Environmental Justice - Get Involved

Please review the list on GoUSF Page.

• USF provides one paid day of leave per year to participate in a USF Day of Mission Integration and Community Engagement.
• All members of the USF and surrounding community are invited to join our weekly Garden Harvest Days on Thursdays, 11 am - 3 pm. Whether you are a seasoned pro or merely gardening curious, join us to learn new skills and meet new friends. And for your labor, you can go home with a bag full of fresh, organic produce from the garden.
• Borrow seeds from the USF Seed Library

Volunteer for a local organization:

• Join Baykeeper's Clean Bay Challenge.
• Public Works has many opportunities for volunteers to clean and green San Francisco.
• KEEP Ocean Beach Clean: A recurring opportunity to help keep Ocean Beach clean. Every Saturday, 10am-11:30pm.
• Volunteer in a local SF park. Volunteers participate in a variety of park maintenance projects, including weeding, planting, mulching, habitat restoration, trash pickup, painting, and trail work.
• Volunteer opportunities at Golden Gate National Recreation Area are as diverse and abundant as the natural and cultural resources of the park.
• OneTam
• San Bruno Mountain Watch
• Surfrider Foundation
• Sutro Stewards
• 350 Bay Area

Challenge Yourself

• Go waste free by refusing single-use disposables and choosing reusable options whenever and wherever possible
• Go plastic free! Here are 100 ways. Refusing single-use plastic products is a great start. When considering options, glass, aluminum, and stainless steel are more easily recycled than plastic. Sustainable materials such as bamboo and hemp are compostable and rapidly renewable.
• Personal challenge: Can you reduce your meat consumption by one day a week? More? Try Meatless Monday or go Vegan before 6. Guide to ideas on CO2 impact,

Recycling

• SF Residents, Hilltop and Downtown campus employees can refer to sfrecycles.org.
• Recycling and Composting information for residents in:
  • Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Napa County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Solano County, Sonoma County
• Avoid wishcycling! Recycle and compost according to what is locally accepted by your community's resource recover program:

Home

• Conserve water with these easy tips! Upgrade your fixtures with water saving devices:
  • SF residents can sign up for free water saving devices, rebates, and other incentive programs at SFPUC.
  • Elsewhere in the Bay Area, visit BAWSCA for rebates from your local water agency.
• Consider switching to 100% renewable electricity at home through your local Community Choice Aggregation program.
• Own your own home? Consider replacing old gas appliances with efficient, all-electric appliances and apply for home and electrification rebates through BayREN.

Commute, Cars, and Travel

• Bike or take public transportation. Rather than purchasing a personal vehicle, use a car share option, if you only drive occasionally.
• If you do purchase a personal vehicle, consider an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid. You may qualify for federal income tax credits as well as state and local rebates. PG&E offers a helpful electric vehicle comparison tool as well as a map of public charging stations in the Bay Area.
• Consider buying carbon offsets when you travel.

Community

• Sign up for a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Marin's CERT signup, SF Neighborhood Emergency Response Team
• Support Cafe Ohlone

Come take a break, get some movement and fresh air, and practice mindfulness! The URBAN Trail is a guided 45-minute walk that highlights special gems on our USF campus, introduces concepts of mindfulness, and allows us to connect in community. Bring your colleagues, students, and/or classes for a unique experience this spring. They're hitting the trail on:

• Friday, March 27, at 9:15 a.m.
• Thursday, April 2, at 11 a.m.
• Friday, April 3, at 2:15 p.m.
• Monday, April 6, at 10:30 a.m.
• Thursday, April 9, at 11 a.m.
• Friday, April 17, at 1 p.m.

Reserve Your Spot