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Earth and Arbor Day Festival Returns to Cupertino
April 23 | 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Cupertino Library Park
 After two years of virtual celebrations, Cupertino's Earth and Arbor Day Festival returns to a in-person event. This year's festival will be in a new location, Library Park, to allow for more activities, more social distancing, and bring us closer to the trees.
Experience a full day of family fun, listen to the music, eat delicious food from local food trucks, see the off-grid van conversation, climb on the climbing wall, and more.
This year will also have some new features:
The Museum of Tomorrow (MoT) is a traveling pop-up museum created by UC Berkeley students to increase awareness about environmental issues and solutions. This year, the MoT is bringing a plastic bottle swimming pool where you can hunt for jelly fish in a ocean full of plastic, a wish tree to write a wish for the future environment, virtual reality goggles that show sea-level rise, and more.
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To help the City on its Zero Waste mission, reusable dishes will be available at the food trucks.
Food trucks at the festival will serve their food on a reusable plates or bowls for a small deposit. The deposit is then refunded when you return the dishes to the washing station. Thanks to a local company called Sparkl Reusables for helping us make this happen.
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This is one stage you won't want to miss!
Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) is partnering with the City of Cupertino and Bliss Point Productions to celebrate SVCE's 5th year anniversary on a stage that is powered with solar panels on the roof. The clean energy generated from the solar stage will be used to power the audio equipment for the singers, musicians, and poets.
Ride your bike and get free bicycle valet parking or ride Via-Cupertino shuttle for free on April 23, 2022. Get your free ride by downloading the Via App on your mobile device.
View the list of performers, tabling partners, and activities at cupertino.org/earthday.
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 Drive Electric into Earth Month
Kick off Earth Month on April 9 for free at the City of Sunnyvale's Ride into Earth Month event!
Explore a variety of electric vehicle (EV) models and even take one for a test drive to truly experience the thrill of driving electric.
You can also learn more about sustainability by visiting the booths. Sign up for a test drive time slot in advance: bit.ly/driveEVapr9.
Walk-ins are also welcome!
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 Single-Use Plastic Foodware could be going away
The Cupertino City Council is meeting on April 5 to discuss the Single-Use Plastic Foodware Ordinance. This ordinance will potentially ban restaurants and food service operations from serving takeout food and drinks using single-use plastic containers and accessories such as straws or stir-sticks and require reusables for dining in.
Find the link to join the conversation in the City Council Meeting Agenda
Cupertino.legistar.com
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 Facing another year of drought
We received very little rain during January and February, which places the beginning of 2022 as the driest in recorded history. Our county is now facing a third consecutive year of drought.
Valley Water is asking everyone to find ways to save 17 gallons a person each day. Water use in the county has gone up for the past two months compared to 2019. Let's save!
Let's turn off the tap together.
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Sustainable changes to energy, transportation, waste, natural systems, and adaptation actions are coming to Cupertino.
More ways to participate
From December 2020 until November 2021, the community and City Council identified key issues and priorities for the next decade of responding to climate change. The project team has since been hard at work drafting a roadmap to a Carbon Neutral City by 2040. We are excited to release the draft Climate Action and Adaptation Plan 2.0.
There is a lot of content in this plan, so we have created a short video to sum it up. Starting April 19, you are invited to view the video summary, browse the draft documents, and take a short survey to let the City Council know your thoughts about this draft roadmap.
Sneak Preview: This Climate Action and Adaptation Plan 2.0 contains actions to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, incentives to take alternative methods of transportation, educate and encourage a zero-waste lifestyle, methods to conserve water, and preparations to adapt to changing climate risks.
Visit Cupertino.org/ClimateAction on or after April 19.
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Watershed Watch Earth Day Poster Challenge
Students K-12: Make a splash and show us your skills! Enter the Watershed Watch Earth Day Poster Challenge to share your vision for clean waterways in Santa Clara Valley. For contest guidelines, visit: mywatershedwatch.org/earthday
Save the Date, Save the Earth
Single-Use Plastics Ordinance proposed at City Council
April 5 | Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
Find link to join at cupertino.legistar.com
then view City Council Meeting Agenda
Sustainability Commission Meeting
April 21 | 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Cupertino City Hall EOC
Find out more at cupertino.legistar.com
then view Sustainability Commission Agenda
Earth and Arbor Day Festival
April 23, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Cupertino Library Park
Find out more at cupertino.org/earthday
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Environmental Recycling Day
April 23, 2022 | 8 a.m. to 12:00 noon
De Anza College Campus Parking Lot A
Find out more at cupertino.org/environmentalday
Home Composting Workshop
April 30 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Virtual, Register online at ucanr.edu/compost
Inaugural Mayor’s Cup Challenge
Panelists discuss complex topics with the community.
This year: environmental concerns around plastics.
May 14, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Cupertino Library
Creek Litter Clean-up
May 21 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Register in advance on CleanACreek.org
Welcome Rina!
Rina Horie is a Bay Area native residing in San Jose, California. She developed her passion for sustainability from her educational, professional, and personal experiences. She first earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Public Health. Then, through an Ameri-Corps program, she was able to see firsthand how important it is to empower community members on becoming environmental stewards in their city. She is now in her second year of the Urban and Regional Planning graduate program at San Jose State University. With her passion for advocating for the environment and building better cities, Rina is excited to join the City of Cupertino as the newest Sustainability Program Intern!
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