Conservation Corps North Bay (CCNB) And REACH have teamed up to teach the members of CCNB’s Project Regeneration Program, a free program designed to empower and educate youths ages 12 – 17 to become environmental stewards and leaders within their community. Kelsey Bechelli, who helps administers CCNB’s Project Regeneration comments on the program: “The youth … Continue reading
As part of their ongoing effort to promote green values in their school, Longfellow Elementary School in San Francisco invited REACH to conduct an energy conservation and sustainability workshop for their students. Michael Gutman conducted workshops for over 15 classrooms, educating over 450 students about energy conservation and sustainability. Students learned about where energy comes from, … Continue reading
Sponsored by the Conservation Corps North Bay, the 2012 Health Harvest was hosted at the Petaluma Bounty Farm on May 19th. Volunteers got their hands dirty building a roof, digging irrigation ditches, spreading ground cover and helping to maintain the farm. The event was open to the public from 1 till 5pm where people enjoyed … Continue reading
In exchange for a $500 LED lighting donation from the REACH Alliance, Wind In The Willows Early Learning Center invited REACH to conduct an energy conservation workshop with the preschool students. Teaching youngsters about the need for energy conservation is part of REACH’s core mission to help reduce the amount of energy we need while … Continue reading
REACH partnered with the City of Richmond to help educate students enrolled in the RichmondBUILD program. RichmondBUILD is a free, city sponsored program that helps train out-of-work construction professionals to become green contractors. Students learn about energy efficiency, solar installation, home insulation, energy auditing and more. Because of REACH’s relationship with REACH Alliance member, Elemental … Continue reading
popuphood is dedicated to revitalizing Old Oakland with retail shops, which used to thrive there. As part of an economic stimulus plan, popuphood partnered with property managers in Old Oakland to provide 6 months worth of free rent for 6 retailers looking to occupy vacant storefronts in Old Oakland. The free rent would help the … Continue reading
The City of Richmond and REACH have been working together to promote energy conservation and sustainability. Recently, REACH was invited to present at an Energy Upgrade California workshop that educated homeowners about local incentives and rebates for home energy performance upgrades. The City of Richmond’s mayor, Gayle McLaughlin began the meeting by discussing … Continue reading
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