Out in the community
Sustainability doesn't stop at clean energy. Six Rivers Solar has been part of the North Coast since 1980, supporting cleanups, fundraisers, markets and festivals across Humboldt County.
Upcoming events
Pastels on the Plaza
2026-10-03 — Arcata Plaza, Arcata, CA (Sponsor)
Every first Saturday in October since 1987, local artists turn the Arcata Plaza sidewalks into a chalk gallery to raise money for Northcoast Children’s Services. Free to attend, 9am to 3pm, sponsored by Six Rivers Solar.
Reusable cups at Arcata Friday Night Market, in partnership with Bright & Green
On Fridays from August 21 through September 11, 2026, the Arcata Friday Night Market takes over the Arcata Plaza. Six Rivers Solar sponsors reusable dishware service there, and Bright and Green runs it. Bright and Green is a local waste reduction and reuse service working to make lower-waste events easier in Humboldt County. At events they replace single-use items with reusables, set up waste stations, hand-sort materials, and make sure compost, recycling and CRV reach the local facilities that can process them.
Putting something in a compost or CRV bin is only the beginning. Successful waste reduction takes good systems: clear signage, sorting, transportation, and local places that can actually process those materials.
How it works: Six Rivers Solar sponsors the service, Bright & Green does the work, the community takes part, less goes to landfill, and more green jobs are supported locally.
Bright & Green's wash hub is based at the Abundance Annex, a project from one of Six Rivers Solar's own owners. The hub runs on solar power with vehicle-to-home capability, using stored energy to keep operations running clean, right down to the hot water that washes each cup.