Trees for Sunnyside

On July 22, 2016July 25, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Greening, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Do you want to get a TREE in front of your property?
Want to GREEN Sunnyside?

Friends of the Urban Forest—in collaboration with Sunnyside Neighborhood Association—are planting in Sunnyside, Glen Park, Miraloma Park and Westwood Park on Saturday, September 10th, 2016. More information: www.fuf.net/sunnyside

This is your chance – Green your home, increase your property value, and help the environment! Applications due by August 3rd, 2016. Online sign-up here: www.fuf.net/eform

Friends of the Urban Forest has funding to subsidize 75% of the costs to plant trees. We hope to plant 60 trees, but need at least 20 signups for it to happen.

For more information, contact jasmine@fuf.net or (415) 268 0772

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SFPUC News: Calling all Garden Photographers; Women in Construction Workshop

On July 17, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

The latest sewer news in SF

[From SFPUC, source: link.]

Submit Photos by August 5th

Calling all gardeners and photographers! Want your work to be published and distributed to 35,000 households? Here’s your first summer project.

Every year our Water Pollution Prevention Program creates a vibrant and educational calendar for our customers, offering information on less-toxic gardening and pest-control methods. For our 2017 Photo Contest, we’d like to see examples of beautiful native plants in an urban environment. Read full details here and submit your photos by August 5th!

Connecting with Community

The Central Bayside System Improvement Project (CBSIP) team is in the community this summer presenting at local neighborhood associations and community groups. Check our calendar for days and locations for presentations, as well as other events the outreach team will be participating in. For CBSIP specifics and timeline, visit our webpage.

Women in Construction Workshop

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This August 5th, join the SFPUC’s Contractors Assistance Center for the Women In Construction Workshop, featuring ways to help women foster new relationships and plan for upward mobility and success in the Construction Industry.

A panel of highly successful women will provide basic tools for surviving and thriving in the industry. Register today as space is limited and share our eventpage with someone you think will be interested!

Sincerely,

The SFPUC Sewer System Communications Team

Upcoming Tree-Planting in Sunnyside

On June 23, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Greening, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Sunnyside, Glen Park & Mt. Davidson residents can get new trees on your street this summer. Neighborhood Launch event on July 7th!

Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) is a non-profit organization that helps San Francisco residents get new trees on their blocks, and covers most of the costs. They have planted over 50k trees in San Francisco, but we still have more work to do!

In partnership with the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association (SNA) and the Monterey Heights Homes Association, FUF is launching a community tree planting happening throughout the Sunnyside, Glen Park & Mt. Davidson area this September –– and FUF has raised money to subsidize tree planting for local residents! FUF can help you plant a tree in the sidewalk or yard in front of your home AND will come back for 3 – 5 years of follow-up tree care.

Continue reading “Upcoming Tree-Planting in Sunnyside” →

The latest sewer news in SF from SFPUC

On June 2, 2016June 2, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Green Gardens with Greywater

From San Francisco PUC

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How Was Your Summer?

CityWorks provides interns from SF’s Southeast neighborhoods with work-based learning and mentorship opportunities through summer jobs with the SFPUC and engineering firms working with the Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP). From touring the Hetch Hetchy Damn to learing the basics for excelling in the workplace, watch this video to see the interns share their experience.

Sinkholes 101

Ever wonder what is happening underground to cause a sinkhole? While our records don’t show an increase in sinkholes being reported, they have been getting a lot of media attention recently. Here’s all you need to know.

Green Gardens with Greywater

Looking for ways to water your garden during the drought? Take one of our free, sponsored classes at Garden for the Environment and learn hands on how wastewater is a valuable water resource that can be recycled to irrigate plants.

Saturday, June 18
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
7th Avenue & Lawton Street

Sincerely,

The SFPUC Sewer System Communications Team