Last week Chattanooga – yes Tennessee – launched their campaign to become a National Park City and are now vying with us in Sacramento to be first in North America. They recorded the launch and it’s very inspiring to see the support from London and Adeliade. I love this short description – “We are bringingContinue reading “We’ve got competition (friendly competition)”
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City Nature Challenge
Did you know we are in a biodiversity hotspot – one of only 33 worldwide covering less that 2.5% of the globe? We are! Join us in documenting all the crazy plants and animals that live here with the City Nature Challenge this weekend and be a Citizen Scientist! It’s easy – get the iNaturalistContinue reading “City Nature Challenge”
National Park City Festival starts April 15!
Our month-long celebration to explore the region’s nature, public art, and history starts this Saturday and will be filled with events like hikes, bike rides, tours, garden days, mural paintings, trail building, and much more! Sacramento365 is our promotional partner has created a Festival Page where you can explore and register for the events coming this month.Continue reading “National Park City Festival starts April 15!”
Regeneration
I was able to visit Soil Born Farms for their Regenerative Ag Farm Tour yesterday and it was amazing to see the diversity of techniques and habitats they are creating. In their plans are agroforestry with native oaks and elderberry, and native grasslands with grazing. Soil Born is abuzz with activity and you can seeContinue reading “Regeneration”
Arbor Week, Hanami, and Green Drinks Are Here
Eventhough it’s been cold, the blossoms are starting to spread around town and remind us of our beautiful trees getting ready to shade us all summer! We have to celebrate early in CA, so Arbor Week starts now! Sacramento Tree Foundation gives you some tips on how to Hanami by enjoying the cherry blossoms andContinue reading “Arbor Week, Hanami, and Green Drinks Are Here”
Saving Open Space
With the state and nation setting goals to conserve 30% of our land by 2030 I’ve wondered what our baseline in the Sacramento area is. Turns out it’s only 7%, so we have a long way to go here! If you would like to hear what local land trusts are doing to try and preserveContinue reading “Saving Open Space”
Learning Ops
Some great ones coming fast! Thursday the Spring Speaker Series kicks off at Camp Pollock with Vernal Pools – I’ve always heard of Carol Witham and excited to hear her expertise! Sac Splash has their Critter Walks to tour the pools on March 5 and 19 so reserve a spot. Friday Atrium 916 is hostingContinue reading “Learning Ops”
Good things coming in 23
Next year has a lot of great projects are starting that have potential to improve our region! The new Del Rio Trail that will connect Land Park south to Freeport will move dirt, Broadway will finally get a road diet that will make it much safer for bikes and ped crossings, SACOG funded a newContinue reading “Good things coming in 23”
What in the World?
Part of the fun of this National Park City initiative is we get to collaborate and learn with groups all over the globe! Right now there is a ton going on that you can join in! That’s just a taste. In January we are going to launch in person meetings to see how we canContinue reading “What in the World?”
916 Day
Our September list was missing a key event we just learned about – 916 Day! Celebrate the City of Trees with plantings in council districts around the city – and not all of them are on the 16th – a lot seem to be on the 10th and the 17th, but the Garcia Bend celebrationContinue reading “916 Day”
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