Sustainability Week Summary – Bob Joe The idea of Sustainability Week came about when we (SWC Eco-Art Team: Alex Bunik, Marsha Golangco) were seeking a day in October to announce the winners in the Eco-Art youth Competition (for information on Eco-Art…
Eco Art Initiative Launch today!
Happy earth day! The Eco Art Initiative is now open for submissions, find more information about the Eco Art Initiative here. Check out our Instagram @sustainablewalnutcreek
The Downtown Eco-Art Initiative
The Eco-Art Initiative is an art competition to draw attention to downtown businesses while spreading a green message and encouraging young artists. This project promotes creativity and motivates young artists to help downtown businesses in their recovery efforts. Climate art…
24 Hours of Reality: “Earthrise” by Amanda Gorman
Community Garden Urban Farm “EcoDistrict” for Larkey Neighborhood.
This fall Larkey Park Neighbors United (LPNU) learned about a project that Sustainable Walnut Creek (SWC) is working on to create a community garden/urban farm on un/under-used property owned by East Bay MUD near the park. The LPNU steering committee…
SWC Recipient of 2019 Civic Pride Community Grant
The Civic Pride Award reception presented by the Walnut Creek Civic Pride Foundation at the Ruth Bancroft Education Center. Sustainable Walnut Creek was a recipient of one of the community grants in 2019 for it’s work on expanding outreach in…
2019 Walnut Creek Park(ing) Day – October 4, 2019
PARK(ing) Day is an international pop-up event held annually that provides a glimpse of what’s possible when you look at on-street parking as a public space instead of limiting it to vehicle storage. The City of Walnut Creek is re-imagining…
Climate Action March at WC’s Twilight Parade
Supporting GRETA THUNBERG’S CALL FOR ACTION at Walnut Creek’s Twilight Parade On Saturday, September 14, 2019 Click on either flyer to enlarge
Call to Action – Replace Gas Leaf Blowers with Electric
Please join us at next week’s City Council meeting to ask the city to replace toxic gas leaf blowers with electric! https://www.facebook.com/events/1538885972914769/
Volunteer Opportunities Available at SWC and SCOCO
Sustainable Contra Costa is seeking interns who are passionate about a clean and healthy world to work on programs that inspire and teach practical solutions for happy, healthy and regenerative lifestyles. SCOCO has internship positions available this summer for both…