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Community involvement is vital to the City's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build a more sustainable community. The City encourages you to get involved, by providing feedback to the City Council or city staff, by helping spread the word among your family, friends, and co-workers, and most importantly by taking those simple actions in your daily life that make a real difference.

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Earth and Arbor Day 2024 - Rooted in Our Environment

The City's Earth and Arbor Day are combining this year for a Celebration bigger and more fun than ever Saturday April 20 starting at 10 a.m.!

See the event page for all information,
Enter our Photo Contest with sustainable prizes leading up to the event,
Considering switching to an Electric Vehicle but want more information? Hear the latest at our EV 101 virtual session Saturday April 13 at 10 a.m., and
Test drive an electric vehicle at the Celebration in between climbing the rock wall and planting edible seedlings to take home!

Earth Day Activities

Plant-Based Eating

Food-related emissions cause 10-30% of a household's GHG emissions! Check out our Plant-Based Eating page on Collaborate MV to find and share recipes, tips, and events including these easy and portable recipes.

Electrify Mountain View

Interested in going electric to save money and help the planet, but not sure where to start?

Find resources to meet you where you are on our 1-page PDFs for Mountain View Homeowners and Renters, which link to all listed resources and more.

At no cost you can:

Talk to a professional

BayREN Energy Advisor
The Switch is On (Water Heater direct link)
Quit Carbon

Ask an experienced neighbor:

Online, get personalized advice on the following websites:

Transitioning to electric transportation and appliances is the quickest way for our community to reduce our carbon emissions, all while increasing savings and making our homes safer and more comfortable.

Join Our Community Volunteer Group

We have formed a volunteer group to build community while supporting the City’s sustainability programs. There is no minimum time requirement -- we'd welcome your involvement for even just a few minutes a month! Learn more and sign up using our Sustainability Volunteer Group Sign-Up Form.

Collaborate With Us

Collaborate Mountain View is the City's engagement platform for sustainability efforts. This website gives community members an opportunity for quick, easy engagement with the City. Get updates on sustainability projects (e.g. buildings, energy, zero waste, transportation), provide input, share stories, answer surveys, and more. Register for Collaborate Mountain View!

We have also compiled a list of resources for you to take action, stay informed, and reduce your carbon footprint. Check out the "What Can I Do?" page on Collaborate Mountain View.

Start a Cool Block Team

The City of Mountain View has launched a program for residents, and we’d love your participation. The Cool Block program focuses on three main themes: disaster preparation and resilience, sustainability, and community building. Cool Block engages a team of neighbors living on the same block or in the same building to tackle these topics together through 8 structured and collaborative meetings over the course of approximately 5 months. Learn more and get involved on the Cool Block website.

50th Anniversary Earth Day Resource Guide

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day in 2020, the City of Mountain View’s Sustainability team worked with 29 other Bay Area organizations and four City of Mountain View divisions to create th Earth Day 2020 Resource Guide for you. It is full of actions to take from home, videos to watch, activities to do with kids, resources to help you save on utility bills, and more. Take action today!

Community Groups

Mountain View is home to numerous community groups and non-profits working on different aspects of sustainability. Check out their work!

Other Ways to Get Involved

Crowd celebrating outdoors with balloons You can also get involved in the City's sustainability efforts in a number of other ways, including sharing your ideas at City Council or community meetings and events, and by doing the following:

Follow our progress on the City's Sustainability Facebook page, Instagram account, or in our quarterly sustainability newsletter
Send us questions or comments through Ask Mountain View
Email us at sustainability@mountainview.gov for anything else

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