Polar Bears Ride Again New Year’s Day in Davis
A message from Maria Contreras Tebbutt, Founder & Director: Hello bike friends – and those of you who are bike-curious! EVERYONE benefits when more people ride bikes! We invite you to celebrate community by riding in the FREE Polar Bear Ride on Sunday, Jan. 1,…
New UC Climate Stewards Course Available Summer 2023
The new UC Climate Stewards course of the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) California Naturalist Program is a certification course for the public. The course prepares participants to engage within their communities in integrated climate solutions, community science, and communication to advance community and…
Council Members Favor Voluntary Approach to Home Electrification
The Davis City Council voted Tuesday night in favor of a voluntary approach to building electrification, at least for several years, before reassessing whether to make mandatory a requirement that homeowners replace gas appliances with electric at the end of their useful life. The 4-1…
December Climate Movie Circle: “The Invisible Hand” (online)
Several dates in December – Online (links shared after registration)
Love Letters to the Planet: Fifty Years of Making Art
ART + EDUCATION No. 8 Love Letters to the Planet: Fifty Years of Making Art Ann Savageau Sunday December 4, 2022 4:30 pm 5:30 pm PST REGISTER Ann Savageau is an environmental artist, activist, poet, educator and designer who creates mixed-media sculpture and installations. She will…
Local Artisans and Gifting at the Winter Bazaar
The Davis Manor neighborhood invites the Davis community to enjoy local artisanal shopping and neighborly holiday cheer at their 7th annual Winter Bazaar on Sunday, December 11, 2022, from 11am-2pm. Fifteen neighborhood artisans will showcase their hand-crafted artwork, crafts, jewelry, ceramics, herbal potions, and specialty…
The Electrification Path to Our Fossil Free Future
Since our founding in 2010, Cool Davis has worked alongside the City of Davis to encourage households to transition away from the use of fossil fuels in our homes, cars, and everyday life. The need for these changes becomes more urgent every day, as climate…
Help Us Connect on a Deeper Level
Greetings Cool Davis Community, As winter approaches, the Cool Davis board and staff hope that your family and neighborhood are healthy, and that you have found some stability in these economically challenging times. For over 12 years, through your generosity and support, Cool Davis has…
November Climate Movie Circle: “Gather” for Indigenous Food Sovereignty
November 20 1:30pm – 4pm Blanchard Rm Davis Branch Library
Climate Review No. 5
Contributed by Ann E Savageau “Finding the Mother Tree,” book by Suzanne Simard. “Super/Natural,” TV series about inter-species co-operation. The poetry of Jack Gilbert and a short piece about his life that includes a few of his best poems. Gather in Poems: A Special Reading…
Welcome to Our Sacramento Valley College Corps Fellows
Cool Davis is proud to introduce our cohort of five Sacramento Valley College Corps (SVCC) Fellows who will be primarily participating in community outreach as Field Assistants over the coming academic year. All five are UC Davis students, where the program is coordinated through the…
Unmet Transit Needs? Submit Comments to SACOG
Are bus, dial-a-ride, paratransit, or light rail services meeting your needs? Your local transit operators and the regional transportation planning agency, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, or SACOG, are looking for comments and suggestions that will help plan and improve transit services in Sacramento,…
Another Roaring Success: EVs@thePavilion by the Numbers 2022
This year’s National Drive Electric Week event, EVs@thePavilion, was another roaring success attracting over 350 attendees including staff and volunteers. We counted 1,500 conversations, primarly led by 55 volunteers, who showed vehicles, answered expert questions, and managed registration, prizes, and surveys, as well as set up…
Community Mercantile Grand Opening: Shop Here First
Following their successful soft opening on September 11th, Community Mercantile, the self-proclaimed ‘reuse hub,’ welcomed another crowd of anxious supporters and buyers to their grand opening celebration on Sunday October 30th at at 622 Cantrill Drive, Davis. An estimated 200-plus eager shoppers came to fulfill their interest in this new age version of…
October Movie: “Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World”
Sunday October 16 1:30pm
Enter the 2023 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize
The Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize is given to honor exceptional poems that help make real for readers the gravity of the vulnerable state of our environment. First place receives $1,000; second place, $750; and third place, $500. Winning poems will be featured in our…
Davis youth strike to protest lack of climate emergency planning by city
Editor’s Note: Text below is press release from Fridays for Future Davis Youth leaders from Yolo County led a colorful all-ages march today in central Davis to protest the city’s failure to address the climate emergency. The marchers made their way from the library to…
Global Climate Strike Friday Sept 23
Friday Sept 23 11am 14th and B Streets
Answers to Yolano Group Council Candidate Questionnaire
Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Introduction – As has been our custom for over 20 years, the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares a wide-ranging questionnaire and presents it to candidates in races of interest to our local membership. The questionnaire for the 2022 Davis…
Cool Davis Invites You to the Climate Movie Circle
Sun Sept 11 1:30pm Davis Library Blanchard Rm
