Emergency Prep Help
Emergency Prep Help (EPH) warmly invites you to join them in sharing an afternoon with their team and community members at their upcoming fundraiser. The event, Keep Sonoma Seniors Safe, will help EPH kick off their 2026 workshop season and fund their first 10 workshops. Attendees will enjoy food, music, and a silent auction and take home a free supply-filled emergency go-bag with important education on how to stay safe and prepared for unexpected situations.
The event will be held Sunday, October 26, 2025.
pyOpenSci
pyOpenSci has extended Early Bird Registration for their upcoming workshop, From Zero to Python Package: A 2-Hour Python Packaging Workshop. Register before October 24, 2025 and students pay $45 ($85 full price), and others $149 ($199 full price). The workshop will help learners to turn their Python code into a professional package that others can easily install, use, and contribute to. There will be a complete packaging workflow during the training with hands-on demos and proven templates provided.
The workshop will be held November 6, 2025. Register and learn more here.
Vision Zero Network
Vision Zero Network celebrates their 10th anniversary this month! Many things have changed over the past decade—for example, the org no longer refers to crashes as “accidents” and they’ve shifted the dialogue from blaming individuals to focusing on how to build safer systems. Read about their success, what else they’ve learned, and their “Top 10 Signs of Progress” in their celebratory e-News issue.
Read the October 2025 e-News here.
Latino Outdoors
Founded by people passionate to encourage others to reconnect with nature, Latino Outdoors has drawn many to overcome the barriers in their communities that have historically made it difficult to visit. In a recent blog post, It Started in My Backyard, Jazzari Taylor, Policy Advocate for Latino Outdoors reflects on the last five years of this work that has helped people grow their own appreciation for the natural public lands that make up the country.
“As we continue to advocate for equity, conservation, and community-centered stewardship, we must remember that protecting public lands also means protecting our stories, our identities, and our rights.”
Read the article here.
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