LEAF: 07/28/10 Recology

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

07/28/10 Recology

LEAF at RECOLOGY

We saw the shocking amount of trash a single San Francisco neighborhood can produce in one week! Mountains of trash rose up everywhere at Recology's 501 Tunnel Avenue site in San Francisco. Armies of workers were busy dealing with composting, garbage and recycling. Trucks roared past us, in and out of buildings, dumping our waste. Monster sized bulldozers plowed valleys through the towering drifts of garbage. Growling machines and conveyor belts whisked trash past the people who were sorting out items not properly sorted in homes, schools and businesses.

Monster Machine

We met a group of remarkable people. Val, an artist in residence, welcomed us into her studio to share her work and to show us how she reclaims the trash at Recology to produce her art. Val will be having a showing at Recology 09/17/10 and 09/18/10! You should check it out. Next, Mika took us into the transfer station. It was like stepping into a science fiction movie! Huge machines and vehicles racing everywhere we looked!

Sculpture Garden Resident

We hiked up to the sculpture garden on the hill started by Jo Hansen in 1992. Each sculpture in this beautiful garden is the work of a past Recology artist in residence. The lush plants were found in and saved from on site trash and compost and have been given a second chance in this thriving garden.

We joined a caravan and traveled to Pier 96 where San Francisco's recycling goes to be processed. It operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They bale up plastics, aluminum and paper which will be turned into new products. The aluminum stays in the United States and the paper and plastics are shipped to China. When ships carrying imported goods from China are unloaded in Oakland the recycling from Recology is loaded and shipped back to China.

Thank you to Val, Mika, Kate, Marcus and Sharon for making us feel welcome, sharing their expertise and passion and for keeping us safe.

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Notes 03/04/11

Leaf Notes 3/4/11

In attendance:

Eleanor/Todd/Isaac

Daphna

Hannah

Alex

Xochitl- at the end

Paolo- at the end

I-movie (Isaac and Daphna)

-Notes of what to change

- next LEAF meeting (March 18^th) voice-overs

Water Bottle committee (Alex, Hannah, Eleanor)

Important Dates: Thursday, March 10^th (Staff meeting presentation preparations)

Worm People (Gena, Paolo and Todd)

Worms cared for…

Next Week’s agenda:

1) Water Bottle Campaign meeting on Thursday at lunch in Interior Room (Alex, Xochitl, Hannah)

Focus: Presentation to Staff Meeting

The purpose and the logistics of the campaign (why?, when?, how?, where?)

Post Announcement!

Notes 02/18/11

In attendance:

Eleanor/Todd/Isaac

Xochitl

Daphna

Natalia

Alex

Gena ?

Paolo

Ashley (honored guest)

Bulletin Board Committee (Xochitl, Daphna, Ashley) met:

Tasks accomplished:

bulletin board got the background paper up

Leaf images went up

Next Meeting: Drink Outside the Bottle Campaign

Water Bottle committee (Natalia, Alex, Lynda, Eleanor)

Decisions made:

Start selling bottles March 18^th

Sell bottles for $10/ bottle; rebate $5 if the 21 day challenge is met!

Leaflets will track the 21 day challenge for MS/ collect info from LS each Friday of the challenge (ends around Earth Day- what an awesome coincidence!)

Alex and Natalia will present the campaign at the Tuesday staff meeting (3/15- ides of March; Need Scott’s permission

Worm People (Gena, Paolo and Todd)

Worms cared for…

Next Week’s agenda:

1) Water Bottle Project [Alex, Natalia, and other leaflets (Shannon?, Hannah? Make it all Leaflets? and honored guests, Eleanor]

Need to write Post article- connect with the Green Corner people?

Need to update blog (Todd- can you help with this?)

Create tracking sheets for MS/ LS

Bulletin Board: Featured Project: Drink Outside the Bottle

2) LEAF: the Movie editing [Xochitl, Daphna]

With Isaac in 5^th grade classroom!!!!

3) Caring for Worms Project [Gena and Paolo, w/ Todd]

-Check on worms

-Create a “How To Care” routine checklist- laminate!!

On the Docket:

Rain Barrels [Hannah, Daphna]

Light Switches [Xochitl and ???]

Leaf Notes 2/11/11

In attendance:

Eleanor/Todd

Xochitl

Daphna

Ashley (honored guest)

Bulletin Board Committee (Xochitl, Daphna) met:

Tasks accomplished:

bulletin board got the background paper up

looked at various calendars

have a doc detailing what goes on the "Club Board"

Next week meeting: need to put info up on the board- laminate headings: use colorful paper!

Water Bottle committee quasi-met (me asking bulletin board committee questions)

Decisions made:

2 students/ Coffee Friday sell the bottles.

2 Bake Sales

@ Auction

Need to write up an advertisement for the Green Corner in the Post (next Friday)

Next Week’s agenda:

Water Bottle Project [Alex, Natalia, and Eleanor]

Meeting with Lynda at 1:20 to discuss bottle selling campaign

LEAF: the Movie editing [Xochitl, Daphna]

With Isaac in 5^th grade classroom

Caring for Worms Project [Gena and Paolo, w/ Todd]

-Check on worms

-Create a “How To Care” routine checklist- laminate!!

On the Docket:

Rain Barrels [Hannah, Daphna]

Light Switches [Xochitl and ???]

Student(s) not assigned to a project: Shannon

Thank You to All Our New Friends!

We want to thank all our new friends whom we me met along our journey! You inspired us, forever changed the way we see the world and how we will live each day in it!

