These past few weeks, interns at Skyline and Pinole were asked to reflect on their work throughout this internship, and what climate literacy means to them. Below you will see interns written responses to select prompts surrounding climate literacy and local climate issues. Why is climate literacy important? “Climate literacy
On Sunday, February 15th, interns from Pittsburg High School and Antioch High School met up in Vallejo to participate in the 30th San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival. Located at Moschetti Artisan Roaster throughout the entire weekend, this festival brought community members together to celebrate the migration of more than 1
On February 9, San Lorenzo and Arroyo High interns spent their day off from school in the best possible way: venturing outside to one of our local parks! We traveled to Coyote Hills Regional Park, a beautiful park along the San Francisco Bay shoreline. The park is home to flourishing
Skyline interns awoke on a beautiful Saturday morning this past weekend to meet the rest of their Earth Team interns at the Jingletown Native Plant Garden. Elena Stenger of Friends of Sausal Creek had coordinated a lovely field day for us, involving birding and restoration. We began the day meeting
On the first day of February, interns from Pittsburg High School and Antioch High School attended the Winged Migration Expo on Mare Island in Vallejo. Hosted by the Pacific Flyway Center, this expo exhibited a number of speakers from the bird rescue, research, and conservation fields. With the main stage
On Wednesday, January 28th, interns from Antioch High School and Pittsburg High School gathered late in the evening to attend the Healthy Homes Night event set up by the East Contra Costa Healthy Homes Collaborative. This group is a coalition of nine local organizations: Richmond Community Foundation (RCF Connects), Tierra
Last week, on Monday, January 19th, interns from Pittsburg High School and Antioch High School joined volunteers for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Cleanup at Brentwood Creekside Park. These interns were all ready to go by 10am with gloves, grabbers, and trash bags, but they weren’t the
On the third Monday of January each year, Americans are encouraged to join your community in a day of service. This federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, was established in 1983, and eventually transformed to a day that encourages Americans to volunteer to serve your community. In order to
Earth Team interns from Arroyo and San Lorenzo High Schools celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 19th at the Hayward Shoreline. They teamed up with community members, students from Bishop O’Dowd High and Bohannon Middle, and members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority to
