Annual Partner Meeting: Strengthen & Respond!
Dec 4th 5-7pm US Bicycle Hall of Fame
Recenter, Strengthen, and Respond: A New Strategic Direction for Cool Davis
Cool Davis spent 2023 reflecting on the future and how we can be more effective in supporting our region and its communities. 2023 was a great year because of support from our partners, donors, and volunteers! We are energized to do more in 2024 and…
Share Your Vision! Join the Yolo County CAAP Conversation
Dec 8th 4 to 7pm Odd Fellows Lodge 415 2nd St. Davis
Community Voices: the Future of Housing & Climate Action with DCAN
A messge from Davis CAN: We’re counting down to the launch of our first public series, Community Voices: the Future of Housing & Climate Action on November 12th! We hope you will join us to share your perspective on the needs, challenges, opportunities and aspirations for addressing…
Chat with the Chief of Yolo County Office of Emergency Services
Join us for an hour long presentation and discussion with Kristin Weivoda, Chief of Emergency Services for the Yolo County Office of Emergency Services, on proactive measures to safeguard your home and family during extreme weather events. WHAT: Chat with the Chief of OES DATE:…
Natural Building Holds Huge Promise for the Future
This summer’s adventure was a two-week hands-on natural building intensive workshop at Wanosh Forest Gardens in Willits, California. The main instructor was Michael G. Smith of Straw Clay Wood and Spreadwing Farm in Rumsey in the Capay Valley; with Avani Leitz and Viva Hansen also…
Yolo Earth Day Pledgers “Feel Better” with “Good Vibes”
Share Gatherings Wed Sept 27 & Oct 25 at 6:30pm Zoom
CA Senate Bill 555: Stable Affordable Housing Act
On Tuesday [August 22, 2023] in Sacramento, Senator Aisha Wahab (CA 10th District) and the Stable Affordable Housing Act (SB 555) sponsors and supporters called on the legislature to support SB 555 as an essential step in creating a pathway to sustainable and resilient housing…
Emergency Preparedness Month: Listos California Resource Hub Launched
September is Emergency Preparedness month! Listos California would like to let you know that there’s no better time than now to make sure you are prepared and ready to play a part in helping your community stay safe. Emergency Alert System: Big Picture and Local…
Emergency Preparedness Fair: Protecting Our Community’s Seniors
After an uncharacteristically mild June, the fear of inevitable extreme summer heat and wildfires looms over everyone’s heads. Last summer and winter are still salient in peoples’ minds, leaving everyone wondering what climate change will bring next. Pat, a resident at Rancho Yolo Senior Community,…
Tips for Making a DIY Air Filter (Consejos: Si opta por utilizar un purificador de aire de bricolaje)
Editor’s Note: Thank you to the Yolo Solano Air Quality Management District and represetative Karin Bloesch for these materials and the research behind them. If you build a DIY air cleaner, use a newer model box fan (2012 or later). The newer models have added…
Green Your Finances
By Dylan Ehlers with research and contributions by Leslie Crenna The shift to a zero-carbon emission world is going to be expensive, with an estimated $9.2 trillion needed each year to make a net-zero transition possible by 2050. Will your money be used to support…
Support the Ujamaa Farmer Collective in Yolo County
The main function and purpose of Ujamaa Farmer Collective is to provide affordable and secured access to land for existing land-ready, independently managed BIPOC farm businesses that layers in cooperative economics to encourage collaboration amongst farmers. Long-term and affordable leasing opportunities, ranging from ½ acre…
Davis CAN, New Local Advocacy Group Launching in Davis
The Davis Community Action Network (Davis CAN) invites you to join them for their launch Sunday, April 30th, from 3pm to 6pm at International House Davis, 10 College Park, Davis. Connect with your community and hear from featured speakers discussing the intersection of climate and…
Per Capita: Jonathan, Jane and Julia
Whether it’s reading it or writing it, this column can be depressing. The climate crisis is real. Describing or reading about the consequences of not addressing it with sufficient policies, actions, or urgency can paint a dark picture. It’s important to know the scope of…
CAAP Cheat Sheet: GHG Emissions, Forecast, Targets, Actions, and Timelines
Come hear Kerry Daane Loux answer questions about the CAAP at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Davis United Methodist Church, 1620 Anderson Road. Loux is a Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Davis and Project Manager for CAAP. For a PDF of the full…
Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Survey
Is your neighborhood ready for power outages, flood, heat, wildfire and other hazards? Answer the survey!! Yolo County is looking for community input as it drafts its next Hazard Mitigation Plan. The last few years here in Yolo County we have all experienced the new…
Renewable Energy Integration Highlights from 2022
Twelve years ago, the Integrated Renewable Energy Systems Network (IRESN) idea was to direct thoughtful, technically well-grounded attention to renewable integration, especially integration of local energy transitions. Then large solar and wind power plant investment and integration accelerated. Local energy integration and collaboration is also…
November Climate Movie Circle: “Gather” for Indigenous Food Sovereignty
November 20 1:30pm – 4pm Blanchard Rm Davis Branch Library
City Wants to Hear from You about Our Urban Forest
An Urban Forest Plan is underway! The City of Davis is working with Tree Davis and the community to develop an Urban Forest Management Plan! Visit the City website to give you input and learn more! This Plan will communicate the community’s vision for the future urban forest…
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