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March 5, 2020

All-Electric Berkeley Buildings: Disability Community Forum
March 7, 2020

Fixit Clinic at Berkeley Public Library
March 22, 2020

Cooking With Food Scraps #1 – “Intercepting the Food Waste Cycle”
March 22, 2020

Hands On Beeswax Wrap – Upcycle a Cotton Shirt!
March 27, 2020

21st Annual B.A.S.I.L. Bay Area Seed Swap Celebration
April 4, 2020

Turkey Wing Cornbroom Workshop
April 18, 2020

50th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration
April 26, 2020

How to use Social Media to Drive Environmental Change – Why Zero Waste?
April 29, 2020

Foraging Adventures: Wild Food Walk & Tasting
May 2, 2020

Plaited Altar Duster Corn Broom Workshop

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Ecology Center in the Making

A Brief Retrospect by Ecology Center Executive Director Martin Bourque Historic Change Happens Ecology Center was born at a turning point in our nation, with Berkeley, California, as one of the epicenters for a social revolution. It was 1969, and… Read more »

Reusables Become a Reality—A Reusable Cup Service Pilot Update!

by Denaya Shorter, Community Engagement Program Director Almost five months into Berkeley’s first Reusable Cup service pilot, and the program has already received over 1300 sign-ups! With eleven participating locations on the UC Berkeley campus and in the Telegraph Avenue… Read more »

Rooted in Community Winter Leadership Institute Reflections

by Marcel Ramos, Youth Development Program Coordinator This past December, I had the opportunity to attend Rooted in Community’s biannual Winter Leadership Institute. I traveled to Birmingham, AL, gathering with young adults from organizations across the country to discuss the… Read more »

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Ecology Center Store Awarded “People Love Us On Yelp!” 2018

We’re excited and proud to be a 2018 recipient of the “People Love Us On Yelp!” award. Thank you to everyone who frequents our Ecology Center Store and reviews us on Yelp.

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