Water-wise Gardens

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, [...]

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 [...]

On the picturesque, sunny, morning at Wiseman Park in Petaluma, Daily Acts hosted an educational workshop, "Native Tree Care and Pruning." This took place the last weekend of the winter of 2024. In the radiant glow of the sun, with mustard flowers painting the landscape in bright yellow hues, 18 eager participants gathered from [...]

On a crisp Saturday morning this past January, a group of 15 dedicated individuals gathered for the "Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater Installation Workshop" in Petaluma. Hosted at the residence of John and Sarah, this hands-on event aimed to educate and empower participants in the installation of a greywater system that repurposes lightly used water from their [...]

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 mulching [...]

On Saturday, May 13th 2023, Daily Acts partnered with the Town of Windsor to host a hands-on rain garden workshop, educating residents on how to design and construct bioretention basins for their yards.  The workshop was hosted at a Windsor resident’s front yard who had applied through an application process hosted by Daily Acts. [...]

In February, new Windsor homeowners Josh and Alison were selected to host a lawn conversion workshop hosted by Daily Acts and the Town of Windsor. Residential landscape transformations spread water-saving solutions through hands-on education and skill-building. This lawn conversion effort occurred over the course of 2 days and engaged 12 volunteers.In preparation for the sheet [...]

On Saturday, March 18th 2023, in partnership with the City of Petaluma, Daily Acts’ collaborated with B. Mitzvah Academy (B.Mitzvah Academy — Congregation Ner Shalom) for a youth volunteer day at the Cavanagh Center Food Forest. As volunteers trickled in, each youth member greeted their friends with hugs and smiles, while adults caught up [...]

On Saturday, March 11th, 2023 Daily Acts partnered with Santa Rosa Water and the Executive Director of the Habitat Corridor Project, April Owens, to bring a hands-on program that taught participants how to maintain a native, water-smart landscape. This event took place at the Living, Learning Landscapes located on the Santa Rosa Junior College [...]

On Saturday, May 14th, 2022, Daily Acts partnered with Landpaths to host a bilingual insect investigation through Bayer Farm’s two-acre community garden in the heart of Santa Rosa. Families came out to learn how to tread lightly through the garden, observe, and identify the abundance of bugs and insects that can thrive in our landscapes. [...]