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Native garden tour
Multiple homes in the Tri-Valley are set to open up their native gardens to the public as part of the more than 70 participants in this year’s Bringing Back the Natives garden tour, marking the 22nd year of the annual event.
Danville resident Maria Sargent is set to showcase the fruits of more than a decade of labor in shifting the garden of the home she grew up in to center on native plant species, several of which are considered “keystone” species such as California lilacs, manzanitas, lupine, sunflowers, and buckwheats.
Sargent’s garden marks the 69th stop out of 72 in this year’s tour throughout the East Bay, with the final stops in gardens at the Livermore homes of Roger and Amy Aines, Maria and David Dawson, and Jennifer Rose Hurley and Dan Gaff.
Registration and more information is available at bringingbackthenatives.net.
Save Soil walkathon
The city of San Ramon is among more than 30 cities across the continent hosting Save Soil community walks, a program from the Conscious Planet Initiative founded by the yogi, environmental activist and motivational speaker Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation with the aim of addressing the issue of soil degradation worldwide.
“Over the last three decades, Save Soil has implemented a holistic strategy for soil revitalization through scalable farmer-driven projects, policy advocacy, and citizen awareness campaigns,” organizers wrote on the event page.
San Ramon Mayor Mark Armstrong and Vice Mayor Marisol Rubio are set to be guests at the event Sunday (May 3) from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Central Park. Registration and more information is available here.
Danville budget workshop
The Danville Town Council is hosting a budget workshop during a morning study session at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday ahead of its regular meeting later in the day.
Town staff are set to present a draft budget for the upcoming fiscal year for council discussion, including an overview of programs, activities and service levels, spending and revenue projections, and a plan for services and expenditures.
The agenda is available here.
Sip and Stroll
The Danville Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Sip and Stroll wine tour in the downtown neighborhood and Livery shopping center, showcasing local wine retailers as part of National Small Business Week.
“Our Wine Strolls have been signature events for the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce for the last 20 years,” chamber organizers said in the event description. “It’s a beautiful evening to network and connect with family and friends while strolling, tasting, and shopping locally.”
The event is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday (May 7). Registration and more information is available here.
