Events

Join us for a celebration of pollinators and their friends at the Ruth Bancroft Garden! Learn how you can help protect them and their habitats in your own garden and beyond.

This drop-in community day is free to attend in the Plaza and Great Room, wh

Spring is here—join Rodgers Ranch for their Annual Spring Expo! Hosted by the Urban Farm at the Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center, this spring favorite is more than a plant sale—it’s a community event. Find locally grown, high-quality plants, explore off

Do you live in West Contra Costa and have a lamp, small appliance, textile, or bike in need of repair?

Bring it to the Repair Fair!

Volunteers and specialized repair professionals will be on-hand to repair your items.  We ask that you stay with your

Give Your Beloved Items a Second Life!

Is your favorite shirt missing a button? Broken lamp got you in the dark? Coffee frother lost its magic? Don't toss them – fix them for FREE at Pittsburg Repair Workshop!

Our skilled Repair Coaches are ready to

Michael Marchiano returns with fascinating stories and information about the plant and animal life around this area. He begins this year’s series with photos and information about the beautiful wildflowers found on Mt. Diablo.

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The Green Movie Night series presents a screening of the powerful documentary, "Alaska Gold."

The Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska is home to the last great wild sockeye salmon fishery in the world. It’s also home to enormous mineral deposits e

Discover opportunities for engagement with solutions to the climate crisis for students, faculty, industry, and local government. Climate Solutions Now elevates the climate work being done in education and communication, policy development, technolog

Join Master Gardener John Fike as he provides a snapshot image of the fascinating insect populations that exist under the leaves, in the soil and in the air around us. Insect pests (bad bugs) that commonly occur in our area are shown along with the b

Learn to Prune Like a Pro

Join us for an outdoor lab workshop focused on practical, real-world pruning.  Taught by professional arborists from SavATree.  Learn what to prune – and what not to.  We’ll discuss both fruit and non-fruit trees.

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Start the year off right by clearing out physical and energetic clutter, and get a head start on your goals. Create a rejuvenating, calming space that feels like a sanctuary. Presented by local professional organizer and Certified Marie Kondo Consult

Come learn about Contra Costa County's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP): a strategic approach to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve energy efficiency, reduce waste, develop renewable energy and expand green infrastructure. Guest

Fun, free, and healthy: 511 Contra Costa’s Winter Walk Challenge will get you outside and on the move. Sign up and receive a fun new challenge each Monday from January through March. Completing challenges enters you in weekly drawings for $20 Amazon

Come out and plant trees in your community during our first workshop with The Watershed Project and Contra Costa County! As part of the County’s effort to grow new trees and develop a countywide Urban Forest Management Plan, you’ll help us plant and

Join us for a fun morning outdoors, planting native grasses with other community members!

Giving Natives a Chance is an event where we plant native plant species along the creek banks of the Clayton Valley Drain and remove invasive species to help ba

Feeling tired from summer gardening and debating if winter gardening is for you? The speaker can’t wait to share why growing potatoes at home is the perfect winter crop for those eager to add a new winter crop to their rotation or those debating whet

Interested in learning about home composting?  The City of Martinez is hosting a free Home Composting Workshop, led by sustainability expert Todd Sutton, on Tuesday, November 18th from 12:00 – 1:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chamber.  

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