OAEC Biodiversity Plant Sale and Garden Tours - April, May and August A big fan of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, I highly recommend their plant sales and tours. Since the 80 acre non-profit center is not generally open to the pulic, these fundraising sales (and their classes) are a wonderful opportunities to [...]
OAEC is a nonprofit organizing and education center and organic farm in Northern California’s Sonoma County. OAEC was founded in 1994 by a group of biologists, horticulturists, educators, activists, and artists seeking innovative and practical approaches to the pressing environmental and economic crises of our day. Much of the Center’s [...]
Gardening promotes lifelong learning, both practical and creative...and it's fun too! Santa Rosa Recreation, Parks and Community Services offer a variety of garden related classes and workshops with subject matter varying from selecting, planning and remodeling a garden to seasonal water conservation workshops or bonsai garden techniques. The following edible gardening classes are [...]
What you don't know may be costing you thousands...in money and miles! Two classes with Gordon Yaswen, Auto Technology Instructor. Class 1 – Coping with Your Car , Sat., March 27; Class 2 - Maintenance and Repair, Sat., April 10. Synergy Center/Community Bikes, 4019 Sebastopol Rd West, Santa Rosa. Take one class or both. $20 per person per class plus $15 for required textbook.
Geologist and Water Activist Dr. Jane Nielson, Ph.D. is the Sonoma County Environmentalist of the Year. The Sonoma County Conservation Council, the Sierra Club, Sonoma Group and more than 170 activists gathered Saturday night at the Sebastopol Veterans Auditorium to honor individuals and local programs working to protect the environment. Dr. Nielson was nominated by Stephen Fuller-Rowell, Susan Baur, Ursula Baur, Kathy Pons, Magick, Brenda Adelman, Jim Doerksen and Janus Holt Matthes.
The Sonoma County Conservation Council, the Sierra Club, Sonoma Group and more than 170 activists gathered Saturday night at the Sebastopol Veterans Auditorium to honor individuals and local programs working to protect the environment. Daily Acts of Petaluma named the Outstanding Environmental Education Program. Daily Acts was nominated by Amie Glass of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy...
The Sonoma County Conservation Council, the Sierra Club, Sonoma Group and more than 170 activists gathered Saturday night at the Sebastopol Veterans Auditorium to honor individuals and local programs working to protect the environment. Geologist and water activist Jane Nielson Ph.D. of Sebastopol was named Environmentalist of the Year and Daily Acts of Petaluma named the Outstanding Environmental Education Program.
Zero Waste Sonoma County and the Sonoma County Conservation Council present Turning the Tide on Waste Landfill Issues and Zero Waste Communities Workshop Saturday, March 6, 2010, 1 - 4pm, $15 in advance, $20 at the door Sebastopol Veterans’ Auditorium, 282 South High Street, Sebastopol To register, please send a note [...]
How Can New Media Empower Community for 2010? Wednesday, 2/3/10, 7-9pm, Santa Rosa City Council Chambers, Free. Are you curious about how social network websites, mobile devices and other forms of electronic publishing are impacting our day to day life? Well, for a taste of its think global, act local impacts, consider attending this community forum and reading the related posts.
The Sonoma County Conservation Council is now accepting nominations for Environmentalist of the Year, Lifetime Environmental Commitment Award and Outstanding Environmental Educators, Projects and Programs. The general public, as well as environmentalists, are encouraged to nominate favorite activists, educators and programs - especially those in outlying areas and lesser-known arenas. The [...]