| Action | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Embracing Diversity on the Block | MV- Public Library - Mango Languages |
Online resource: Mango Languages’ conversation and film-based digital resources help you learn over 70 languages (including English) from just about anywhere. Free through the library! |
| Creating a Community Vegetable Garden | MV - Community Garden |
Grow your own organic food for you and your family! As a Mountain View resident, you have the opportinuty to lease a plot at one of our two Community Garden's, Willow Gate and Latham. There is currently a long waitlist but sign up today to secure a plot in the future. |
| Planting Gardens Together | MV - Public Library Seed Library |
An ever-changing collection of seeds for you to grow at home. The seeds are free and available to anyone. The seed library is built on seed donations from the community. You don’t need to donate seeds to take seeds home. Visit the seed library on the 2nd floor of the library. Browse our current list of seeds. Find the packet(s) on the labeled shelves. Complete the sign-out sheet to let us know what you’ve chosen. Take the seeds home and let them grow! |
| Planting Gardens Together | MV - Soil & Water Garden |
Join Soil & Water at Mountain View's Heritage Park to help build a community space where people can come to gather, garden, create and learn from each other. |
| Planting Gardens Together | MV - Home Composting |
Learn how to turn your grass, leaves, and kitchen scraps into nutritious soil for your garden and get a compost bin at a discounted rate through the Santa Clara County Home Composting Education Program. |
| Removing Hazardous Waste | MV - Household Hazardous Waste |
Hazardous waste, e-waste, and universal wastes (paint, batteries, and fluorescent lamps) cannot be disposed in the trash because they are harmful to the environment. Find a location to properly dispose of hazardous waste or make an appointment for a free HHW drop-off event through Santa Clara County. |
| Reducing Water Used for Gardening | MV - Public Library Waterwise Garden |
Interested in drought-tolerant gardening? The library maintains a waterwise garden by the side building entry, heading toward Pioneer Park, open to visitors. Details on the plants can be found in the Plant Information Guide online. |
| Helping Property Managers and Boards Adopt Water Stewardship Practices | MV - Large Landscape Survey Program |
Low-cost changes in practices and irrigation equipment can improve landscape appearance while reducing water use. To be eligible for this survey, you need a minimum of ½ acre of irrigated landscape and/or 1,000 CCF of annual irrigation water usage on a multi-family complex (or a commercial, industrial or institutional - schools, parks, etc.- site in Santa Clara County.) |
| Protecting Neighborhood Wetlands and Streams | MV - Bay Friendly Landscape Guidelines |
This expert publication was written for the professional landscape industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. It presents guidance, best practices and resources for the design, construction and maintenance of high performance landscapes. |
| Planting Gardens Together | MV - South Bay Green Gardens |
Resources for preserving our environment, one landscape at a time, from South Bay Green Gardens. Lots of training events are available, even over Zoom. See Event Calendar here. |
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