Sustainability Events
For questions or collaboration opportunities, email cballard@townofwindsor.ca.gov or call 707-838-1026
“Seasonal Decoration Swap & DIY Holiday Greenery " - 11/7/2026, 11am-2pm
Huerta Gym
Come trade, drop off, or pick up fall decorations and learn how to create your own living arrangements with local plant materials provided by the Windsor Garden Club. This is an informal drop-in setting to spotlight how nature's simple beauty inspires creative reuse.
- All materials provided, but feel free to bring your extra tools and greens to share!
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and the Windsor Garden Club
"Repair Fair and Seasonal Swap" - 12/5/2026, 1-4pm
Huerta Gym
Do you have a lamp, small appliance, textile, bag, or bike in need of repair? Bring it to the Repair Fair!
Volunteers and specialized repair professionals will be on-hand to help repair your items. We ask that you stay with your item while it's being fixed, so you can learn tips for future maintenance, how to shop for repairable goods, and even how to repair things yourself
Please register your item at www.reusealliance.org
Stay for a seasonal swap to drop and pick up preloved decorations and clothing. You are not required to bring items to participate in the swap, we would just like to see you there!
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and the Reuse Alliance
Past events:
"3rd Annual Green Halloween Party & Swap" - 10/16/2026, 3-5pm
Huerta Gymnasium
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and Sonoma County Resource Recovery
Costume/decoration swap, spooky repurposed crafts, snacks, and BYO t-shirt printing with the Zero Waste Week logo! Grab your reusable cup, preloved items, and get ready to party!
Last year's Green Halloween Party was so fun! See the recap here
“Smart Savings for Local Businesses" - 10/19/2026, 10am-1pm
Windsor Regional Library
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and the Sonoma County Economic Development Collaborative
This hands-on workshop provided resources for best practices and practical financial strategies to save money. Businesses and nonprofits got to meet local agencies providing efficiency and value-creation resources including workforce incentives, utilities, water, and trash service to improve your bottom line.
Special guests included PG&E, Sonoma Clean Power, various local Chambers of Commerce, Sonoma County Resource Recovery, Sonoma County Job Link, Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN), and the California Office of the Small Business Advocate within The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development!
Click here to view the bilingual presentation slides
Schedule:
- English session 10-11
- Resource fair 11-12
- Spanish session 12-1
Windsor Creek "Walk and Talk" - 10/3/2026, 10am-12pm
Meet outside the Windsor Senior Center (9231 Foxwood Dr)
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and the California Native Plant Society - Milo-Baker Chapter
Bring sun protection, closed-toe shoes, and a water bottle
- Join us as we celebrate fall and what is happening in our neighborhood along Windsor Creek!
- Talk about Windsor Creek’s place in the Russian River Watershed
- Identify native and non-native plants along the creek, and share restoration stories
- Get an update on the invasive species removal project, see our project areas, and look for any changes
Creek Week Guided Bird Walk - 10/24/2026, 4-6pm
Meet outside the Windsor Senior Center (9231 Foxwood Dr)
Hosted by the Town of Windsor in collaboration with Teresa & Miles Tuffli from "I'm Birding Right Now"
Russian River Watershed Trash Cleanup - 9/19/2026 from 8-10am - meeting at 8700 Lakewood Dr.
“Native Plant Seed Propagation" - 9/19/2026, 10:30am-12pm
Windsor Regional Library
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and Habitat Corridor Project
Register here
Native Pollinator Stewardship Day - 9/12/2026, 9-11am
Michael A. Hall Park @ 431 Jane Dr (meet us at northwest corner)
Volunteers joined the Town of Windsor and April Owens from the Habitat Corridor Project to learn how to care for native plants that fight fire, save water, and create a diverse habitat for pollinators.
“Community Garden Tour & Small Tool Swap" - 8/8/2026, 10am-12pm
9291 Old Redwood Hwy at Joe Rodota Dr & Windsor Rd
Led by nonprofit Windsor Garden Club, this tour showcased different gardening options available to community members, natural pest control, and the Best Hope pollinator garden. Come for the garden tour and snacks, stay to swap garden tools!
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and the Windsor Garden Club . *no motorized tools allowed*
“Life with Less Plastic" - 7/17/2026, 5-6pm
Windsor Regional Library
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and Barbara McChesney from McSisters Tackle Plastic
Are you finding it hard to avoid single-use plastics in daily life? Come join us to learn about plastic-free alternatives to purchasing and storing food and drink, household items, and more. The planet is suffering, human health is suffering, but with mindful choices we can work together toward better stewardship of the environment and our own health. Leave with some reusable goodies and confidence in a lower-plastic future!
