Upcoming Events

Purpose Workshop with Blue Zones Petaluma
Jan
29

Purpose Workshop with Blue Zones Petaluma

Feeling a little lost? January is a great time to assess our life’s purpose and align our values and our actions in meaningful ways. To help you find new inspiration, we invite you to attend this free workshop facilitated by our partner, Blue Zones Project Petaluma.

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Book Club - What if We Get it Right? Part 1
Feb
4

Book Club - What if We Get it Right? Part 1

Our first book, “What if We Get it Right?” by Ayana, Elizabeth Johnson.

Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures.

Because this has so much good, juicy content, we are dividing our book club conversation into four parts.

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Water Recycling Facility Tour #2
Feb
12

Water Recycling Facility Tour #2

Due to popular demand, we’re hosting a second tour!

Explore Petaluma's Fascinating Infrastructure: The Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility Tour

Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Petaluma’s Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility! Discover how our community transforms wastewater into high-quality recycled water, helping protect the environment and support local ecosystems. 

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Team Leader Training March 2025
Mar
9

Team Leader Training March 2025

Our Cool Team program brings neighbors or friends together so that we can take care of each other while we take care of the planet.

Enthusiastic community members step up and join one of our free half-day trainings to become Team Leaders. They then gather their neighbors or friends and kickstart community climate action by making a fun, welcoming environment for people to get curious, explore ideas, and take action together.

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Mending Circle every Third Thursday
Jan
16

Mending Circle every Third Thursday

A Cool Petaluma & Blue Zones Project Petaluma Collaboration

Do you have clothes with holes? Knitting projects to finish? Buttons to re-attach? Bring your knitting needles, sewing kit, or even your sewing machine and mend with us! 

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Water Recycling Facility Tour
Jan
15

Water Recycling Facility Tour

Explore Petaluma's Fascinating Infrastructure: The Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility Tour

Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Petaluma’s Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility! Discover how our community transforms wastewater into high-quality recycled water, helping protect the environment and support local ecosystems. 

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Mending Circle every Third Thursday
Dec
19

Mending Circle every Third Thursday

A Cool Petaluma & Blue Zones Project Petaluma Collaboration

Do you have clothes with holes? Knitting projects to finish? Buttons to re-attach? Bring your knitting needles, sewing kit, or even your sewing machine and mend with us! 

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Shindig 2024
Dec
5

Shindig 2024

Our THIRD annual Stakeholder Shindig is a time to celebrate all of the amazing community-led climate action work that has been done this year and support next year's efforts to keep going!

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Mending Circle every Third Thursday
Nov
21

Mending Circle every Third Thursday

A Cool Petaluma & Blue Zones Project Petaluma Collaboration

Do you have clothes with holes? Knitting projects to finish? Buttons to re-attach? Bring your knitting needles, sewing kit, or even your sewing machine and mend with us! 

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Climate Cafe - Exploring Our Emotions
Oct
29

Climate Cafe - Exploring Our Emotions

Do you feel.... Overwhelmed by the constant stream of horrific climate news? Grief at seeing so much loss and destruction? Anxious about the future? Numb and detached? Frustrated by the "big players" who are doing too little to address the crisis? These are normal reactions to what is happening around us.

This event provides an open, informal, respectful gathering where you can safely explore your thoughts, experiences, and emotional responses to the climate crisis.

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Mending Circle every Third Thursday
Oct
17

Mending Circle every Third Thursday

A Cool Petaluma & Blue Zones Project Petaluma Collaboration

Do you have clothes with holes? Knitting projects to finish? Buttons to re-attach? Bring your knitting needles, sewing kit, or even your sewing machine and mend with us! 

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Climate Professionals Mixer
Oct
7

Climate Professionals Mixer

Calling all climate scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, contractors, writers, artists, and beyond! Cool Petaluma invites all those working to address our climate crisis to a community mixer at Crooked Goat Brewing.

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Cool Petaluma Info Session
Mar
8

Cool Petaluma Info Session

Wondering if this program might be right for you and your neighbors? Join us for a one-hour information session that will help you experience what it is like to be a Team Leader so you can decide if you are ready to step up and put your block on the map!

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Carbon Gardening Happy Hour, part 3: Drought, Floods, and Working with Water
Mar
1

Carbon Gardening Happy Hour, part 3: Drought, Floods, and Working with Water

Come grab dinner or drinks and join us for a conversation about how water drives the carbon cycle, the shared causes of drought and flood, rainwater harvesting and more!

For this third event in our Carbon Gardening series, join Connor DeVane of Daily Acts and Spencer Sutton of Integrative Native Artisans for happy hour at Aqus! Arrive at 5:30 to grab dinner or drinks and settle in…..

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Cool Petaluma Info Session
Feb
22

Cool Petaluma Info Session

Wondering if this program might be right for you and your neighbors? Join us for a one-hour information session that will help you experience what it is like to be a Team Leader so you can decide if you are ready to step up and put your block on the map!

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Cool Petaluma Info Session
Feb
8

Cool Petaluma Info Session

Wondering if this program might be right for you and your neighbors? Join us for a one-hour information session that will help you experience what it is like to be a Team Leader so you can decide if you are ready to step up and put your block on the map!

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Cool Petaluma Info Session
Jan
18

Cool Petaluma Info Session

Wondering if this program might be right for you and your neighbors? Join us for a one-hour information session that will help you experience what it is like to be a Team Leader so you can decide if you are ready to step up and put your block on the map!

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Join the Thermostat Challenge!
Nov
30
to Dec 31

Join the Thermostat Challenge!

With Ukraine bracing for a long, cold winter and the northeast United States already rationing heating oil, let’s challenge ourselves to turn down the heat and put on some warmer clothes.

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eBike Meetup for Curious People
Nov
19

eBike Meetup for Curious People

Interested in eBikes? A group of local ebike owners will be showing off their ebikes and will be available for conversations about their experiences, good and bad. The idea is that you will better be able to determine the ebike what’s right for you.

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First Friday at Five Bike Ride
Nov
4

First Friday at Five Bike Ride

Mark your calendars with this recurring event!

At 5 pm every First Friday of the month, join us at Walnut Park on the corner of D St. and Petaluma Blvd. South. From there, we’ll set off around town to help create a real bicycling culture in Petaluma!

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Tri-City Electrification Workshop
Sep
19

Tri-City Electrification Workshop

Electrification Workshop

Cool Irvine has partnered with several organizations to bring you this informative Electrification Workshop! Sean Armstrong, energy efficiency expert with Redwood Energy will be answering your questions.

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