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Climate Hero Shares Her Story

7/29/2024

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By Matilda Peck
Anna Oliva at the June 2024 launch of Drawdown’s Neighborhood: San Francisco Bay Area, a climate solutions short documentary series.
Anna Oliva at the June 2024 launch of Drawdown’s Neighborhood: San Francisco Bay Area, a climate solutions short documentary series.
"My climate story matters and can impact other young professionals beginning their careers,” said SEI Climate Corps alumni Anna Oliva. A year after concluding her Climate Corps Fellowship, Oliva is one of seven Bay Area climate heroes featured in Drawdown’s Neighborhood: San Francisco Bay Area, a climate solutions short documentary series presented by Project Drawdown. 

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From Garden Educators: Finding Inspiration and Community

10/19/2023

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By Matilda Peck
2023-2024 CCEO Fellows
2023-2024 CCEO Fellows gathered during orientation in Golden Gate Park.
On a hot day in August, I wandered through the San Francisco Botanical Garden, slightly lost. I’d come to meet the Climate Corps Education Outside (CCEO) Fellows, a group of passionate garden educators, in the midst of orientation for the 2023-2024 school year. Just as I was doubting my navigation, I heard laughter and excited voices up ahead and knew I’d come to the right place. The trail opened to a large clearing where thirty-six CCEO Fellows were gathering for lunch. ​

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5 Reasons to Decarbonize Your Organization’s Building

6/15/2023

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By Juan Miranda, Climate Corps Fellow 
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Juan Miranda is an Energy and Sustainability Associate Fellow for San Timoteo Energy Associates.
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Commercial and residential buildings of San Francisco
1. Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Commercial and residential buildings account for approximately 30% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Depending on your organization, buildings could represent the majority or close to the entirety of its carbon footprint. Therefore, decarbonizing your buildings may be the most important step you can take to contribute to global efforts to address climate change and build a better world for future generations.

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How Beavers Can Help Mitigate Climate Change

4/17/2023

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By Nancy MacFarlane, Climate Corps Fellow
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MacFarlane is a Energy and Sustainability Associate at Santa Rosa Junior College​.
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Beaver Dam - Image courtesy of Graham Hobster
When you think about ways to mitigate climate change, do beavers and beaver dams come to mind? Maybe not, but have you ever seen a beaver in action or their dams? If so, you probably saw a lush surrounding landscape. Why might that be? Well, the water in the stream or creek slowly backs up behind the dams and covers the land, which then creates a wetland teeming with life. ​​

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CA Climate Corps Retreat 2023: Connection, Exploration, and an Albino Alligator

3/22/2023

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by Matilda Peck
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Climate Corps Fellows at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco
February morning began cold and dreary, and SEI's Climate Corps team shivered together on the stairs of the California Academy of Sciences. However, with each Fellow arriving for the annual Climate Corps Fellow Retreat the weather seemed to improve. By the time Naomi Lichtenstein arrived, a Program Associate at Earth Team, the sky was almost as sunny as their outlook. “I was really excited to meet the other Fellows,” said Lichtenstein. “I hope to learn more about their fellowship experiences and what they hope to do afterward.” 

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Nakani Bagayoko: Leading Mali's Youth to Fight Waste Pollution

1/17/2023

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By Matilda Peck
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Nakani Bagayoko
On the front line of Mali’s waste pollution crisis is Nakani Bagayoko, a community advocate and leader who joined SEI’s team last year. Working through a CEE-Change Fellowship Program, Nakani spent several months in our office, inspiring everyone with her drive to create change.
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Getting to work with Nakani was a joy and privilege, as was hearing her story. 


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California Climate Action Corps Fellows Impacting the Climate and Communities

8/2/2022

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By Beatrix Berry
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California Climate Action Corps Fellow Jhakarin with site supervisor Nancy
From wildfire mitigation workshops, to education on waste diversion regulations, California Climate Action Corps Fellows have been hard at work in their communities. SEI has partnered with California Volunteers and Bay Area Community Resources to support the California Climate Action Corps(CAC) program. The current program year has been filled with success stories and positive impacts as this powerful cohort of fellows have supported their communities in climate action and solutions. 