Presentation slides here
“Landscaping with Native Plants for Year-Round Color" - Saturday June 13, 10:30am-noon
Windsor Regional Library
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and April Owens from the Habitat Corridor Project
In this workshop, participants learned how to strategically select native plants and arrange them so their landscapes will have color all year long.
“Traditional Ecological Knowledge Walkabout" - June 2, 6-7pm
Meet in front of the Windsor Regional Library
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and Hybrid Indigenous Stewardship
An interactive session with the Hybrid Indigenous Stewardship where participants learned about indigenous ways of understanding and stewarding the natural environment during a walkabout to identify and discuss native plants and ecosystem health. Participants gained insights into traditional ecological methods that can be applied to contemporary environmental challenges.
Bilingual flyer here
“Home Hardening and Defensible Space" - May 8, 4-5:30pm
Windsor Regional Library
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and your local Sonoma County Fire District team!
Come learn what you can do to make your home more fire-resilient on a budget. Your efforts can have huge lasting impacts on the survival of your home and surrounding community.
Bilingual flyer here
No workshop for April. Earth Day special events:
Earth Day Celebration - April 19 from 10am-1pm on the Windsor Town Green in conjunction with the Windsor Certified Farmers Market
Reuse and Repair Fair - April 19 from 10am-1pm in the Huerta Gymnasium - Facilitated by the local nonprofit Reuse Alliance
Earth Day Trash Cleanup - April 22 - 3-5pm
“Bike Commute for Teens" - March 18, 3-4pm at the Windsor Regional Library
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
This workshop for teens covered how to “drive your bicycle” safely while commuting to/from school and around town, whether riding a regular bike or an E-bike. We covered gear, options for carrying items on your bike, planning your route(s), basic maintenance, and best practices for sharing the road with other vehicles in all kinds of conditions. Kids went home with a free safety vest and bike lock!
Click here for flyers (English / Español)
“Trash Talk!" {Bilingual} - February 23, 3-4pm at the Windsor Regional Library
Hosted by the Town of Windsor and Sonoma County Resource Recovery
Confused about what goes where? Join us for a bilingual recycling workshop and learn more about which everyday items belong in the recycle, compost, or trash. Bring an item you’re unsure about, and we will help you figure it out!
Flyers:
English
Español
“Invasive Species Removal 101" - January 17, 12-1:30pm at the Windsor Regional Library
Hosted by the Town of Windsor, the California Native Plant Society, and "Windsor Rocks" Girl Scout Troop #10469
Participants learned how to identify and remove invasive plants that are fire fuel and threaten native plants.
The first half of this workshop focused on identifying and removing invasive plants that are fire fuel and threaten native plants, finishing with learning how to replant the disturbed area with native species.
The second half was a prep session for anyone interested in volunteering for our workday January 17 from 2-4pm along Windsor Creek.
“Festival for the Future” - December 6 from 10am-1pm at the Windsor Senior Center
A climate action networking event curated for nonprofits, public agencies, and sustainably minded businesses looking to connect. We snacked, shared, and learned about climate action in a comfortable "fair" setting.
The following groups were in attendance:
NetZero Wastewater (Town of Windsor)
Windsor Earth Action (WeAct)
Waste Less Windsor (WLW)
Windsor Garden Club (WGC)
Sonoma County Resource Recovery (SCRR)
Hybrid Indigenous Stewardship (HIS)
Farm to Pantry (F2P)
Homes for the Homeless (H4H)
Economic Development Collaborative (EDC - County of Sonoma)
Energy & Sustainability (County of Sonoma)
Flyers:
English
Español
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Workshop - Saturday, November 1 from 10:30am-12:30pm at the Windsor Senior Center (9231 Foxwood Drive, Windsor)
An interactive session with the Hybrid Indigenous Stewardship where participants learned about indigenous ways of understanding and stewarding the natural environment. Participants gained insights into traditional ecological methods that can be applied to contemporary environmental challenges. The workshop ended in a creekside walk to identify and discuss native plants and ecosystem health.
See presentation slides here
Bilingual Workshop: Green Business Resources | Recursos ecológicos para los negocios - Saturday, October 4 at the Windsor Senior Center (9231 Foxwood Drive, Windsor)
See presentation here
We highlighted no-cost resources designed to help small- and medium-sized businesses operate sustainably and profitably. English workshop 10:30-11:30am.
Hablamos sobre los recursos gratuitos diseñados para ayudar a los negocios pequeños y medianos a operar de forma sostenible y lucrativa. Taller en español de 11:30am-12:30pm.
Emotional Resilience in a Changing Climate - Saturday, September 6
10:30am-12:30pm at the Windsor Senior Center (9231 Foxwood Dr)
See presentation here
