They say you can’t fight City Hall, but in this case you  can change it!  This past Saturday, October 24, over 200 volunteers did just that as Petaluma once again shone as the stellar community that it is. Three non-profit groups, Petaluma Bounty, Rebuilding Together Petaluma and Daily Acts teamed up with Petaluma Water Resources and various city departments to take part in a worldwide endeavor called International Day of Climate Action.

The event brought hundreds of volunteers to City Hall – not inside the chambers – but out where the grass is green – or was. The purpose of the day’s event was to transform the water intensive turf surrounding City Hall into a dynamic, water harvesting eco-scape. Yes, a water-harvesting eco-scape. Imagine, no more watering the grounds. Amazing. This catchment system will collect rainwater from the roof of City Hall to be used in watering the new community gardens, made in raised beds which were constructed and installed with native and edible plants. All told, an estimated four million gallons of water will be saved annually at Petaluma City Hall .

 

This wonderful day was covered by Petaluma 360 here and you can also read about one volunteer’s personal experience here.

So, once again, Petaluma is on the forefront of contemporary conservation measures, community service, and collaboration. See, you can fight city hall – and everyone wins!


Posted by:Martha O’Hayer