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Looking for a fun way to spend time with your family? Head to the EcoCenter!
Each Saturday our trained naturalists and partners offer a hands-on, nature
based, fun event that is perfect for young kids to adults.
Litterati: Selected photographs
SeptembeR 5
from the digital landfill 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join us to celebrate the opening of a very special art installation at the EcoCenter. Litterati is an international movement that turns garbage into art by encouraging people to upload photos of litter to Instagram using the #litterati hashtag
(then throwing the trash away). These photos are added to a curiously beautiful
digital landfill of cleaned-up garbage, turning trash into treasure while inspiring
others to do the same. Come out to hear a talk by Litterati founder Jeff
Kirschner, enjoy light refreshments, browse the exhibition, and maybe even add
your own works of art to the digital landfill.
Stop by the EcoCenter for a double dose of
FREE Science Saturday events on September 12!
get down and dirty with our
September 12
native plant garden 9:00am - 12:00pm
Join EcoCenter staff and SF Recreation and Parks Greenagers for this hands-on
Science Saturday caring for the native plants that call Heron’s Head Park home.
Come dressed in comfortable clothes and get ready to get dirty as we learn to
identify local plants and help to remove invasive species.
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understanding climate change:
September 12
global causes, local solutions 12:00Pm - 3:00pm
Experience the intricacies of San Francisco Bay from the comfort of dry land
with the EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park. Join us for an afternoon of hands-on
science experiments, conservation activities, and more while learning about real
world steps you can take to help prevent climate change.
12pm-1pm: Protecting Our Plankton
As the base of the ocean’s food web, healthy plankton populations ensure
there’s always enough food to go around. Investigate the role these intriguing
organisms play in the food web, measure and observe the changing chemistry
of the ocean, and look for potential solutions to slow the effects of ocean
acidification on these mighty marine organisms. Recommended for a 6th – 8th
grade audience.
2pm-3pm: Climate Stewards
What’s happening with our climate and how can we take care of it? Explore
climate change basics, how animals and ecosystems are being affected, and
what we can all do to make a positive difference in our communities. Recommended for a 9th – 12th grade audience.
california coastal clean-up day 9:00Am -12:00pm
September 19
Every year, people gather at sites all over California and around the world to
take part in Coastal Cleanup Day! In 2014, over 500 volunteers removed more
than 14,000 pounds of trash from San Francisco’s east side coastline alone! Join
the SF Recreation and Parks Greenagers, EcoCenter staff, neighbors, and
volunteers from all over SF as we come together to celebrate our appreciation
of California's fabulous coast and waterways and our amazing Bay.
September 26
Heron's head park trail walk 10:00Am-12:00pm
In collaboration with SF Recreation and Parks and the Healthy Parks, Healthy
People initiative, join professional guides on an interpretive walk to admire the
San Francisco waterfront as we follow a short section of the Bay Trail. The walk
will begin in the mini-park next to the Heron’s Head Park parking lot at 10:00
am. Don’t forget to bring water, hats, and sunscreen!
ecocenterhhp.org
(415) 839-4963
a division of bay.org