Celebrate May is Bike Month with these Yolo County Events
Yolo County is celebrating Bike Month with a lineup of events for you to enjoy. Use active or sustainable transportation all month long, whether you’re commuting, running errands, or participating in these fun upcoming community events: 5/3 May is Bike Month Kick Off and…
Launch of the Climate Ready Trees List
Introducing the Climate Ready Trees List! On Saturday, April 5th, the City of Davis and local nonprofit Tree Davis hosted the annual Arbor Day Celebration. Volunteers planted 19 trees at Robert Arneson Park in the Wildhorse neighborhood as a part of the effort to get…
Our Power Our Planet : Earth Month Goings On 2025
Earth Month Goings On April 2024
Climate Ready Neighborhoods – Are we ready?
Climate Ready Neighborhoods Cool Davis Neighborhood activities have been plentiful over the years. For the past 15 years, Cool Davis has brought programs to different neighborhoods, worked with neighborhood partners, and promoted various aspects of sustainable living at neighborhood level. Since the beginning of our…
Introducing Strong Towns Davis
Mitchell Marubayashi & Gabriel Ehrlich, Local Strong Towns Davis conversation co-organizers.
EVs Gain Momentum for National Drive Electric Week!
These are exciting times as EVs gain momentum for National Drive Electric Week! New state reports and regional data show prices coming down to parity with other new vehicles and EV adoption is ticking up and exceeding local goals. State and local EV charging has…
Extreme Heat Resources and Local Cooling Centers
Extreme heat has arrived and with that, wildfire season. Be sure to look after yourself and those around you with resources from Cool Davis, Yolo County OES, 211 Sacramento, Heat Ready California and Listos California. In recent news The Climate Center shared how California is…
Transportation Commission Recruiting; Senior and Social Services Also
More active transportation and transit solutions are needed to reduce the bulk of our community’s local greenhouse gas emissions! The City of Davis is recruiting new members of the Transportation Commission this month. With the General Plan is being updated soon, commissions will take a…
The Many Benefits of Trees
Editor’s Note: This content is courtesy the City of Davis Environmental Resources Division and the Greener Davis program. Subscribe to the Greener Davis Newsletter today! Call or email: 530-757-5686, PWWeb@CityofDavis.org Did you know that when a City tree is removed, it is replaced with a new tree? To…
May is Bike Month Events 2024
Month of May, May 7th for Loopalooza
Earth Month Goings On 2024
Earth Month Goings On April 2024
Nominations Sought for 2024 Environmental Awards
The City of Davis is now accepting nominations for the 30th Annual Environmental Recognition Awards with a deadline of March 20, 2024. Nominations will be reviewed by the City’s Natural Resources Commission. Those selected will then be recommended to the City Council for a ceremonial…
Katharine Hayhoe: Project Drawdown Ranks Food Waste First
Editor’s Note: The following contains excerpts from esteemed climate scientist and climate communicator Katharine Hayhoe and her LinkedIn-based newsletter. See links below to subscribe. Greener Davis and Enviro Woodland also have great resources and information to help you avoid food waste! The Problem of Food…
Q&A with Derek Stehlin, Spin Manager
In 1966, a proposal was made to the Amsterdam City Council to initiate a bike sharing program, with the goal of reducing the number of cars clogging the roads. It was rejected unanimously. Amsterdam now has a thriving bike culture, an aggressive bike sharing program,…
Spin ebikes and escooters to Launch September 1 in Davis
Check out our Q&A with Spin Manager, Derek Stehlin The city of Davis, in partnership with UC Davis, will launch a new, shared e-bike and e-scooter program this fall. Spin, a San Francisco-based micromobility compani, was selected by the city and campus through a competitive…
Only Three More Weeks to Pledge! Q&A and Share Sessions Announced
Q&A and Share Session Wednesday July 12 4:30pm Online
New Report Estimates 81,000 Housed in Davis, Nearly 40% of Renters Experiencing Severe Housing Costs
by Julia Ann Easley UC Davis News Housing developed within the City of Davis and on the UC Davis campus over the last six years added accommodation for almost 7,000 more residents by fall 2022, according to a new report. The Joint Housing Report from UC…
Accessible, Cool, and Safe: Loopalooza Was a Fun Ride
With partly cloudy skies and a high of seventy degrees, the weather was just right for the City of Davis’s annual Loopalooza event Sunday, May 7, 2023. The 12-mile route follows the Davis Bike Loop but adds rest stations along the way with activities and…
Environmental Award Winners for 2023
Recipients of this year’s Environmental Recognition Awards were present and acknowledged at the April 18 Davis City Council meeting. Congratulations to all the winners! View the meeting online  (select Environmental Awards) This year’s winners are Environmental Legacy: Explorit Science Center (Cool Davis partner) Individual/Group: Cathie…
Davis City Council Wants to “Hit the Ground Running” on CAAP
At the Council meeting held April 18, the Davis City Council approved the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) update documents, including the CEQA Negative Declaration and Greenhouse Gas Thresholds of Significance. During the discussion, Council Member Vaitla proposed several motions that were approved as…
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