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Planting Suaeda Californica at Heron’s Head Park
Planting Suaeda at Heron’s Head Park By Nina Omomo, Restoration Coordinator at Literacy for Environmental Justice [In early July 2021], we planted 60 Suaeda Californica plants in 4 different locations at Heron's Head Park. It was so wonderful to work with Kathy...
Ethnobotany Workshop with Dino Labiste & LEJ Eco-Apprentices
Dino, our instructor, holding a small juncus basket. In April 2021, Eco-Apprentices participated in an online workshop with Dino Labiste, Parks Naturalist at Coyote Hills Regional Park, part of the East Bay Regional Park District. Dino used the list of plants grown by...
Congratulations, Laura Hernandez, former LEJ Eco-Apprentice!
This week, we’re featuring our recent interview with Laura Hernandez, former LEJ Eco-Apprentice (2019). Laura is now working for Youth Outside as a Program Coordinator. Check out our interview to learn about their new role and their reflections on their time at LEJ.
2020 Annual Report
Welcome to our 2019-2020 Annual Report. Please enjoy and feel free to reach out if you have any questions! Full Annual Report Full Report PDF Printer-friendly Version Executive Summary
The Native Plant Nursery & Community Garden is Expanding!
LEJ in partnership with California State Parks will be breaking ground at 1150 Carroll Avenue this fall. Our Native Plant Nursery and Community Garden expansion will provide local jobs, access to nature, healthy food, green infrastructure, and ecological restoration...
Read about LEJ in the News!
Patrick and Nicole were interviewed by Eric Simons for this Op-Ed piece in Bay Nature Magazine. Here's what Nicole had this to say about the impact of Covid-19: "[Candlestick] it’s like a forgotten zone. That existed before, but COVID illuminated that no one’s...
Eco-Apprentice Spotlight: Chantelle Hernandez
Chantelle is celebrating her one year anniversary as an Eco-Apprentice at LEJ and we’re honored to share her story. Chantelle grew up in the Philippines and immigrated to the Bay Area when she was 18 years old with many of her...
A Call for Equity and Inclusion
Literacy for Environmental Justice stands in solidarity with those demanding justice for the atrocious crimes against members of the Black community.It will take commitment from us all to do the work, to educate ourselves, to speak up, to fight racism in all its...
Internship Announcement: Restoration Technician Eco-Apprenticeship
Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ) is a place-based nonprofit organization which for twenty yearshas strengthened at-risk communities and the natural environment in southeast San Francisco, with anemphasis on engagement with children and youth. Our work has...
Jawanza Barial-Lumumba on Engaging with LEJ Past and Present
My name is Jawanza Barial-Lumumba and I’m not only a member of the Board of Directors for Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ), I was a youth participant once upon a time. LEJ provided many tools and resources that helped me...