CAC Fellows are placed throughout California and work primarily with communities who are being disproportionately impacted by the changing climate. In Redlands, California, three fellows, Calhoun, Bryan and Jenny, are currently working on the University of Redlands farm. In the area surrounding their site, there is little to no tree cover and therefore very limited shade. As a result, in the changing climate, their community and community members struggle to stay cool. These three fellows are working to cool down their community by increasing access to trees that can be planted by those who live in the area.

Calhoun, Bryan and Jenny, have worked hard to raise saplings and organize events to give them to the community for free. Jenny and Bryan are returning fellows and have been able to continue their impact this year. In a recent event they gave away 2,230 tree saplings to their community. 

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Climate Corps Education Outside Fellow Spotlight: Julia Dunn

11/24/2021

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By Jamie Wollum

Julia Dunn is a Climate Corps Education Outside(CCEO) fellow in the 2021-22 cycle, serving students at Starr King Elementary School in San Francisco. Prior to joining CCEO, Julia studied Environmental Education at Bates College and has held various roles within the field, including working as the School Programs Coordinator at Wave Hill Public Gardens in New York, where she led efforts for STEAM-focused field trip programming. With this extensive of environmental education experience, as well as a passion for disability justice, Julia is a leader within the CCEO cohort. We caught up with her to hear more about her experience and career goals
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When and how did you know you wanted to pursue a job in the environmental sphere?

I’ve wanted to work in this field since early childhood - in large part due to informal science programs like CCEO. For a long time I thought I would be a scientist, specifically a marine biologist, but then in the first year of undergrad I took a class called “Experiential Education in the Outdoors''. I remember unspooling string for young people to weave webs of life around ancient trees and feeling a sense of deep alignment. I think in The Secret Garden Frances Hodgsen Burnett refers to it as “The BIG GOOD THING.” While the field of environmental education requires a ton of shapeshifting, this feeling has remained central to my practice. It powers my commitments to kinship, celebration, and dismantling patterns which isolate people from their inherent worth and belonging. There is so much potential within the environmental sphere for communal and personal liberation -- I can’t imagine myself anywhere else.

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Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Billie Hervas

6/11/2021

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SEI is spotlighting our amazing Climate Corps Fellows who have been working to protect our climate through a wide range of sustainability initiatives. This week we are highlighting Billie Hervas, Education and Training Fellow at the The Energy Coalition.
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Billie Hervas
​Education and Training Fellow, The Energy Coalition

Give a summary of the work that you are doing through your fellowship.
I support the education and training team of The Energy Coalition by assisting in educator and student engagement. This includes presenting online events, creating STEM-based curriculums, and creating content for our social media campaigns.

What is your favorite part of your job?
My favorite part of the job is working with the rest of the education and training team. It doesn't matter what task I am doing because I generally enjoy working with fun, passionate, and motivated people.
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What is a recent accomplishment that you are proud of?
A recent accomplishment I am proud of is redesigning some of the marketing collateral for TEC's education and training team. Doing so reconnected me with my love for graphic design, and I feel like my work is valuable when the team uses the materials I create.


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Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Benjamin Bravo

6/4/2021

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SEI is spotlighting our amazing Climate Corps Fellows who have been working to protect our climate through a wide range of sustainability initiatives. This week’s Fellow spotlight is  Benjamin Bravo, Preserve Resources Manager at Sonoma State University Center for Environmental Inquiry.
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Benjamin Bravo
Preserve Resources Manager, Sonoma State University Center for Environmental Inquiry
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Give a summary of the work that you are doing through your fellowship.
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As preserve resources manager, I lead the center's invasive species management program, lead the Copeland Creek restoration project, lead a section of the Virtual Field Experiences project, analyze the camera trap data, develop our sustainable forest management plan, and brainstorm security solutions. My work takes place on our three preserves (Osborn, Galbreath, Los Guillicos) and the Copeland Creek on the main SSU Campus.

What is your favorite part of your job?
I enjoy working with students on restoration and preserve management activities. The students are passionate, loyal, and bring great background knowledge.


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