Jodie, Kate, Jeannie, Blaine and Carrie of SPAWN

Maya of GLIDE's Graze the Roof edible garden and beehive projects

Aaron at the Marine Mammal Center

Kristin Bowman, Kimberly and Jadd from the SF Parks and Recreations

Joyce and Susan from the McKinley Square Board

Mika, Sharon, Kate, Marcus and Val at Recology

John Smith at SFPUC Oceanside Waste Water Treatment

All those who made the time to become followers of our blog!

You are all so awesome!

Reflections on GLIDE 07/23/10

"Our ACTION was to volunteer pulling the vegetables that went to seed and amending the soil. I’ll use what I learned in my garden at home.”

~Shannon

“The kindness of all the people working together taught me about fellowship”

~Gena

“People in the garden were taking action against global warming and they were very kind to everyone.”

~Paolo

“I was amazed to see how much work kids like us can put into a garden and helping the community.”

~Natalia

“The people seemed very well educated and were very nice. The volunteers take action giving their personal time.”

~Daphna

“Glide was fun and I was helpful working in their garden. I learned a lot about how roof gardens work and why they are important.”

~Alex

“Glide is a remarkable community. Their members are committed to caring for everybody and to being very welcoming and inclusive. Maya, her students and the volunteers made us all feel welcome and valued.”

~Todd

LEAF Application 2011

Leadership, Ecology, Action, Fellowship

Your application will include an Essay, telling us about your interests.

Application Deadline: March 1st, 2011

Choose one of these topics to address in a format of your choosing. You may write an essay, create a movie, perform a speech, create a poster, or use any other form of expression.

1) Why would you be a great LEAF leader?

2) What are you passionate about changing in the world?

3) Describe a time when you met a challenge with success.

4) Describe a sustainable relationship with the Earth.

5) Why is it important to learn about ecology?

Interested in applying?

Email: LEAF@presidiohill.org for application details!

Yours in fellowship,

Isaac Enloe, Todd Ditto and Presidio Hill School

07/28/10 Reflections on RECOLOGY

“It was really interesting, I learned a lot and although it was smelly it was still pretty cool. I thought it was amazing that the artists could make such funky things out of old recycled materials such as: bicycle frames car tires, old picnic benches, wire, paint ect. I felt bad about creating so much trash.”

~ Hannah

“ Recology was a very interesting place, I learned a lot and it was shocking to me to see how much garbage one San Francisco neighborhood could throw out in 24 hours.”

~ Daphna

“ It was fun, smelly, interesting, and I learned a lot. I’ll figure out a way to create less trash at home.”

~ Alex

“ It gave me a better perspective about what happens to our waste. I am going to try and make a rain barrel and be more green”

~ Gena

“Gross, it stunk, but I now know where my trash goes. I’m going to recycle and compost more of my trash.”

~Shannon

The artists’ creation of Recology sculpture garden reinforces my belief that each of us has the power to improve the world we live in.”

~Todd

“Whoa! Recology really changed the way I think about my trashcans!”

~Wendy

“I was shocked and amazed to see how much trash we collected in one day”

~Isaac

Think Outside the Bottle 21 Day Challenge

We are doing the 21 Day Challenge to break the habit of bringing disposable plastic water bottles to school. Each child that has and uses a water bottle for 21 days at school will have met the challenge. Students that complete the challenge using a LEAF water bottle will receive a five dollar refund.

Each child has to be seen in class with his or her water bottle in order to be a part of the challenge. Note—the challenge is not mandatory for any child, so no one should feel bad or left out for not participating in the challenge or having a LEAF water bottle.

Each LEAF member will keep track of who has reusable water bottles in his or her advisory. The advisories that don’t have a LEAF member will have a LEAF member from a nearby advisory check in each morning. We will keep track with a list with the name of the advisor and advisees. We will put a daily check by the name of each person that has a water bottle.

Each lower school teacher will have a sheet of paper, a lot like the attendance sheet. Every morning, when the teachers take attendance, they will also check off a box for each child that brings in and uses a bottle.

07/26/10 Reflections Steep Ravine Canyon

“It was fun getting wet, but freezing. I had lots of fun gathering water samples but all the time it was freezing.”

~Daphna

“It was cold and foggy. It was beautiful and fun going down. I liked learning about redwoods, that only special plants live around them and leaping from rock to rock up and down the stream testing water quality.”

~Hannah

“It was fun, cold, great climbing and interesting seeing all the green and how the streams split up, divided and came together again”

~Alex

I felt very proud of myself when I kissed a slug. It was so cold, but there were such great things to do and see.”

~Natalia

“It was so cold. I couldn’t feel my fingers, but it was very fun eating lunch inside a redwood tree and finding the fish eggs and egg sack!”

~Paolo

“The weather felt like that in a rainforest. The hike was fun, because I saw lots of banana slugs, which I haven’t seen in a while.”

~Shannon

“It was very pretty, and very moist. It was really fun testing the water quality.”

~Gena

“I was astounded by how lush, wet and dense the biomass was there. It felt like everything was very alive! What a special place!”

~Isaac

“I loved the quiet solo part of the hike, listening to the waterfalls, touching the soft moss and looking up at the redwood trees. At the end, the dense forest opened right up into gold hills and blue-ocean in front of us, and I was blown away by the beauty of this place.”

~Wendy

“The ravine was bursting with life! The sight of the fish eggs in the stream thrilled me! Our young scientists demonstrated they love getting their hands wet and dirty in the field collecting data! They were pros at using our digital lab equipment!”

~Todd

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

07/28/10 Recology

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