Events
Ongoing
TCEC tends the Local History Museum garden at 190 Anza Street Mission San Jose every second Saturday of the month, 10 am – 12 noon. Drop in to help make the garden beautiful or just watch us work and appreciate the native plant garden.
October
Newark on the Move: A Housing + Climate Forum
Tuesday, October 15, 6-8:30 pm
Ohlone College Newark Center
Eventbrite Registration
The Newark City Council has 4 positions open for election this cycle, the candidates have been invited to answer questions from a live audience on Housing and Climate Change.
Ohlone Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Open House
Saturday, October 19, 2024, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
37175 Hickory St., Newark
- Ambassador Education Animals 10:30-1:00
- Happy Hallow Zoo
- Wildcare Rehab Center
- Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Tours
- Free Crafts and Goodie Bags for the Kids
- Beekeeper Talks & Homegrown Honey
- OHS Therapy Animal Team
- Opportunity Drawings
The Alameda County Water District (ACWD), in partnership with the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), is hosting two landscape workshops this fall! One is an online webinar, and the other is an in-person workshop. Descriptions are below.
Designing Rainwater Catchment Systems in the Landscape
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Online via Zoom.
Learn about features and systems you can add to your landscape for capturing and storing rainwater to use for irrigation. Information about Alameda County Water District’s Rain Barrel rebate will be provided. This webinar is instructed by Chris Corvetti. Register here. Zoom link will be emailed before the class.
Re-Think Your Lawn: Creating Water-Efficient and Climate Resilient Landscapes
Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 10 am – 12 noon.
In person at ACWD’s Headquarters (43885 S Grimmer Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538).
Learn how to transform your water-thirsty lawn into a beautiful, low-maintenance, and water-efficient landscape that can better withstand emerging impacts of climate change, including prolonged droughts. Information about Alameda County Water District’s Lawn Be Gone rebate will be provided. This lecture will be instructed by Frank Niccoli. Register here.