The EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park

The EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park, a project of Literacy for Environmental Justice, is a landmark environmental education center in San Francisco dedicated to Environmental Justice and teaching green building through demonstration. The center features: an off-grid solar array, an on-site blackwater wastewater treatment system; 15K gallons of rainwater storage; a riparian wetlands Vegetative roof; and an array of sustainable site landscape and land management solutions.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Sustainable Industries Features Ecocenter


Our friends at Sustainable Industries featur the Ecocenter in August's issue. Thank you SI for sticking with our project and supporting us!
Posted by Laurie Schoeman at 11:23 PM
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      • LEJer featured in Exploratorium's media channel!
      • The Living Roof is alive!
      • Every day is People's Earth Day!
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      • LEJ office has moved!
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      • The Tanks have Arrived
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      • EcoCenter Opens on People's Earth Day
    • ►  March (8)
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      • Our Living Roof is Coming to Life!
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      • Living Parapet's on our Living Roof!
      • Living Roof Membrane Installed Today!
      • Asian Neigborhood Design Visits the EcoCenter!
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