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Growing Greener School Grounds Conference
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Friday, September 24, 2010
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Time:
5:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Ages:
All
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Location:
St. Mary's Conference Center
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Event Description
The San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance is pleased to announce the
2010 Growing Greener School Grounds Conference
Please join the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance for a terrific hands-on conference Sept. 24-25th in beautiful San Francisco. The 4th event of this type since 2002, the conference is designed to encourage school communities in the Bay Area and beyond to become stewards of their school grounds--and teach them some of the skills they need to work with their local schools to improve their school gardens and learning and play environments.
Friday (evening), Sept. 24th will include a resource fair and keynote address by Will Rogers, President and CEO of the Trust for Public Land. Saturday (all day), Sept. 25th includes a wide variety of hands-on workshops on topics including: schoolyard master planning, school garden horticulture and curricula, rainwater harvesting, irrigation techniques, tile mosaic murals, cob bench construction, raising chickens i
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San Francisco Parks Trust
Founded in 1971, the mission of San Francisco Parks Trust is to provide leadership and support for San Francisco’s parks, recreation centers, and open spaces. Parks Trust’s core strengths include preserving open green space, promoting environmental stewardship, developing outdoor education programs for underserved youth, providing fiscal and fundraising support to community groups, and empowering citizens to improve their neighborhood parks and recreation centers.
In addition to restoration and advocacy, Parks Trust’s more than 3,500 members provide support for a range of original programming, including Street Parks, the Innovator Awards, and the Park Partners Program, through which more than 50 community groups receive fiscal sponsorship, administrative support, and fundraising guidance from Parks Trust.
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