Page 58 - Sonoma County Gazette October 2018

Volunteers Needed
Oct 20 ~ Bayer Farm Workday - Giving back to the garden - working with our community to feed ourselves. 9am - 12p, FREE, Bayer Neighborhood Park and Garden, 1550 West Avenue, Santa Rosa, 707-703-3321, landpaths.com
Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov 7 ~ Garden Volunteer Day at Occidental Arts and Ecology Center - Sink your hands into the beautiful, rich soil and learn from the diversity of plant life in our 40-year- old Mother Garden. Just show up!, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd., Occidental, 707-874- 1557, Doug Goslin, oaec.org
breakfast, fundraiser, and community forum. It is an energizing and heart warming gathering of 600+ community members, elected officials, business owners, educators, and change makers. We need volunteers in October 24th and 25th! If you are interested in being a part of this epic gathering, please email Marie Kneemeyer, at marie@dailyacts. org or call our Office Mon-Fri 10am-5pm at (707) 789-9664. We look forward to Rippling the World with you!
Ongoing ~ Larkfield Community Garden Work Day ~ FREE, $7 Parking, Maddux Ranch Regional Park, 4655 Lavell Rd., Santa Rosa, parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov
Ongoing ~ Volunteer at Sonoma Garden Park - Help our Restoration Technicians and benefit from hands-on experience propagating plants and increasing your knowledge about Sonoma Valley’s native plants and grasses. Drop-In Hours - Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, 9-1p, Sonoma Garden Park, 19996 7th St. E., Sonoma, 707-996-0712, sonomagardenpark.org/volunteer
By Date
Oct 4 ~ Retaining the Rain in Your Rebuild - Panel Discussion & Mini Expo to connect you with resources, products and designers who can help you incorporate these systems into your rebuild site. FREE, 6-8p, Sanata Ros Utility Field Office, 35 Stony Point Rd., Santa Rosa INFO: (707) 789-9664. dailyacts.org/events to register.
Oct 6, Nov 3 ~ Guided Public Tours at Garden Valley Ranch - A one-hour guided walking tour through our rose fields, highlighting unique rose varieties. $10, 11a, Garden Valley Ranch, 498 Pepper Road, Petaluma, INFO: 707- 795-0919, gardenvalley.com/products/ guided-public-tour
Oct 6, 7 ~ Russian Tea & Fragrance Festival - A Celebration of Music, Mystique, Fragrance & Roses - Russian Style! $5 donation, Russian River Rose Company, 1685 Magnolia Drive, Healdsburg, 707-433-7455, Jan Tolmasoff, russian-river-rose.com
Oct 10 ~ SOD Blitz Workshop - Results of the 2018 Sudden Oak Death survey will be made public at this meeting. This information will allow homeowners to identify new areas at risk and to learn from SOD expert Dr. Matteo Garbelotto (U.C. Berkeley) how to protect oaks from SOD and other threats, including drought. FREE, 6-7p, University of California Cooperative Extension Office, 133 Aviation Blvd, #109, Santa Rosa REGISTER: ucanr.edu/survey/survey. cfm?surveynumber=25740
Oct 16 ~ New Calflora Tools for Native Plant Gardners - Cynthia Powell, executive director of Calflora, presents a talk on tools for choosing native plants. Free, 7:30p Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, milobaker.cnps.org/, vsteenhoven@sonic.net
Oct 18 ~ Growing with Graywater in Your Rebuild - A Presentation, Panel Discussion & Mini Expo to connect you with resources, products and designers who can help you incorporate these systems into your rebuild site. FREE, 6-8p, Sanat Rosa Utility Field Office, 35 Stony Point Rd., Santa Rosa INFO: (707) 789-9664. Register: dailyacts.org/events
Ongoing
Thru Oct 27 ~ Community Seed Exchange A network of organic seed savers in Sonoma County. 9-12:30p, FREE, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol, communityseedexchange.org
Thru Oct 21 ~ Public Tours at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center - An 80-acre research, demonstration, education, advocacy and community. FREE; 1-2:30p, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd., Occidental, 707-874-1557, oaec.org
Landscape Design Templates Now Available - Residential Landscape Design Templates available at download. savingwaterpartnership.org/landscape- design-templates
Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue Garden Club ~ Predator Prevention and Educational Barnyard Program. $20/month, Wildlife Rescue, 403 Mecham Rd, Petaluma, 707-992-0274, scwildliferescue.org
FREE Landscape Events for the Rebuild!
Are you rebuilding or do you know someone who is?
Are you interested in rebuilding sustainably with eye toward the environment and long-term cost savings? Then we hope you will attend one of these FREE upcoming events focused on incorporating sustainable landscape practices like rainwater harvesting and graywater reuse into your rebuild.
Daily Acts is excited to present Retaining the Rain in Your Rebuild on October 4th and Growing with Graywater in Your Rebuild on October 18th in partnership with the City of Santa Rosa and Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership. At these two informative evenings we will provide access to resources, products and designers who can help you incorporate these systems into your site.
Oct 25 ~ Daily Acts Ripple the World
Each event will
start off with a brief presentation from Daily Acts providing an overview of each system, calculations and considerations. This will be followed by an interactive panel discussion with local experts from BlueBarrel Rainwater Harvesting Systems, Community
Soil, Equinox Landscapes, Greywater Action, Harmony Farm Supply, Permaculture Artisans and more. The events will both conclude with a mini expo where you can connect with vendors to share resources and products, and find design support.
Master Gardeners Fall Workshops
Oct 6 ~ Sonoma County Master Gardener Firewise Landscaping - Free workshop on fire-wise landscaping practices for home gardeners. Refreshments provided. FREE, 8:30 AM - 12:30p, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa Street, Sonoma, 707-565-2608, ucanr.edu/2018mgworkshops, mgsonoma@ucdavis.edu
These events are geared
towards homeowners who
are rebuilding and will
provide more details on the
optional features outlined in the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership's scalable, easy-to-permit landscape templates found at http://www. savingwaterpartnership.org
HELPFUL TO BRING: so we can help you on rebuilding your landscape: A printed copy (24” x 36”) of the FREE Landscape Design Template(s) you
plan to use
A copy of your site plan (if available)
A calculator
Both events will be held at the Santa Rosa Utility Field Office, 35 Stony Point
Rd, Santa Rosa from 6pm – 8pm. For more details and to register please visit www.dailyacts.org
Daily Acts 707-789-9664, dailyacts.org
Oct 4, 18 ~ Retaining the Rain in Your Rebuild - Incorporate rainwater catchment into your rebuild site. Free, 6p-8p, Utility Field Office, 35 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa
Oct 11, 17, 26 ~ Daily Acts Garden Days - Our water-wise demonstration gardens and food forests in Petaluma, Sebastopol, Windsor, and Cotati can only do their job of inspiring change when they are well maintained.
2nd Thur ~ 10-12p, Cavanagh Community Food Forest - Corner of 8th and G St., Petaluma, liz@dailyacts.org
4th Fri ~ 10-12p, Pocket Park Food Forest - Intersection of LaSalle and Loretto, Cotati, dustin@dailyacts.org
3rd Wed ~ 10-12p, City Hall and Library Landscape - 7140 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol, liz@dailyacts.org
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