Sustainable Marin Fall Events

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Updates from our Projects and Chapters
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Join Green Change at Ember Stomp on Sep. 6

Join us at Ember Stomp 2025! This free festival about wildlife prevention and climate resilience takes place in the Marin Fairgrounds in San Rafael, on Saturday, September 6, 10am-4pm.

Visit the Green Change Exhibit about sustainable living, with fun activities for all ages! Look for our big earth globe by the lagoon, next to climate action booths by Resilient Neighborhoods, Fairfax Climate Action Committee and Zero Waste Marin. Stop by Environmental Alley to learn about climate action, clean energy, electric vehicles, green homes and gardens, wildfire prevention, healthy food and resilient communities.

Would you like to volunteer to help host the cool Green Change Exhibit? Sign up here to give us a hand. Hope to see you soon!

🌿 See your Neighbors’ Green Home! 🌿

Interested in making the switch to electric and make your home more sustainable? Acterra’s 2025 Marin Green@Home Tour is the perfect event for you!

This Fall, Marin homeowners will be showcasing their sustainable homes for their community members to learn more green home upgrades. Replacing gas appliances with electric ones, incorporating solar panels, improving insulation, using sustainable building materials, or adding water-saving features—these are just a few of the possible upgrades you can potentially learn about from your neighbor! Come get inspired to make similar changes and move toward a healthier, more energy-efficient future.

Read about how one of the presenters converted their home

Party for a Cooler Planet

October 19th, 2025

3-6 pm

Hilltop Location in San Rafael

Doors and Bar Open at 3 pm.

Join us at Resilient Neighborhoods’ Party for a Cooler Planet and 15th birthday bash! Wear your party clothes to revel in this movement we’ve grown together, and recharge your spirit for the work ahead.

Enjoy the stellar sounds of the Hot Club of San Francisco guitar duo as you nosh on hearty bites and sip festive refreshments. Lift your spirits as you connect with friends old and new who share your passion for protecting the planet.

Get Tickets to Party for a Cooler Planet Today

Upcoming Resilient Neighborhood Workshops

Join a free Climate Action Workshop to reduce your carbon footprint and prepare your family and community for the impacts of climate change. These transformative 5-meeting sessions kick off on Sept 11 or Sept 17.

Find out more and register

We invite you to celebrate

Sustainable San Rafael's

20th Anniversary

For all those who over the years have supported

our shared efforts to curb Climate Change

and strengthen our community's

Environment, Economy, and Equity

Honoring

2025 Sustainability Hero Bill Carney

(President for 15 of those years)

Sunday, September 28

3:00 - 5:00pm

Ounces Outdoors, 5800 Northgate Drive

A time to raise a toast to two decades

of progress, and rededicate ourselves to a green, vibrant, and equitable future!

Please contact Matt Hartzell at mhartzell@wtb.com for an invitation and additional event details.

Project Updates

PlasticFree Marin will be presenting "BYO, the antidote to plastic pollution" to the San Anselmo Sustainability Committee on August 25 and to the Sausalito Women's Club on September 20 at Sausalito Books-by-the-Bay. After an August break, monthly meetings will resume (2nd Tuesday of the month) on September 9 via zoom.

Find out more

Summer Fun with Painted Bins

Painted Bins had an impactful summer educating Marin youth about the importance of waste reduction. Our Teaching Artist shared environmental and arts education with 20 students at a Marin City summer camp hosted by partner, Bridge the Gap. As a participant in their afterschool program at Sausalito’s Martin Luther King Academy this fall, we will expand this reach. The student-created posters from these programs will be featured on Sausalito’s waste collection bins. During a San Rafael Farmers’ Market, children created colorful take-home posters that illustrated how to properly sort disposable items into the correct bins. This interactive activity was part of our community outreach in partnership with the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. With the school year beginning, Painted Bins is excited to continue our educational programs that empower Marin youth to be environmental stewards and inspire climate action.

Climate Action in Mill Valley

Sustainable Mill Valley has been mobilizing climate advocates in our community to voice their support for green building code updates that promote electrification. In response to these efforts, the City of Mill Valley is updating its building codes to require certain home renovation projects to meet a target energy score, which will encourage energy efficiency and electrification measures.

April Dark Sky Events

Dark Sky West Marin has received the final tally from our April Dark Sky event, and we are excited to report that our bottom line is now three times what it was when we first joined Sustainable Marin. We are thankful to Sustainable Marin for sponsoring us. Currently, we are seeking more volunteers to help us manage our growth, particularly anyone with technical skills or experience in non-profit leadership.

Contact Peggy to volunteer

Climate Partners

Interns Present Summer Research

350 Marin's summer college interns Megan Henderson (The Benefits of Urban Trees for Equity, Health, and Sustainability) and Charlotte Kingman (Tiburon's Carbon Shadow: The Local Footprint of Global Wealth) presented their research on August 7th.

Summer college intern Dante D'Amico did his final research presentation last month on "General Plans: Climate and Environmental Justice".

For more information about our interns, check out our internship page.

Teens Ebike Smart

Ready to level up your e-bike game?

Join other middle and high school riders for Teen E-bike Smart Marin, a fun, on-the-road class that’ll boost your confidence and skills just in time for school.

Saturday, September 6, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Mill Valley Middle School

Whether you’re cruising to school, hitting the trails, or just riding with friends, this class will help you stay safe, ride smooth, and have more fun.

This class is free - all you need is your e-bike and a helmet. We’ll take care of the rest!

Actions

subscribe to Weekly Climate Actions HERE

Send a Message to Marin Water

Tell Marin Water to Focus on Conservation

Marin Water is learning that increasing water supply has serious environmental consequences. Two projects to raise dams had to be scrapped.

Now a new report shows that 10% of its customers uses almost as much water as raising the Nicasio Dam would have provided. There are far less expensive solutions if the district focused on conservation or recycled water for its largest users. A recent editorial in the IJ lauds the need for conservation to protect our water supply.

Contact the Water board and ask them to refocus their efforts on large water users. Even better, attend the meetings.

Email Water Board

Polluters Pay Climate Superfund: A Common-Sense Solution

Can you ask your town to pass a resolution for the Superfund Act which is co-sponsored by Assemblyman Damon Connelly. So far there are 3 councilmembers independently signed on as supporters

Mayor of Corte Madera, Pat Ravasio

Mayor of San Anselmo, Tarell Kullaway

Vice Mayor of Mill Valley, Max Perry

The climate crisis is a fossil-fuel crisis. A small number of the world’s largest corporations have emitted the bulk of global greenhouse pollution, raking in immense profits while we all pay the price. The Climate Superfund Act (SB 684 & AB 1243) would ensure polluters pay their fair share for the climate damage they have caused in California.

To get involved contact Melody Schumacher

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