About US
Napa Climate NOW! is a grassroots, non-partisan group of concerned Napa residents. We advocate a just and socially equitable transition to clean energy, reducing emissions of highly potent climate pollutants, restoring natural climate systems, safeguarding oceans, seas, rivers and other waterways, protecting land and sea ice, and preventing harm due to climate change to the health and well-being of all life on earth.
The work we do, the education we provide and the information we share are based on the latest climate science.
Napa Climate NOW! is an affiliate of 350 Bay Area.
Check Out Our Upcoming Events!
Earth Day Napa Community Cleanup
Join Napa RCD and our partners for the 2024 Earth Day Napa Community Cleanup! We’ve got sites throughout the City of Napa, so we’re sure you’ll ...
April 20 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 amEarth Day
Earth Day Napa 2024 will be held on Saturday, April 20th at the Oxbow Commons from 11 AM – 4 PM. Don’t forget to join the Earth Day Napa ...
April 20 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pmAmerican Canyon – Earth Day
Details to follow……
April 21 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pmClimate Restoration: Presentation by Schools for Climate Action Leaders Napa
Napa Schools for Climate Action invites you to join us for our debut Climate Restoration community program on Tuesday, April 23, from 6:00 PM – ...
April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmLeague of Women Voters Napa County’s Zoom Meeting for Climate Change Comm.
Wed Apr 24th 1:30pm – 3:00pm (PDT). Online Event Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88014926077?pwd=eVhlalpOVjZLUVRZazdNQmVDNWVyZz09 &nbs...
April 24 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pmClimate Solutions Showcase
NCN’s second annual climate summit. Napa Climate NOW! hosts Climate Solutions Showcase on Saturday April 27, 12-3 pm, at the American Legion Hall, 1...
April 27 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pmClimate Health Now: Focus on Healthcare Sustainability in California
Please join us for an educational webinar related to healthcare sustainability in California! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
April 29 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pmSudden Oak Death BioBlitz Set
Napa’s 2023 SOD Blitz will be on Saturday May 4, 9-11am. The packet pick-up location will be the Napa County Ag Commissioners Office front porch, 17...
May 4 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
See What We’re Writing About
Youth Leaders push for climate restoration
By Chris Benz, March 9, 2024
Allison Bencsik and Liliana Karesh, the co-presidents of Napa Schools for Climate Action (S4CA), have been successful advocates for their program, “Fossil Free Future.” The intent of their efforts is to cut emissions at the source by preventing construction of new or expansion of existing fossil fuel gas stations throughout Napa County.
Learning the three 'Rs' in the 21st century
By Chris Benz, February 24, 2024
Back in the 1800s, the three “Rs” meant “Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic.” But today, faced with the climate crisis, we need to teach our children (and ourselves) a new set of three Rs: “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.”
Vintage High rain garden helps protect the watershed
By Linda Joshua, February 10, 2024
As Napa’s population has expanded, trees and open space have been replaced with roads, driveways, rooftops, and other hard surfaces that restrict the ability of rainwater to soak into the soil. Runoff from impervious surfaces is an increasing source of pollution. At the same time, current climate models predict our region will experience periods of intense precipitation patterns and flooding.
Exploring Sustainability with a Glass of Wine
By Chris Benz, January 27, 2024
Ray Isle, the longtime executive wine editor at Food & Wine magazine, didn’t grow up in a culture of wine, but he did grow up with a love of camping, an interest in ecology, and a growing concern about human impact on the planet.
So, it’s not surprising that his first book, “The World in a Wineglass: The Insider’s Guide to Artisanal, Sustainable, Extraordinary Wines to Drink Now,” tells the stories behind wines and winemakers around the world “whose grapes are grown with care and concern for the environment.”
The Napa Valley Climate Connection: Green Screen Film Series Comes to Napa County Libraries
By Chris Benz, January 13, 2024
This month the Green Screen Film Series debuts at the Napa County Library. Free to all, these monthly screenings will alternate between the Napa branch and the American Canyon branch, starting with a 2 p.m. showing on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Napa Library