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Climate Action Now!

Mission Statement: Climate Action Now! cultivates educational and ecological resilience by removing pavement to create organic educational gardens in California.www.ClimateActionNowCalifornia.org

Climate Action Now! + SF Public WorksStreet Life

Climate Action Now! + SF Unified School DistrictYard Life

SFUSD + SFPW + CAN!Sidewalk Gardens and Basin Expansions

Sunset Boulevard Reforestation ProgramCommunity Engagement

Partnership and community engagement have made this endeavor possible.

From tree planting to mulch moving, community workdays have been integral parts of the physical development of the project as well as a mechanism for climate change education, action, engagement and… EMPOWERMENT

Partnerships and Collaborations

Succession Plantings: Planting in the Understory

Climate Change Education + Habitat Restoration

Community Urban Forestry

Tree Pallet for Sunset Boulevard• California native trees include the following:• #30 Lyonothamnus floribundus spp. aspleniifolius (Channel Island Ironwood)• #30 Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress), • #30 Quercus agrifolia (Coast Live Oak)• #25 Salix sp. (Willow), • #20 Arbutus 'Marina' (Marina Strawberry Tree)• #20 Aesculus californica (California Buckeye)•• Non-native trees include: • #20 Lagunaria patersonii (Australian Primrose Tree)• #15 Metrosideros excelsa (New Zealand Christmas Tree)• #12 Corymbia ficifolia (Flowering Gum)• #12 Melaleuca viminalis (Weeping Bottlebrush)• #8 Pinus canariensis (Canary Island Pine)• #5 Melaleuca linariifolia (Flaxleaf Paperbark)• #5 Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree)• #5 Araucaria heterophylla (Northfolk Island Pine)• #5 Araucaria columnaris (Cook Island Pine)• #5 Chiranthodendron pantadactylon (Monkeyhand Tree) • #3 Cedrus deodara (Deodar Cedar)

Strong D4 Office Partnerships:

CAN! wouldn’t have been able to achieve our goals on Sunset Boulevard without the multi-

Supervisorial support from District 4 Office Supervisors and aides.

Supervisor Katy Tang provided support letters and the initial guidance to make our CAN!

involvement possible. And we continue to work with the D4 Office leadership.

Supervisor Gordon Mar attended the 1/26 workday and we continue to dialogue with his

office to ensure programmatic success and continuity on Sunset Boulevard and beyond.

“From the River to the Sun”SFPUC Project Learning Partnership

In collaboration with George Washington High School, CAN! has hired #10 “Climate Corps” interns to participate in the “From the River to the Sun” internship program. In this year-long hands-on project learning opportunity, student interns will each receive $1,000 for their participation. Funding has come both from the

SFPUC as well as the California ReLeaf Social Equity Grant, via CalFire funding with allocations from the California Climate Investments Fund. Restoration Ecology, Solar design design, installation and maintenance

are some of the educational facets of the program.

Building Soil Capturing Carbon

Thus far the Climate Action Now! interns and volunteers have spread aproximately 150 yards of mulch provided by both SFPW Bureau of Urban Forestry and private arborists (many SFPW contractors as well).

Quality of mulch was key for BUF and we have used mostly Pine and Cypress mulch. Ginkgos also get 4 yards of soil.

Constant Improvement:

Change and adaptation are important to keep in mind in the modern climate, and are key elements of all CAN! programming.

Listening to and responding to community/ partner input, project assessment and constant evaluation are key to successful community project development.

Tree staking has been a challenge for us on the first round. But our systems are improving and we are eager to continue to provide high-quality public services to the People of San Francisco.

Zero Waste for highest carbon benefit:

Standard tree ties are usually made from vinyl. Vinyl is a synthetic material that is made from ethylene (found in crude oil)

and chlorine (found in salt).

By utilizing recycled bike tires, not only are we refusing to use petroleum

products we are reducing waste from landfill, while demonstrating zero waste

principals in our climate education programs.

Carbon Sequestration + Biodiversity Promotion(In The Public Right-Of-Way)

Biodiversity Hub on Lawton

Upcoming CAN! Events