Events

Come join the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority to find out more about your current garbage and recycling programs and what the future holds for solid waste. Give your feedback on programs now and in the future!

Join Patrice Hanlon and her husband, Chris as they share their knowledge of canning. Canning is a great way to enjoy the fruits of summer. Tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, carrots and many other vegetables can be easily preserved with a few simple tools.

The Energy Upgrade California™ program provides an opportunity to improve energy and water efficiency, save money, increase home comfort, help the environment and get up to $4,000 in incentives from PG&E just for making qualifying energy-efficiency u

Join SPAWNERS and Ranger Bob Flasher on a special trek across San Pablo Dam to the east side of the lake into Scow Canyon.  One historic website claims that the "Scow Place" was really the Richmond Farm Creamery, a dairy run by a confederate Colonel

Docent Training for the Nature Science Classroom begins in September

Are you interested in teaching kids about nature? Do you love the outdoors? Become a volunteer instructor and make a difference in your community. Help us inspire 13,000 students per

Wouldn't it be nice if more of us could walk to Walnut Creek's BART station? If there were more opportunities to live close to our jobs and avoid a grueling commute home? If more of our streets were safe for pushing a babystroller or riding a bike? A

Sustainable Lafayette and the Lafayette Open Space Group are showing a special film about our state parks called “The First 70” at the Lafayette Library on August 28th at 7pm.  It is an inspiring journey through California to visit the majestic state

Inspiring Film highlights actions around the US to kickstart the local economy and bring back power from Wall St to Main St.   Come early at 6.30 to order supper from the Rialto Cerrito Theater's full menu, then join us after the film at Elevation 66

4^rd Annual

Mayors’ Healthy Cook-Off

Hosted by the City of Concord and Mayor Ron Leone

Thursday August 23^rd, 4 pm at Todos Santos Plaza

The City of Concord is hosting the 4^th Annual Mayor’s Healthy Cookoff on Thursday August 23^rd in Todos Santos Plaza. T

Do you have ivy in your backyard or on your creek bank? Battling ivy can be overwhelming. We've been working to remove this invasive and nasty plant from the grounds of the El Sobrante Library for over ten years. We have gained lots of tips and trick

There's an opportunity in Lafayette on Thursday to stand up against a system that's rigged for billionaires and big corporations. Meet Congressman George Miller and State Senator Mark DeSaulnier at a Town Hall meeting with Getting Big Money Out of Po

The "Iron Chef"-style cook-off starts at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in Todos Santos Plaza. That's when individual chefs will be given a grab bag of produce selected by Gershen. The produce comes from the Pacific Coast Farmers Market and Vince Scalise,

Learn about what this keystone species did for this community, watershed and wildlife!  

Free family fun and activities for kids plus booths from many local environmental organizations!

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Renowned artist Vik Muniz journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dumb, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" - self-designated pickers of

Join SPAWNERS and Ranger Bob Flasher on a seldom used hiking trail above the San Pablo Reservoir.  Exotic vegetation, especially in Mediterranean climates, is bringing about significant changes in native plant communities.  But these invasive plants

Sustainable Contra Costa is Now Accepting Nominations for the 2012 Leadership in Sustainability Awards!

The annual Contra Costa Leadership in Sustainability Awards pays tribute to those who demonstrate outstanding commitment, leadership and contrib

Sustainable Lafayette’s Summer Film Series concludes with a “can’t miss” event featuring Bag It, and much more, on Tuesday, July 31^st at 7pm at the Lafayette Library.   Bag It has been garnering awards at film festivals across the nation. What starte

Please help The Urban Farmers (a nonprofit organization) to get fresh fruit to hungry people in our community! It's easy - here's how you can help:

- Register your fruit tree 

- Share this information with a friend

- Volunteer to help harvest 

Learn more

Join rescued elephants "live" in Thailand via Skype* with your host, International artist Connie English, and founder of BLES, Katherine Connor (http://blesele.org/). Hear the entertaining stories and see the short film of this artist’s experience li