]

On Saturday, September 16th, 2023, Daily Acts volunteers completed the first phase of a landscape transformation at McKinley Elementary and Petaluma Accelerated Charter School. Over 15 volunteers, including McKinley Elementary students, parents, and staff gathered to lay cardboard, compost, and woodchips across 3,000 sq ft to "compost the lawn in-place." Participants learned about sheet [...]