Events Calendar
air quality
(Fairfield) Sustainability Walking Tour
Downtown FairfieldFairfield Sustainability Walking Tour 10 am, Downtown Fairfield This informational walk will lead participants through the city's downtown and explore the ways in which Fairfield's infrastructure influences daily decisions that contribute to poor air quality. Starting and ending in the parking lot in front of Dave's Giant Hamburgers, the walk is about 3 miles and will last about 2 […]
(Fairfield) Air Quality Roundtable Conversation
Adult Recreation Center, FairfieldFairfield Air Quality Roundtable Conversation 6-7:30 pm, Adult Recreation Center, Fairfield Sustainable Solano invites Fairfield residents to come together for a conversation focused on air quality issues facing the city. Solano County has the ninth-highest asthma rate of all counties in California. Poor air quality is correlated with higher rates of asthma or another respiratory/cardiovascular disease, along […]
(Fairfield) Illinois Street Community Clean-Up
FairfieldIllinois Street Community Clean Up 10 am-12 pm, Illinois Street, Fairfield Help clean up the weed- and trash-filled lot where we hope to collaborate with Fairfield residents to put in a community garden! Meet your neighbors and take the first steps to transform this lot into a community food-growing sanctuary. The garden/meeting will be at the corner of […]
(Fairfield) Youth-Led Sustainability Walking Tour
Downtown FairfieldFairfield Sustainability Walking Tour 10 am, Downtown Fairfield Join the Youth Air Protectors as they lead you on an informational walk through the city's downtown to explore the ways in which Fairfield's infrastructure influences daily decisions that contribute to poor air quality. Starting and ending in the parking lot in front of Dave's Giant Hamburgers, the […]
(Fairfield) Youth Air Protectors’ Project Presentations
Fairfield Civic Center LibraryYouth Air Protectors' Project Presentations 12:30-2 pm, Fairfield Civic Center Library Learn about the projects SuSol's Youth Air Protectors have been working on as part of their internship. Students will give individual presentations on topics including research regarding the impact of air quality issues in Fairfield to redesigning the city's infrastructure to make it more […]
(Fairfield) Air Quality Roundtable Conversation
Fairfield Community Center 1000 Kentucky St., FairfieldFairfield Air Quality Roundtable Conversation 12-1:30 pm, Fairfield Community Center, 1000 Kentucky St. Sustainable Solano invites Fairfield residents to come together for a conversation focused on air quality issues facing the city. This is the second air quality roundtable. These roundtables and the discussions taking place will help to inform a third meeting this winter to […]
(Fairfield) Tree Guild Workshop
City Church of FairfieldFairfield Tree Guild Workshop 10 am-12 pm, City Church, Fairfield Certified horticulturalist Scott Dodson will discuss the layers that compose a tree guild during this workshop. We will explore how to replicate natural ecosystems in our own backyards and how these urban forests contribute to the benefit of our community. We will have the opportunity to interact with […]
(Fairfield) Air Quality DIY Home Air Filter Workshop
Fairfield Civic Center LibraryDIY Air Quality Workshop What is in the air we breathe? Where does air pollution come from? What can we do to reduce our air pollution and protect our homes? On Oct. 8, Nick Spada, a scientist at the Air Quality Research Center of the University of California, Davis, will be joining us at the Fairfield Civic Center […]
(Fairfield) Demonstration Sustainable Garden Installation – Day 1
Fairfield (Register for Address) FairfieldJoin us on Oct. 21 & Oct. 28 to learn about sustainable landscape design and help install a shade-providing and air-purifying garden based on permaculture principles in Fairfield! The goal of this garden to both provide fresh produce, and to improve the walkability of the street by combatting the urban heat island effect. This public, hands-on […]
(Fairfield) Demonstration Sustainable Garden Installation – Day 2
Fairfield (Register for Address) FairfieldJoin us on Oct. 28 to learn about sustainable landscape design and help install a shade-providing and air-purifying garden based on permaculture principles in Fairfield! The goal of this garden to both provide fresh produce, and to improve the walkability of the street by combatting the urban heat island effect. This public, hands-on installation workshop […]
(Fairfield) Illinois Street Community Clean-Up
FairfieldIllinois Street Community Clean Up 10 am-12 pm, Illinois Street, Fairfield Come to help clean up the weed and trash-filled lot where we hope to collaborate with Fairfield residents to put in a community garden! Meet your neighbors and take the first steps to transform the weed and trash-filled lot into a community food-growing sanctuary. Learn more […]
(Fairfield) Cover Crop Workshop
Illinois Street Garden, FairfieldFairfield Cover Crop Workshop 10 am-3 pm, Illinois Street Garden, Fairfield Help us prepare for the development of a food forest in the new year. During this hands-on garden workday we will improve the soil to increase the yield of future in-ground plants and trees. This is an exciting opportunity to meet your neighbors and learn more about cover crops, permaculture, […]
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