FREE Online Rain Garden Webinar
Online CA, United StatesSay goodbye to that boring, water-guzzling lawn and create your own lush, eco-friendly oasis for our feathered friends and buzzing pollinators! You don't have to be an expert to transform your yard into a gorgeous and sustainable rain garden, and our superstar instructor, Haven Kiers, is here to show you how! Haven, an assistant professor […]
San Mateo Library Online Lecture: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge
Online CA, United StatesIncreasingly severe and frequent floods and droughts inevitably spur calls for higher levees, bigger drains, and longer aqueducts. But as we grapple with extreme weather, a hard truth is emerging: our development, including concrete infrastructure designed to control water, is actually exacerbating our problems. Because sooner or later, water always wins. Join us for a […]
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REGISTER HERE TO RECEIVE WEBINAR LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9516800535735/WN_pg9JWyhxTuexUWepBnFjNA Adapt to our changing climate and keep your garden healthy! Get your garden ready for any weather event—sunshine, drought, heat wave, rainfall, or flood. Register for our free webinar on Saturday, April 15 from 10 am to 11:30 am. We’ll cover how to protect your plants from changing […]
Free Home Composting Workshop (Online)
Online CA, United StatesDo you want to start composting at home? Join us for a no-cost two hour workshop through the County of San Mateo's Sustainability Academy to learn the basics of starting your own backyard and worm composting systems! Learn how to turn your food scraps, leaves, and plant cuttings into nutrient-rich compost that helps your garden retain moisture, suppress weeds, […]
The Bird Genoscape Project: Harnessing the Power of Genomics for Migratory Bird Conservation (Online)
Online CA, United StatesMost populations of migratory birds are now threatened. It is estimated that the populations of 1 out of every 2 songbirds are declining in the Western Hemisphere with impacts predicted to worsen with climate change. However, because migratory birds have breeding, migratory, and wintering areas and may move vast distances between them, understanding where the […]
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Description: This troubleshooting workshop will focus on backyard compost piles. A similar one on October 12 will address vermicomposting and worm bins, with registration opening in September. This 2-hour workshop will include: Ten-minute review of backyard composting concepts Answers to your questions (submitted by Wed., August 3) Live Q&A Do you have questions about your […]
Creating Sacred Space in the Garden (Online)
Online CA, United StatesCreating Sacred Space in the Garden Description: The human need to create a quiet, peaceful place in the garden for contemplation, reflection, writing or meditation is as old as the garden itself and is exemplified both in literature and history. Early civilizations designated certain areas in the gardens as sanctuaries or protected space and bounded […]
Audubon Virtual Advocacy Day
Online CA, United StatesBirds of a feather will flock together for Audubon Virtual Advocacy Day on August 3, 2022. Speak up for California’s birds and our communities via ZOOM meetings with your legislators. It’s fun, easy, and makes a BIG difference! We need your voice now. State legislators are making decisions that could save millions of birds and […]
SSMC Virtual Happy Hour: Sustainability Through the Arts (Online)
Online CA, United StatesWed, July 13, 5:30pm – 6:30pm DescriptionYou're invited to meet artists Anthony Bianconi and Joshua Harrison at Sustainable San Mateo County’s free Happy Hour on July 13 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Zoom to explore the connection between art and sustainability – how art can be used to convey healthy messages that raise awareness […]
Seeding Demystified: How to be Successful in Starting New Plants from Seed (Online)
Online CA, United StatesDescription: Come learn the basics of growing plants from seed along with some tips and hacks that make it cheaper and easier to be successful. Presenter Master Gardener: Judith Dean Bio: Trained as a Master Gardener in 2006 by the University of California Cooperative Extension program. Additional training in plant propagation at Foothill College, San Francisco […]