Title: A Practical an Smart Green Remodel, May 28th, 5:00 to 6:30 pm
Location: Redwood City Council Chambers, 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City
Description: Paul Welschmeyer of Paul Welschmeyer Architects will speak about how he converted his drafty, old fixer-upper into a healthier, energy-efficient model home. Come and hear about the simple and practical steps that earned this project a score of 83 Green Points for a remodel. To register, contact Jeffery Liang (650) 599-1485 or e-mail greenbuild@recycleworks.org
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2009-05-28
End Time: 18:30
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A Practical an Smart Green Remodel, May 28th, 5:00 to 6:30 pm
May 21st, 2009Nominations for the Brower Youth Awards Are Being Accepted Through May 15, 2009
April 16th, 2009The Brower Youth Awards just launched the 2009 prize search for outstanding youth leaders. We’re looking for individuals ages 13-22 with the power and persistence to create environmental change.
The Brower Youth Awards honors six young people annually with a $3000 cash award and weeklong trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. During that week, award recipients will participate in a week of media and public outreach and be recognized at an awards ceremony attended by 900 members of the public.
Our honorees have protected Native sacred sites from development, restored wetlands, spread awareness about threatened sea turtles, coordinated student networks pushing for a clean energy future, and much, much more. Their impact doesn’t stop there. They continue as environmental change agents, writers, organizers, visionaries, and speakers, supported by Earth Island Institute’s New Leaders Initiative. Past winners have gone on to speak at Bioneers — like Erica Fernandez 2007, launch their own groups — like Rachel Barge 2007, and become Ashoka Fellows — like Billy Parish 2004. Join them. Apply today for the 2009 Brower Youth Award at
http://www.broweryouthawards.org.
Applications for the 2009 awards are due May 15.
Coyote Point: A day of exploration and volunteerism, April 18
April 6th, 2009Title: Coyote Point: A day of exploration and volunteerism, April 18
Location: Coyote Point Recreation Area, San Mateo, CA
Link out: Click here
Description: Enjoy a day of inspiration, innovation, and action from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet local wildlife, try exciting science activities, and help clean up our coastline.
Bay Clean Up: Help clean up the Coyote Point Recreation Area while learning about the birds that habitat the San Francisco Bay. A San Mateo County Park Ranger and a naturalist from Coyote Point Museum will be on hand to make the clean-up as educational as it will be rewarding.
Park Beautification and Restoration: Dig in the dirt and have a hand in beautifying the park by planting colorful native plants while working with Park Rangers.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2009-04-18
Memorial Park: Build a Trail, April 18
April 6th, 2009Title: Memorial Park: Build a Trail, April 18
Location: Memorial/Pescadero Park, 9500 Pescadero Creek Road, Loma Mar
Link out: Click here
Description: Join us for a dual celebration — Earth Day and California Trail Days — and restore a trail that was washed out years ago by heavy rains. Your help will make the trail accessible and safe again for hikers. Experts from the Trail Center, a Bay Area non-profit group, will be our leaders for the day.
Volunteer check-in: 8:30 a.m., Lunch at Noon, Day ends at 3 p.m.
Start Time: 7:30
Date: 2009-04-18
Edgewood Park & Preserve: Habitat Restoration, April 18
April 6th, 2009Title: Edgewood Park & Preserve: Habitat Restoration, April 18
Location: Edgewwod Park & Preserve, San Mateo County
Description: Join volunteers at the Old Stage Day Camp kiosk for a morning of removing non-native plants.
Start Time: 9:00
Date: 2009-04-18
End Time: 12:00
San Pedro Valley Park: Work & Learn on the Trails, April 11
April 6th, 2009Title: San Pedro Valley Park: Work & Learn on the Trails, April 11
Location: San Pedro Valley Park, Pacifica, CA
Link out: Click here
Description: Help maintain the beautiful trails in the park and be rewarded with two great speaker-led hikes.
Trail Maintenance: Registration 8 a.m. in the Visitor Center
Work begins at 8:30
Bird Watch Hike: Meet at 9 a.m. in the Visitor Center
Led by Judy Spitler, Sequoia Audubon Society
General Nature Hike: Meet in the Visitor Center, time TBA
Led by Dr. Jim Mackey, professor emeritus, SFSU, Biology
Start Time: 8:00
Date: 2009-04-11
San Mateo County Celebrates Earth Day Early on April 1, 2009
March 31st, 2009Join me and visit the San Mateo County offices at 455 County Center in Redwood City Wednesday, April 1, 2009 to see how the county is going green!
11:30 – 1:30 PM – Outside of 455 County Center
Attend a “Green Bag” lunch lecture on green cleaning from 12:00-1:00PM at Room 101, 455 County Center
Los Altos School Dist. Green Heroes Finalist
March 30th, 2009Los Altos School District Living Classroom Program, from Los Altos, CA, has been selected as one of ten finalists for the Green Heroes grant program and could win $10,000 from the makers of Green WorksTM Natural Cleaners. The top five entries, selected by consumers, will be named the Green Heroes grant recipients. Consumers are invited to log onto
www.greenworkscleaners.com/greenhero
until April 10th, to vote for their favorite entry.
Program Description:
The Los Altos School District Living Classroom Program provides Garden Based, Hands-On Science Using School Gardens and Living Things to teach science and math. The Living Classroom Program offers a wide range of volunteer docent led, State Standard aligned lessons in science, math and social studies using outdoor school gardens and living things to make the learning relevant and real world. The program has helped establish educational gardens in four schools thus far which include California Native Plant habitat gardens for the study of ecology and life science, edible gardens for growing and harvesting food,and experimental gardens for long-term science experiments and math lessons. The gardens also provide important outdoor creative play areas for students to have more contact with nature (as opposed to blacktop) during recess time. All K-3 lessons offered this year were piloted last year and we are currently piloting grade 4-6 lessons. The lessons not only provide a superior teaching method, they also help instill an awareness and appreciation of the natural world and our local environment. The Program will have delivered over 110 lessons by the end of this school year (55 lessons to date) at four schools. Our goal is to expand to all 7 elementary schools in grades K-6 next year to serve close to 3,500 students.
