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In this Issue
- Winter Grads- Weathering Together
- Summer Climate Action Workshops
- Waste Webinar Raffle Winner!
- Resilient Neighborhoods in the Community
- News from Our Partners
- Community Events Calendar
| | Way to Go Weathering Together! | | |
Congrats, Weathering Together, our 140th Climate Action Team. This team included 12 people from Larkspur, Novato, and San Rafael. Team members joined forces to take some impactful actions!
Brooke enjoyed learning about local resources and rebate programs—such as QuitCarbon, free water consultations from the water districts, and county electrification support programs. She appreciated reminders about small actions like reducing phantom energy use and learned more about the impact of food waste. The workshop helped her start planning for larger future changes and made the sometimes overwhelming task of home electrification feel more manageable.
Diane is committed to eating more organic, plant-based, and locally sourced food since it is better for both health and the environment! She is also exploring future home
electrification upgrades, including
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replacing aging appliances and transitioning to induction cooking.
Heidi now better understands the size of individuals’ carbon footprints and is inspired to make lifestyle changes, including reducing air travel! She appreciated having practical reminders and tools to keep sustainability goals visible in daily life.
Javier is planting 30 trees and getting a portable induction cooktop, which allows him, as a renter, to reduce cooking with gas. He is also unplugging electronics and appliances when not in use to avoid the phantom energy use, and inspiring others to start composting!
The workshop increased the team's awareness of the environmental impact of daily habits and empowered them to make positive changes.
Thank you, Weather Together! (And for having one of the best team pictures!)
| | Join a Climate Action Workshop | | Beat the Heat and Take Climate Action this Summer! | | | |
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Thursday Workshop Kickoff:
June 11 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm
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Wednesday Workshop Kickoff:
June 17 | 4:30 - 6:00 pm
| Free for Marin Renters & Homeowners! | | |
"Excellent workshop to find ways that are accessible, perhaps that one might have overlooked, to do one's part to help our climate." Anne Sapp, The Resilience (Winter 2026)
"This program is helpful and impactful for any community member to participate in. I appreciate learning actionable ways we can increase our climate resilience, live more sustainable lives, and increase our personal preparedness. I've updated my action plan with my short-term and long-term goals. I've also updated my go-bag and used your forms to improve our household emergency preparedness plan." Allison Nygaard, The Resilience (Winter 2026)
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| Congrats to our Waste Webinar Raffle Winner! | |
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Resilient Neighborhoods held our first Sustainable Home Basics: Waste Reduction Made Easy webinar on Wednesday, May 20. The webinar drew strong participation and covered a wide range of practical local resources for reuse, recycling, composting, and repair throughout Marin County.
Participants were entered into a raffle, and Joel Yau of San Rafael won a Zero Waste Marin compost container! If you would like to dive deeper into these topics, join one of our upcoming Climate Action Workshops.
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Thank you to our Volunteers
Big thanks to Bob Brown, Grace Carter, and Kate Linforth for sharing climate action tips with the community at the Novato Clean Energy Expo and to Deirdre Fennessy, Leslie Stone, and Alison Pence for representing Resilient Neighborhoods at the Bon Air Spring Fair! Thanks to this wonderful show of volunteer support, Resilient Neighborhoods was able to attend these two events on the same day!
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Fairfax Festival & EcoFest-
June 13 & 14
Join us at the Fairfax Festival and look for us in the Fairfax Parade on Saturday, June 13! We will be marching alongside fellow Marin Sustainable organizations to celebrate community climate action.
We’d love for you to stop by and say hello at EcoFest at the Fairfax Pavilion! It’s going to be a fantastic event with lots of eco-friendly and socially conscious organizations and vendors. Check out the educational resources, sustainable products, and inspiring environmental initiatives. We hope to see you there!
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Not sure how much water your plants need? Marin Water’s Weekly Watering Schedule makes it easy by providing simple, up-to-date watering recommendations based on current weather conditions, your landscape, and your irrigation system.
Delivered every Friday during the growing season, the schedule helps you water efficiently while keeping your landscape healthy. Use the button to the left to subscribe and receive the weekly schedule by email.
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When the weather gets extreme, your energy use doesn't have to follow suit. You can lower your bill and use cleaner energy by remembering one simple tip: daytime = savings time. 📉⚡️
Abundant solar power provides clean, renewable energy to the grid during the daytime off-peak hours, before 4 p.m. From 4-9 p.m., demand increases, and more expensive gas-fired plants often come online.
Try these tips to keep your house cool during the day.
- Lower your thermostat to cool your home before 4 p.m. when rates are cheapest, then turn it up to 78°F during peak hours.
- Use fans to circulate air and lighten the load for your AC.
- Keep shades and shutters closed during the day to block out heat. At night, open your windows to let in the cross breeze.
Using timers or remote apps can help you manage your consumption effortlessly while keeping the grid green. 🏡💚
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Wondering what a Marin Green Business does to get certified? These local businesses have demonstrated that they take action to reduce the environmental impacts of their business.
These are just examples of our Green Business requirements, which span energy, waste, water, transportation, community, and more:
- Improve energy efficiency through daily operations & equipment upgrades.
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Divert waste through reuse, recycling, and composting.
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Avoid single-use plastic in foodware, packaging, and beyond.
- Incentivize sustainable commuting for employees.
- Use certified non-toxic cleaning products.
....and more!
If you own a business in Marin and would like to get certified, reach out to the Marin Sustainability Team at Energy@MarinCounty.gov.
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Saturday, June 6 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST. Corte Madera Repair Fair + Book & Clothing Swap. Reuse Alliance & Zero Waste Marin. Location: Corte Madera Community Center, 498 Tamalpais Drive. If you have a household item in need of repair and want to learn about fixing it, visit the Repair Fair! Pre-register here.
Saturday, June 9 | 9:00 am - 2:00 pm PST. National Trails Day Stewardship. Marin Water. Join Marin Water to improve your favorite trails on the Mt. Tam Watershed. In celebration of National Trails Day, this event will be open to a larger number of volunteers and include lunch! During this event, they will be building a causeway near Bon Tempe Lake to improve trail and water crossing accessibility. Volunteers will be assisting with transporting rock and dirt materials for the project. Registration Required.
Wednesday, June 24 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST. Making Incentives Work for You. San Anselmo Library & San Anselmo Climate Action Commission. Location: San Anselmo Town Council Chambers. SolarCraft representatives will share how pass-through tax credits can make solar panels, battery storage, and heat pumps more affordable for homeowners. Registration Required.
| | Please Support Resilient Neighborhoods | | Your donation to Resilient Neighborhoods helps keep our program free and accessible to all Marin residents, and is fully tax-deductible. | | | |
Thank you!
Resilient Neighborhoods is a fiscally sponsored project of Sustainable Marin,
a 501c3 nonprofit, EIN 94-3308034.
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