Category: Environmental Justice
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the Green Team: Composting & Tree Planting Update!
Between composting, gardening, and planting trees in under-served neighborhoods, the Green Team has been hard at work this month! Here’s an update on our progress: Community Garden & Composting Project This month we turned our first 800 pounds of compost and diverted another 650 pounds of organic waste from local restaurants. Students from Highlands school…
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Sign Up for Free Trees: Green Team Volunteer Tree Planting on October 12th
Exciting news from our Green Team! On October 12th, we’re partnering with SMUD, Maharlika Lions Club, and the Sacramento Tree Foundation to provide residents in North City Farm, South City Farm, and Woodbine with the opportunity to receive a free consultation and up to 10 trees planted on their properties. Sign up by September 8th…
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June 22nd South Sacramento Air Quality Town Hall
When: 11:30am-1:30pm | Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 Where: Valley High North Laguna Library Join Sac Clean Air and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District for an important community event to promote cleaner air, for everyone! This family-friendly event includes free food, prizes, and lots of fun activities. Sacramento residents face many health challenges due…
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Air Protection Program Steering Committee Meeting – June 4th!
COMMUNITY AIR PROTECTION PROGRAM SOUTH SACRAMENTO/FLORIN – STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING In-Person Meeting with Remote Option When: 6pm – 8pm Tuesday, June 4, 2024 In-Person Location: Fletcher Farm Community Center (7245 Fletcher Farm Drive, Sacramento, CA 95828) Remote Option: Zoom The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (Sac Metro Air District) will host a public meeting on…
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Juntos Afuera’s FREE Camping Trip August 10 – 12, 2024 – See the Perseid Meteor Shower!
Event Dates: August 10-12th, 2024 Location: OH Ridge Campground – Highway 395 to its southern junction with Highway 158. Take 158 for 1 mile. Turn right on North Shore Drive. Go approximately 1 mile and turn left on Pine Cliff Road. Go 0.5 mile to campground entrance. Mono Lake Highway 395, 13 miles east of Yosemite National Park Bodie…
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La Familia Counseling Center is Sacramento’s first federally-recognized climate resilience hub
We’re overjoyed that our partners at La Familia Counseling Center have achieved recognition as Sacramento’s first federally recognized climate resilience hub. La Familia Counseling Center was recently recognized as Sacramento’s first climate resilience hub by federal officials. These places are meant to provide resources and shelter for community members during extreme weather events. It’s the…
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May 18th Tree Planting with the Green Team
Join United Latinos’ Green Team for a day of gardening ant tree planting. Come plant a tree, learn to compost, or work on the garden with community! When: May 18th, 8am-12pm Where: St. Rose Catholic Church – meet at MSGR Kavanagh Center
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May Tree Planting with the Green Team
Join United Latinos’ Green Team for a day of tree planting. Come plant a tree, learn to compost, or work on the garden with community! When: May 11th, 10am Where: St. Rose Catholic Church, Juan Pablo entrance
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Dia De La Tierra 2024
Save the date! Join United Latinos and La Familia Counseling Center for Dia De La Tierra! Live entertainment, food, and educational programming will all be part of this environmentalism-centered festival. We’ll see you there! When: 10 am – 4 pm, April 13th, 2024 Where: La Familia Maple Neighborhood Center, 3301 37th Ave, Sacramento CA
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Job Opportunity: Canopy
Tree stewardship nonprofit Canopy is now hiring! About Canopy: Canopy is a growing urban and community forestry nonprofit with a track record of delivering high-quality, innovative programs that bring nature into neighborhoods throughout the Bay Area Midpeninsula. Canopy staff and volunteers strive toward excellence, equity, collaboration, and gratitude in the work we do, and welcome…