From Our PartnersActerraActerra is hiring for two full-time positions with a start date of July 2022: Director of Development and Digital Media Manager. Learn more and apply: https://www.acterra.org/work-with-us. Acterra has several free events to help you celebrate Earth Month. In-person offerings: EV 101 Workshop "Goodbye Gas: Hello EVs" on April 10 from 3 - 5 pm at Mitchell Park, Palo Alto. Register We Love Earth Festival featuring Acterra's Healthy Plate Marketplace on April 16 from 10 am to 2 pm at Flood Park in Menlo Park. Register Test ride an electric bike for free! April 23, 10 am - 12 pm at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto. Register
Online workshops/classes: “Efficient Heat Pump Hot Water Heaters” on April 13 from 6 - 7 pm PDT. Register "Wellness in the Workplace" panel discussion featuring experts in the green building, green transportation, and sustainability space on April 14, 2022 from 12 - 1:30 pm PDT Register "Savory Spring" recipes taught by Chef Kelvin Briggs, part of Acterra's induction cooking series, on April 21 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm PDT. Register Acterra's Public Lecture by Kristen Shive, forest ecologist at the Nature Conservancy on April 27 from 4 - 5 pm PDT. Register
BioneersBioneers is an innovative nonprofit organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet. Bioneers 2022 Conference will be hosted at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA, during May 13-15. Due to the growing global nature of the Bioneers audience, major components of the conference will also be streamed live online via a virtual conference platform. Drawdown Bay AreaDRAWDOWN Bay Area is a nonprofit organization focused on bringing climate solutions to everyone. We believe that we’re all in this together and that everyone has a role to play to help make a difference. Take this 5-minute survey to help us learn more about which solutions people in the Bay Area are interested in, and what resources you'd like to have that will make it easier for you to be a "climate solutionist". Drawdown: Marin is now MarinCANAfter over 3 years of community-led planning, the identification of 29 local climate solutions, and development of our Strategic Plan, our new name is about what we can do together. MarinCAN accelerate climate action. We are creating a hub for increased coordination so entities throughout the county can work more effectively together to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals, increase community resilience, and meaningfully address and integrate equity in our work. We are excited to continue connecting, supporting, and accelerating the work of our partners. In 2021, we helped secure over $2 million in funding to support 4 MarinCAN endorsed solutions: Zero Emissions Vehicles, Community Resilience Hubs, Marin Biomass Project, and the Marin Carbon Farming Initiative. Visit www.marinclimateaction.org to learn more about our rebrand and the next phase of our work. Root SolutionsBehavior Change How to Guide ALERT: If you are working on anything that aims to change people's actions – from the public to corporate leaders to policy makers (or even your friends) – then the new book Making Shift Happen is a perfect resource. It lays out all the tools needed for behavior change at any level of a system, illustrated through case studies that show the real-world potential of behavior science for a variety of environmental issues, from saving energy to reducing plastic use to encouraging sustainable transportation. Its focus is the environment, but all the tools and techniques are equally applicable to any cause movement. The authors (all from the nonprofit Root Solutions) are offering free webinars in April and May to share more about behavior change, the major barriers that stop us from achieving the actions we seek, and how other organizations have shifted people toward sustainable behaviors by applying the principles laid out. To learn more about this book, the webinars, or behavior change training visit Root Solutions. Sustainable San Mateo County’s 23rd Annual Awards CelebrationWednesday, May 11, 6 to 7 p.m. SSMC will honor four local sustainability champions, Each Green Corner, Kalimah Salahuddin, Seamless Bay Area and Robert Whitehair, along with the 2022 Green Building Award winner, the Marshall Medical Offices on Kaiser Permanente’s Redwood City campus. The All-Electric Leadership Awards, sponsored by Peninsula Clean Energy, will also be announced during the Awards Celebration. SSMC’s Third Annual Virtual Auction will kick off on Wednesday, May 4, and conclude on May 15. Admission to the Awards Celebration is free, but pre-registration is required. Sponsorships are available. Together Bay AreaTOGETHER Bay Area is a regional coalition of nonprofits, public agencies, and Indigenous Tribes working together for climate resilient lands – including lands that are natural, working, rural, and urban. We are hosting a Spring Together Retreat. Part conference, part reunion, part summer camp, the retreat is your invitation to a multi-day dose of reconnection. We’re intentionally calling it a retreat because we want to create space for reflection and re-imagination, deep thoughts and deep breaths, and ideas and inspiration. The Spring Together Retreat is a choose-your-own-adventure kind of opportunity across multiple days. Put together the experience you want to have: Day 1: Tuesday, May 17 – our kick-off will take place virtually Day 2: Wednesday, May 18 – we’ll be live and in person at the Craneway Pavilion, Richmond, CA Bonus Days: Thurs / Fri / Sat, May 19-21 – join a small group for one or two optional Field Trips led by our member organizations
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