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October 5, 2011
Wednesday

  • Villa Sobrante: A Natural Retrofit and Permaculture Project

  • Oct 5, 2011 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm
  • Location: El Sobrante Library
  • Description: In October of 2008, four women bought a foreclosed and boarded up house on a 1/3 of an acre in El Sobrante. Their vision was to carry out a natural retrofit, and to create both a home and a center to learn and teach ways to live in a more sustainable
  • Created by: Femke Oldham
October 4, 2011
Tuesday

  • Lafayette Homeowner Workshop: Energy Savings & Rebates

  • Oct 4, 2011 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Location: Lafayette Library Learning Center
  • Description:

    Get up to $9,000 in energy-upgrade incentives.

    Take advantage of this short window of opportunity in Contra Costa.

     

    Learn how your neighbor’s energy-upgrade helped to inprove comfort in their home, lower their utility bills, and protect the enviro
  • Created by: Tina King Neuhausel
October 3, 2011
Monday

  • Food Service Technology Center Open House

  • Oct 3, 2011 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
  • Location: FSTC in San Ramon
  • Description:

    Please join the Food Service Technology Center (FSTC), for our Open House and Ribbon Cutting.

    The Open House is from 4 - 7pm, and the Ribbon Cutting is at 5:15pm.

    The Food Service Technology Center (FSTC), funded through PG&E, is a world-class energy-e

  • Created by: Janel
September 29, 2011
Thursday

  • Sugi Garden Blog

  • Sep 29, 2011 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Location: Pleasant Hill
  • Description:

    Join me at my new blog filled with our experiences and musings about the life lessons found in the garden, as well as beautiful photos, gardening tips, food-related specials and activities, recipes and tools for healthy living.

     

    Look for "Come and Get

  • Created by: Amy Erez
September 27, 2011
Tuesday

  • Stimulus Dollars at Work for the Residential Building Industry

  • Sep 27, 2011 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
  • Location: Walnut Creek Library, 1644 North Broadway
  • Description: Stimulus Dollars at Work for the Residential Building IndustryLearn about how you can get more than $10,000 in rebates and low-interest financing to make home improvements that increase the comfort, health and efficiency of the home for your clients.
  • Created by: Lois Courchaine
September 24, 2011
Saturday

  • Bay Area Mega-Massive Moving Planet Mobilization

  • Sep 24, 2011 from 6:00am to 12:00pm
  • Location: Justin Herman Plaza
  • Description: Moving Planet is a day to put our demands for climate action into motion — marching, biking, skating — calling for the world to go beyond fossil fuels. It's time to get moving on the climate crisis.


    MEET and rally at Justin Herman Plaza at NOON

    PARADE
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
September 20, 2011
Tuesday

  • Green Rheem Film Night Featuring "End of the Line"

  • Sep 20, 2011 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm
  • Location: Rheem Theatre
  • Description: Imagine the world without fish. Follow investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts politicians and celebrity restaurateurs, about the damage we are doing to the oceans. See endoftheline.com

    Enjoy wine and appetizers at 6pm - film at 7pm.

    Tick
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
September 16, 2011
Friday

  • PARKing Day 2011

  • Sep 16, 2011 from 5:00am to 9:00am
  • Location: Worldwide
  • Description:

    Transforming parking spaces into vibrant places -

     

    Walnut Creek Parklets will include: 

     

    Greenbelt Alliance, with help from Sustainable Walnut Creek and EBRPD Volunteer Ambassadors Next to Lettuce Restaurant (1601 Locust Street)

     

    Generation Green and th

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
September 13, 2011
Tuesday

  • Ending our Addiction to Oil

  • Sep 13, 2011 from 4:00am to 5:00am
  • Location: Ygnacio Valley Road and North Broadway
  • Description:

    News Conference to draw media attention to moving America away from oil!

     

    Environment Californiaand community leaders will speak to reporters about solutions to our society's addiction to oil.

     

    The news conference will highlight solutions being impleme

  • Created by: Sean Carroll
September 11, 2011
Sunday

  • Lawn Conversion Workshop at Lafayette Library

  • Sep 11, 2011 from 9:30am to 11:00am
  • Location: Lafayette Library & Learning Center
  • Description:
    Lawns can be a real headache-contending with high water bills, weeds, broken sprinklers, gophers, loud mowers, fertilizers, and more. If you've ever considered converting any part of your lawn to native or drought tolerant plants, then this workshop
  • Created by: Steve Richard
September 10, 2011
Saturday

  • Global and Local: Building a Movement to Solve the Climate Crisis

  • Sep 10, 2011 from 5:00am to 8:00am
  • Location: Mount Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
  • Description: Bill McKibben, leading environmentalist, will describe the international grassroots effort to challenge the power of the fossil fuel industry and show how local action fits into this planetary challenge. Please click flyer or visit website for more i
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
 

  • Creating Healthy Landscapes

  • Sep 10, 2011 from 3:00am to 8:30am
  • Location: The Gardens at Heather Farm
  • Description: This workshop introduces participants to:- Choose appropriate plants for the garden- Create healthy soils using compost and mulch;- Choose plants that attract a variety of birds, butterflies and beneficial insectsThese practices save time, energy and
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
 

  • Contra Costa County Mayor's Healthy Cook-Off

  • Sep 10, 2011 from 2:00am to 6:00am
  • Location: The Grove Park
  • Description:

    Join over a dozen mayors from our county as they participate in a healthy cook-off tomorrow morning!  WCC will bring together community leaders, chefs and educators to show their support for healthy, real food. Food choices must follow the healthy gu

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
September 1, 2011
Thursday

  • Homegrown Herbs - Using, Growing & Photographing!

  • Sep 1, 2011 from 8:30am to 11:30am
  • Location: The Gardens at Heather Farm
  • Description:

    An afternoon benefit with presentations by:

    Tammi Hartung, author, herbalist, and owner of Desert Canyon Farm in Colorado, as she introduces her new book, Homegrown Herbs: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Enjoying More than 100 Herbs, from Sto

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
August 28, 2011
Sunday

  • School's Recycling Program Focus Groups

  • Aug 28, 2011 from 6:00am to 9:30am
  • Location: The Gardens at Heather Farm Park
  • Description:

    The CCCSWA will be conducting two focus groups; one for parents and one for teachers on Sunday, August 28. We're asking for people to share their thoughts or become more involved with their child's school waste reduction and recycling program. The fo

  • Created by: Lois Courchaine
August 16, 2011
Tuesday
August 6, 2011
Saturday

  • The Beaver Festival

  • Aug 6, 2011 from 5:00am to 10:00am
  • Location: Beaver Park
  • Description:

    Worth a Dam proudly presents The Beaver Festival! Join us and learn about what this keystone species did for our watershed, our wildlife and our community!

     

    Participating organizations include Generation Green, Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Native Bird Con

  • Created by: Sheila Hill