August 14, 2010 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM is E-Waste Collection Day Presented by Antelope Lions Club at the Antelope High School Parking Lot, 7801 Titan Drive, Antelope, CA 95843. Continue Reading »

Do you love to garden? Passionate about our local water resources and saving water?  Want to help your community?  Then YOU are just the kind of person Sacramento needs to be water Conservation Ambassador to help educate neighbors about saving water and our natural resources.

Water Conservation Workshop and Volunteer Information and Training Session Monday August 23, 2010, from 6-8PM at the Asian Community Center, 7375 Greenhaven Drive, Sacramento, CA.  For more information, please call (916) 808-1400.

Sacramento’s 200+ parks, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, and wide ranging programs help make Sacramento a more livable city for all. Now you can help support these important community programs and assets through sponsorships.

The Department of Parks and Recreation has developed a new program called the Community Sponsorship Initiative (CSI). The goal of the program is to recruit individuals, groups, and local businesses to support the City’s parks and recreation system by sponsoring essential programs, services, and facilities, all of which serve the needs of children, youth, and older adults.

Sponsors can be recognized in a wide variety of ways, including recognition through acknowledgement letters and certificates, on special event literature and materials, on CSI’s website, and also given the opportunity to place commercial advertising in the Department’s Recreation Magazine or at specific specialized facilities.

Below are the programs, facilities, and initiatives currently in need of your sponsorship support: Continue Reading »

May 20, 2010, in support of the regional “Bike to Work Day”, Regional Parks will host Park ‘n’ Ride: a special day of FREE parking at four locations along the American River Parkway. The American River Parkway Jedediah Smith Bike Trail is popular among local bike commuters, and Park ‘n’ Ride this is the perfect chance for novice commuters to give commuting by bicycle a try. Parking fees will be waived at the following locations: Continue Reading »

U C Davis Whole Earth Festival, From the Ground Up, starts today and continues through Sunday.  There will be lots to do and learn everything from food to fire dancers.  Come and learn how to love your earth.  The Festival is held on the Quad of UC Davis. The street address is 1 Shields Ave., Davis CA  95616. Continue Reading »

The 61st Annual Fair Oaks Spring Fest (formerly Fiesta Days) is this weekend May 1 and 2, 2010, at 10224 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks, CA 95628.  This year’s theme is “Go GREEN for Spring”.  This two full day family event draws more than 10,000 people from all over Northern California. Continue Reading »

Celebrate Earth Day in Sacramento on Thursday, April 22, 2010 - FREE entertainment and interactive learning activities from 9am – 2pm at City Hall Plaza, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA & Cesar Chavez Park, 10^th and I Street.  Come enjoy the fun and celebrate the earth.  For more information please call the Earth Day HOTLINE (916) 808-6525. Continue Reading »

The Sacramento Department of Utilities is offering Water Conservation Workshops to help educate residents and businesses about conservation, the water conservation ordinance, and provide valuable tips and information about ways to be water smart.

2010 Water Conservation Workshop Calendar Continue Reading »

Farmer's Market has everything, even UGLY APPLES

I don’t know why, but spring makes me want to turn over a new leaf.  I don’t mean just spring cleaning or the first real weekend of working in the yard.  No, I mean getting back to the earth, thoughts of growing my own vegetables, maybe I’ll even get some chickens and have fresh eggs and get a cow and make my own butter.  Okay, those are visions of grandeur, maybe even hallucinations, but those thoughts did inspire me to visit the Farmer’s Market at 8^{t h} and W Street (the one under the freeway that’s open all year long every Sunday morning from 8:00AM to noon). Continue Reading »

Sacramento Zoo’s Earth Fest is on Saturday April 3, 2010 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM at 3930 West Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822.  What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by visiting the animals we share the Earth with. Continue Reading »