Eco-Adventures

Literacy for Environmental Justice

Eco-Adventures is an environmental education program that offers service-learning, and outdoor recreation for youth between the ages of 9 to 18. It is designed to address disparities in access to nature and to offer health and fitness lifestyle choices among youth. Offered in collaboration with local teachers, activities include kayaking and camping trips, guided plant walks and environmental justice tours and schools. Each year, hundreds of youth enjoy place-based, hands-on, formative learning experiences at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area.

If you would like to bring your community or school group to the campsites at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area with Literacy For Environmental Justice, please contact Russ Aguilar russ.aguilar@lejyouth.org.

Eco-Adventure Photos

Kayaking Adventure

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Native Plant Nursery

The Candlestick Point Native Plant Nursery is a vibrant community hub that is at once a living classroom for our educational programming, a center for green workforce development, and a premier source for hyper-local Native plants for habitat restoration in San Francisco.

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Eco-Apprentices

Eco- Apprentices support the nursery team in collection, processing and propagation of native plant species, work on restoration sites with an emphasis in plant establishment, invasive removal and site preparation, and assist in the implementation of LEJ’s volunteer programs and education experiences.