by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Dec 28, 2019 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes, Eco-Apprentice, LEJ News
Continuing our spotlight on the Eco-Apprentice program. Please meet Eunice Quintanilla, one of our current apprentices: My name is Eunice Quintanilla, and I am an Eco-Apprentice/ Habitat Restoration Technician here at Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ). I was...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Dec 21, 2019 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes, Eco-Apprentice, LEJ News
This week we are continuing to spotlight our Eco-Apprentice program. Please meet Rainey Korang, who was a member of the Eco-Apprentice team from June 2017 – August 2018. Rainey first discovered LEJ during a career fair at San Francisco State. At the time, Rainey...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Dec 17, 2019 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes, Community Partners, Eco-Apprentice, LEJ News
LEJ launched the Bay Youth for the Environment Program (BYE) in 2004, in partnership with the California State Parks Foundation). This unique urban park revitalization and community stewardship program focused on Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. BYE’s main...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Dec 9, 2019 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes, Eco-Apprentice, LEJ News
Literacy for Environmental Justice was founded in 1998 to empower young people who envisioned a healthier future for their community. By tackling local environmental issues, LEJ enables local youth to enhance their well-being and in the process build a deeper...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Nov 15, 2019 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes, Community Partners, Eco-Adventure, LEJ News, Urban Greening
LEJ recently helped lead a Bioblitz at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. It was a great event and volunteers made 1,274 observations of 261 species! Special thanks to our amazing partners who helped put on this event, California Academy of Sciences, California...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Sep 5, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Urban Greening
A few weeks ago we shared photo and blog post about a Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly laying eggs on its host plant, California Pipevine. Last week, we found five pipevine swallowtail caterpillars on our pipevine! This is a GREAT reminder of why we do the work that we...
