THE WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT:
The collaboration with youth from Literacy for Environmental Justice and and community artists has culminated in the creation of an interactive installation at the EcoCenter!
The Multidisciplinary Artwork was created over the past two years and explores environmental and social justice issues facing the community of Bayview Hunters Point, as seen through the youth’s eyes. Come celebrate with the community the long awaited convergence of the art installation at the EcoCenter.
Reception
Saturday, April 9 from 12-2pm
EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park
Cargo Way and Jennings St., San Francisco, CA 94124
During the opening event:
~ View the full installation of all the artwork
~ Enjoy light refreshments
~ Partake in a youth lead docent tour of the artwork and the Ecocenter.
~ Purchase the artwork and Volume #3 of the photo documentary book about the project:
All proceeds will go to Literacy for Environmental Justice and the EcoCenter. Check out the Facebook event page for more info!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Enviro Ed and Training Partnership profiles LEJ!
Check out this thorough profile of LEJ and the EcoCenter on the Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) website, a EPA-funded project connecting environmental educators and local and state policy-makers!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Water quality from living roofs
Great blog article talking about the water quality of rainwater collected from vegetated roofs versus roofs made from traditional materials (asphalt-fiberglass shingles, Galvalume® metal panels, and concrete tiles). The research on water quality was done in Austin, Texas at Lady Bird Johnson (LBJ) Wildflower Center in Austin, "home to one of the first green roof research plots in the state, testing various commercial green roofing systems and other cool roof technologies over the course of many a hot, Texas summer."
The quick one sentence summary: rainwater collected from vegetated roofs have lower turbidity, nitrates, coliform and heavy metals but higher conductivity, dissolved organic carbon. What does that mean? Some stuff that typically ends up in runoff and stormwater is reduced with vegetated roofs. Yay!
The quick one sentence summary: rainwater collected from vegetated roofs have lower turbidity, nitrates, coliform and heavy metals but higher conductivity, dissolved organic carbon. What does that mean? Some stuff that typically ends up in runoff and stormwater is reduced with vegetated roofs. Yay!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
EcoCenter is avaiable for rentals!
Click here to download the rental packet. Email tracy.zhu@lejyouth.org with any questions and calendar availability.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Bay Nature covers the EcoCenter
Happy lunar new year to you all! Hope you're celebrating with your family and ushering in a new year full of prosperity and health.
The EcoCenter is ushering in a new year of good press. The EPA Environmental Justice Award has gotten the word out about the EcoCenter. Check out the Bay Nature article that also go reposted on the Bay Citizen.
The EcoCenter is ushering in a new year of good press. The EPA Environmental Justice Award has gotten the word out about the EcoCenter. Check out the Bay Nature article that also go reposted on the Bay Citizen.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Teachers getting their hands dirty with the Science of Sustainability
Happy new decade from the EcoCenter!
Teachers from Bayview to the larger Bay Area gathered at the EcoCenter in the 2010 fall semester for the year-round professional development series, the Science of Sustainability. LEJ collaborated with the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute to develop curriculum on sustainability topics inspired by the EcoCenter. The three themes in the fall were water, energy, and planting. Check out the pictures of teachers getting elbows and knees deep in hands-on activities.
If you're a grade 6-12 teacher (especially in SF public schools), check out our spring workshops on sustainable plant adaptations, food justice, and astronomy. Here are the descriptions and registration info of the remaining Science of Sustainability workshops. Email Tracy at tracy.zhu@lejyouth.org if you have any questions.
Teachers from Bayview to the larger Bay Area gathered at the EcoCenter in the 2010 fall semester for the year-round professional development series, the Science of Sustainability. LEJ collaborated with the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute to develop curriculum on sustainability topics inspired by the EcoCenter. The three themes in the fall were water, energy, and planting. Check out the pictures of teachers getting elbows and knees deep in hands-on activities.
If you're a grade 6-12 teacher (especially in SF public schools), check out our spring workshops on sustainable plant adaptations, food justice, and astronomy. Here are the descriptions and registration info of the remaining Science of Sustainability workshops. Email Tracy at tracy.zhu@lejyouth.org if you have any questions.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
EcoCenter wins EPA's Environmental Justice Award!
BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT “ECOCENTER” WINS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
2010 US EPA Environmental Justice Achievement Award Goes to Off-Grid Project at Heron’s Head Park
EPA Cites EcoCenter’s Landmark Partnerships—Collective Effort by Community, City, State, Private Firms
December 15, 2010 -- The US Environmental Protection Agency announced this morning that Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ), a community-based environmental education organization in Bayview Hunters Point, is a recipient of a 2010 US EPA Environmental Justice Achievement Award. This award, given annually to landmark projects that connect environmental sustainability and social equity, recognizes LEJ’s EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park, the first environmental justice education facility in the Bay Area and San Francisco's first 100% “off-grid” building, modeling solar power and alternative wastewater technologies.
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