Mountain View Sustainability

The City of Mountain View has seven paid internship opportunities for college students, recent college graduates, and graduate students. If you have an interest in sustainability, consider applying for the Public Works Solid Waste Program internship position, and get hands-on experience working with businesses and residents to implement the City's zero waste programs. For more information about this and other internship opportunities available, visit CalOpps.org. Applications are due Friday, January 14! https://www.calopps.org/mountain-view/job-20193479

Way to go Mountain View! In 2021 we conserved 10% of potable water, compared to 2020. Let's keep up the savings going into 2022! Check out https://www.mountainview.gov//services/conserve/default.asp or valleywater.org for more water-saving tips and rebates!

Happy Holidays to all! There's no need to trash old holiday lights or trees this year! Here are a few tips to celebrate sustainably and reduce your waste this season

Would you like a $100 gift card to a local CSA of your choosing? Sign-up for the last Cool Block training on December 5th! Go to MountainView.Gov/CoolBlock to sign up! You can learn more about Cool Block at https://collaborate.mountainview.gov/cool-block.

Mountain View EV owners shared what they love about driving electric! If you're interested in learning more about electric vehicles, join us for our free EV workshop series. Learn all about the basics, the benefits, and the incentives, and ask your most pressing questions! The workshops will be on December 2nd and 9th at 6:30pm. https://www.evevent.org/comv-ev101 https://www.evevent.org/comv-ev201

Interested in learning how to plant more native trees and plants? The Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) is hosting a FREE webinar on how to convert your lawn to native plants. Plus, learn about available landscape rebates to help you make the switch. The event will be on Wednesday, November 17 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The workshop is free to attend, and registration is required. https://bawsca.org/classes_2.php?id_evnt=378

Curious about becoming an electric vehicle owner? Learn all about EVs with the City of Mountain View during EV 101 and 201! These hour-long, fun, and interactive virtual workshops will take place on December 2nd and 9th at 6:30pm. You can sign up for EV 101 at MountainView.Gov/EV101, and EV 201 at MountainView.Gov/201.

Last chance to register for tonight! Join us to learn how you can make a big difference for the environment and your own health by including more plant-based foods in your diet. Register at MountainView.Gov/PlantBasedEating.

Event Spotlight! Join @Acterra and six of the Bay Area’s most beloved chefs for virtual holiday cooking demos that are sustainable, plant-based, and cooked with clean induction. Plus, moderators @kitchconfidante and @FoodGal will direct your questions to our chefs! Sunday, Nov 7, at 4 pm. #reFresh #holidays #healthyplate If you're interested in learning more about why plant-based eating is good for you and the planet, join us on November 2nd for an event on the Positive Environmental Impacts of Plant-Based Eating! Register at MountainView.Gov/PlantBasedEating.

We have a new plant-based eating event coming up on November 2nd! You can register for the virtual event at MountainView.Gov/PlantBasedEating!

Interested in building community on your block while taking action to protect the environment? Sign up for an informational session at MountainView.Gov/CoolBlock!

On April 27th, 2021, the City committed to three actions as part of the National Wildlife Federation's Mayors' Monarch Pledge. Firstly we will continue a current native plant enhancement project at Shoreline to increase biodiversity to benefit many local species, like monarch butterflies. Second, the City will engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants. Finally, the City will host a native seed giveaway facilitated through the Mountain View Public Library's Seed Library Program to make milkweed seeds available to the public. Read the pledge here: https://www.mountainview.gov/civic/filebank/blobdload.aspx Remember that you can make a difference by planting native milkweeds and using less pesticides. Protect the monarch butterfly!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Through the Climate Corps program, the City of Mountain View is excitedly seeking a Sustainability Fellow to help with our community engagement goals related to climate action, resilience, and social equity. This full-time, paid fellowship will run from September 2021 through June 2022. It is a great opportunity for an outgoing, confident, detail-oriented individual with strong creative, verbal, written, and research skills who wants to make a real difference through engaging with our residents, businesses, and city employees. For more information about the position, and to apply, see the position description linked in this post. Candidates are encouraged to apply by April 28. https://fm.seiinc.org//sustainability_fellow_-_community_e

Happy Earth Day everyone!! There is still time to register for the City of Mountain View's Earth Day event , sign-up at MountainView.Gov/EarthDay2021.

¡Únase a @BayRENOfficial y @cscSustainability el 21 de abril para obtener información sobre las mejores maneras de abordar los costos de energía en su hogar! Regístrese ahora: https://EnergiaEn30.eventbrite.com

Greenings from the City! Welcome to a new series that the City of Mountain View's Sustainability Department will be including in our newsletters and social media. In this series empoyees will share their sustainability tips and tricks. If you would like to sign up for our newsletter, you can do so at mountainview.gov/MVSustainabilityNewsletter. Hi, I’m Autumn, the City’s Climate Corps sustainability fellow. One of the ways I reduce emissions is through bicycling. I’ve never had a car and have always preferred to bike everywhere. This has led me to seek out cities with great public transit and bikeable options. I am so thrilled to live in a place that makes alternative modes of transportation a priority, so I can keep reducing my carbon emissions.

We know that Earth Day is looking a little different this year, so it’s going virtual here at the City of Mountain View! We’re holding two contests with multiple gift card prizes, all centered around creativity and how you restore the Earth in your own way. The first contest is a short video competition and is open to all Mountain View community members. Each applicant must make a video (of 90 seconds or less) telling or showing us how they restore the earth. The second compe...tition is a student poster contest, for grades K-12. The posters will be judged in five age brackets: grades K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12. All student entrants must create a poster around one of the following themes: environmental health, clean water, clean air, clean land, food and the environment, plastic pollution, sea level rise, or sustainability and resiliency. First-place winners will receive a $100 gift card that can be used at Mountain View businesses, and second-place winners will receive a $50 gift card. For both contests, the deadline for entries is Monday, April 19th, 2021 no later than 5pm. Submissions can be made at https://bit.ly/MVEarthDay2021. Additionally, please join us on Thursday, April 22nd from 6pm-8:30pm for our Virtual Earth Day Event! We’ll be having speakers from the Planet Bee Foundation, Acterra, Recology, and Cool Block. Community members will also be giving 5-minute ‘micro talks’ about how they’re Restoring the Earth. And finally, we’ll be announcing the winners of the video and poster contests live during the event. Please visit http://ow.ly/LxXh50E6Pz7 for details.

FREE PAPER SHREDDING EVENT THIS SATURDAY (MAR. 6) AT SMART STATION! The first of three paper shredding events this year will take place on Saturday, March 6, from 8 a.m. to noon at the SMaRT station (301 Carl Rd., Sunnyvale). Visit www.mountainview.gov/environmentalevents for more information. The wait time may be longer than normal and you will be responsible for unloading your own material. Don't forget your mask!