The EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park is a landmark environmental education center in San Francisco dedicated to environmental justice and teaching about sustainability in the built environment. The center features: an off-grid solar array, an on-site wastewater treatment system with a constructed wetland; 15K gallons of rainwater storage; vegetative roof; reused and recycled building materials, and an array of sustainable landscape and land management solutions.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Maritime Day Celebration and Open House at the EcoCenter
On SundayApril 28th, the EcoCenter hosted an open house to celebrate the Port's 150 birthday as part of Maritime week. LEJ Project Manager Peggy and Operations Technician Pat along with over a dozen CCSF students gave private tours, shared their work, and provided hands on opportunities for visitors to learn about the EcoCenter and its sustainable systems. Over one hundred guests came to the facility! It was quite a day. A few photos of the event follow.
Photos kindly taken and provided by the Port of San Francisco's Dave Rauenbuehler (daver6sf@yahoo.com)