Community members planting the rain garden at La Tercera Park!

Happy New Year Daily Actor!

As we reflect on last year, we want to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped us make an impact in 2024. Whether it was volunteering at one of our many community planting days or donating during one of our fundraising campaigns, every single action has made a positive impact in our community!

In 2025, we are looking forward to continuing to offer educational experiences and landscape transformations that strengthen community and foster connections. Here are two ways to get involved this month:

APPLY FOR LRP

  • We’re in our third and final year of this pilot program, so if you’ve been thinking about applying, then now is the time! Apply before April 30th!
  • Projects we’ll be focusing on in 2025 include: lawn transformations, rain gardens and rain tanks, and laundry to landscape irrigation systems.

SIGN UP FOR AN UPCOMING PROGRAM

We hope you'll join us at one of these upcoming events to connect, learn, and be reminded of the power that our collective actions have in building a climate resilient future for all.

With gratitude,

Drea Casali
Communications Coordinator

P.S.  - We'd like to share a huge THANK YOU to our generous supporters who helped us surpass our end of year fundraising goal by $8,968!
We couldn't do this work without you.

 
 

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Thank you to the ---- volunteers who attended our last project of the year! Check it out below:

La Tercera Park: Utilizing feedback from the community, Daily Acts transformed 12,000 sq ft of existing lawn to a pollinator hedgerow and rain garden, effectively reducing water usage by nearly 90%, while creating habitat, reducing runoff, and recharging the water table.

 

Retain the Rain– Rain Garden Walking Tour
Saturday, January 25th • 10:00 am - 11:30 am • In-person, Petaluma

Join us for a guided Rain Garden Tour, to visit three stunning residential rain gardens. Learn about the environmental benefits of rain gardens and how they help conserve water, manage stormwater, and support pollinators. You'll also gain practical tips on how to design and install one in your own yard.

 

Water-Wise Living: Site Assessment Workshop
Saturday, February 8th • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm • In-person, Petaluma

Ready to make your home more water-efficient?

Join us for this hands-on educational program where you'll learn to assess your home for potential water-saving projects like rainwater tanks, rain gardens, greywater systems, shade trees, sheet mulching, and more!

 

Planting Day at the Cavanagh Center
Friday, February 14th • 9:30 am - 12:30 pm • In-person, Petaluma

Let's show the Cavanagh Food Forest some love this Valentine's Day!❤️
We'll be planting pollinator-supporting plants, such as echinacea, yarrow, irises, and blue-eyed grass. 

You'll learn about plant guilds, planting best-practices, and plant selection for various ecological benefits and conditions. 

 

Fruit Tree Pruning at the Cavanagh Center
Saturday, March 1st • 9:30 am - 1:00 pm • In-person, Petaluma

Come out to one of our most mature demonstration gardens to learn how to support the health of a diversity of fruit trees, of varying species and ages, by getting hands-on training!

We are collaborating with Clare Riesman, local arborist and environmental educator, on this educational opportunity.

 

Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater Tour
Saturday, March 15th • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm • In-person, Petaluma

Join us for an engaging tour through Midtown Petaluma, where you'll explore three unique properties showcasing greywater systems in action! Learn how "Laundry-to-Landscape" designs are helping homeowners conserve water, nourish their gardens, and create more resilient homes.

 

We L-O-V-E our incredible, dedicated sponsors!🧡

Since 2016, Guayaki Yerba Mate has been energizing Daily Acts with amazing support on multiple levels. In addition to sustaining our work with impactful giving, they also sustain our volunteers, providing them with delicious Yerba Mate during many of our workdays. Guayaki is a pioneer in regenerative business, and through the work they do to protect and enrich the areas they operate, they embody the transformative action Daily Acts seeks to inspire.

Be sure to share your appreciation when you see them!

If you would like to support Daily Acts with a Sponsorship and have your business highlighted, please contact Aidan Manousos at Aidan@dailyacts.org. 

 

Coordinator of Learning and Engagement
Sonoma Botanical Garden

Kitchen Manager
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

Financial Controller
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

Accounting Technician
Sonoma Resource Conservation District

Engineer
Sonoma Resource Conservation District

 

First Day Hike at Sugarloaf
Wednesday, January 1st • 9:00am - 2:00pm • In-person, Kenwood

Volunteer Workday at Pepperwood Preserve
Saturday, January 4th • 8:30am - 1:00pm • In-person, Santa Rosa

Blue Zones Project Petaluma: New Years Healthy Habits Group
Tuesdays, starting January 14th • 5:30pm - 6:30pm • In-person, Petaluma

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop at Bayer Farm
Saturday, January 18th • 9:00am - 12:00pm • In-person, Santa Rosa

Household Hazardous Waste Collection from Zero Waste Sonoma
Tuesdays • 4:00pm-8:00pm • Various Sonoma County Locations

Weekly Native Plant Sales at Sonoma Garden Park
Fridays • 12:00pm - 3:00pm • In-person, Sonoma

Volunteer Opportunities with Petaluma Bounty
Multiple dates and locations available

 

Daily Acts is a sustainability and climate non-profit that inspires action to create more nourishing, connected, and resilient communities. Grounded in the core belief that every choice you make matters, we take a heart-centered approach to personal and community transformation. Our education programs, action campaigns, and strategic alliances connect people to each other and to their own power to grow food, conserve resources and build local resilience.

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