by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Sep 2, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, LEJ News
Every year during the first week of school, the teachers always loved to ask about summer vacation. The answers varied but usually fell along the lines of visiting grandma and grandpa, swimming, going to summer camp, babysitting, etc. Every now and then, a European...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Aug 12, 2019 | Bayview Hunters Point, Community Partners, Eco-Apprentice, Events, LEJ News
On August 17, Literacy for Environmental Justice will be holding our first annual Volunteer Appreciation event. Please join us from 11am-1pm to honor all the “helping hands” who keep the native plant nursery and the park in great shape. We will have a picnic in the...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Aug 12, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Urban Greening
We were lucky to recently take a photo of a Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly laying eggs on its host plant, California Pipevine. This is a plant in our Treasure island Nursery that we salvaged from a construction zone on Yerba Buena Island. When we dug these plants up,...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Jul 26, 2019 | Bayview Hunters Point, LEJ News
This summer Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ) and Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice collaborated to create and lead the Summer Youth Leadership Academy (SYLA). Ten youth were chosen to participate in a community investigation around the air...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Jul 18, 2019 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes
On August 17, Literacy for Environmental Justice will be holding our first Annual Volunteer Appreciation event. Please join us from 11am-1pm to honor all the “helping hands” who keep the native plant nursery and the park in great shape. For more...
