When: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 11am – 4pm
Where: Southside Park, 600 T Street, Sacramento CA
Sacramento Earth Day, hosted by ECOS, is the largest Earth Day celebration in the Sacramento region. Join us on April 21, 2024 at Southside Park in Sacramento, for a free, family-friendly event, with opportunities to learn and network about sustainability. We will have 150 exhibitors and vendors, and hundreds of attendees.
Click here to learn all about Sacramento Earth Day.
On March 18, 2024, ECOS submitted a comment letter on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact (DSEIR) for the Sacramento County WattEV Innovative Freight Terminal (SWIFT) Project, Control Number: PLER2023-00069. We believe the document has substantial omissions and should be revised and recirculated.
On March 18, 2024, ECOS submitted a letter of support for the nomination of the City of Sacramento 2040 General Plan and Climate Action & Adaptation Plan for an American Planning Association Sacramento Valley Section – Comprehensive Plan Award.
April 27, 2024, 9:30am – 4pm
The Gardens Gone Native tour is a free garden tour featuring thirty plus California native plant home and school gardens in the Sacramento region. Gardens are comprised predominantly of California native plants in the urban landscape. These gardens feature a variety of ways in which native plants can flourish in the home garden. Some are professionally designed while others are more functional and are a mix use of natives, food production, and living spaces. You will find delightful and sustainable gardens that harness water, create habitats, and add a sense of place. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask garden hosts about their choices and challenges. After registration you will receive the map and tour brochure information the week before the tour begins.
Registration: https://www.sacvalleycnps.org/gardens-gone-native-tour/
Video: 2023 tour https://www.cbsnews.com/gooddaysacramento/video/gardens-gone-native-plant-tour/#x
Contact: gardensgonenative[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: https://www.sacvalleycnps.org/gardens-gone-native-tour/
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By Tom Philp | March 6, 2024 | The Sacramento Bee
The politics of the Sacramento region have long been fueled by its expansion, with land speculators, developers, builders and trade unions funding political campaigns. But the extraordinary power of this political bloc needs to be checked before they cost the region hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding and blow up Sacramento’s climate goals.
Click here to read the full article: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article285860766.html#storylink=cpy
Related to inhibiting sprawl, SACOG is tasked with developing a new 25-year housing plan that lowers GHG emissions in Sacramento’s six-county region. The Land Use and Natural Resources Committee of SACOG will receive important new information on the region’s future housing demand on March 7, 2024. To watch a recording of the meeting, go to https://www.sacog.org/meetings/meeting-agendas; Advanced Search – insert meeting date, then see Item History.
When: Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 4:30pm
Where: The Rink Studios, 1031 Del Paso Boulevard Sacramento, CA 95815
Join us for a dynamic, multimodal event highlighting the potential for new transit-oriented housing and mixed-use development along Del Paso Boulevard.
We’ll begin with a walking tour showcasing opportunities around the existing Globe Light Rail Station and the planned Valley Rail station connecting Sacramento to a new and growing train network spanning the Central Valley and Bay Area.
The main event program closes with a series of presentations exploring Del Paso Boulevard’s bright future as a vibrant hub for inclusive economic development and community growth.
Attendees may attend the whole event including tour or arrive in time for presentations. Complimentary refreshments provided.
4:30 PM Pre-event walking tour
Walking tour highlighting corridor anchor businesses, growing transit options, and sites of potential new housing and development. With guides from Del Paso Boulevard Partnership and other organizations.
5:30 PM Main event
Speakers from Del Paso Boulevard Partnership, Sacramento Regional Transit, Valley Rail and The City of Sacramento provide engaging multimedia presentations illustrating the history of Del Paso Boulevard and its bright future as a hub for intersecting transit lines and expanded transit-oriented housing. Free refreshments provided.
Print or screenshot the flyer below to ride SacRT for FREE to and from the event.
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