The Sustainability Academy is a no-cost education and outreach program designed to raise awareness around sustainability and empower San Mateo County community members with the knowledge and skills to promote sustainability. Current Offerings. “Outstanding course to help families learn the process and implementation of backyard composting. Fun, educational and interactive sessions to help you be…
CEC has been named as a recipient of a 2019 Sustainability Award by Sustainable San Mateo County. Sustainable San Mateo County (SSMC) will honor the CEC, TransForm, Lime (formerly LimeBike), long-time SSMC volunteer Bill Schulte, and the Half Moon Bay Library at its 20th Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 4, for their contributions to…
The Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) is inviting the public to seven “Green Programs on Hot Topics” focused on current environmental issues during 2019. Admission is free. They will be held in the Lane Room at the Burlingame Public Library at 480 Primrose Road, except as noted. The programs are: Tuesday, March 19 –…
Plan on attending the next monthly meeting of the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 7:00 – 8:45 p.m. Upstairs Meeting Room Burlingame Main Public Library 480 Primrose Road We invite you to get involved, too, in protecting our planet by participating in some of the events being held around our county,…
The Citizen’s Environmental Council (CEC) and the Burlingame Environmental Club (BEC) have partnered to create the second annual environmental Film Festival in Burlingame. This Festival is for all 4th to 12th grade students who live or attend school in San Mateo County. On Saturday, February 2nd, at the Burlingame Public Library Lane Room from 10:30…
SAVE THE DATE: Bike to Work Day for 2019 is Thursday May 9th, the Bay Area’s 25th Annual Bike to Work Day! We really appreciated all the enthusiastic support everyone gave last year and hope you’re interested in being involved again this year! The CEC will again sponsor the Energizer Station at the Burlingame Caltrain Station, 7:00 am…
Your purchases can help benefit the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) when you shop on AmazonSmile, use eScrip at your favorite store or buy gift cards with eScrip’s Benefit app. See below for details. If you’re having difficulty, please send an email to Marc Yelnick at CSNSTY@gmail.com. Thanks for your help! When you…
CEC Interns Present Sustainability Plans High school students in the Environmental Intern Program sponsored by the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) presented plans for making their schools more sustainable to an appreciative audience of local environmentalists, educators, CEC directors and parents on September 25. After observing and researching environmental practices and attitudes at their…
CEC is indebted to Trustee Sterling Franklin of the Morris S. Smith Foundation for funding CEC’s annual scholarships to Burlingame High School students for two years and underwriting the Student Environmental Internships we offered for the first time this year to high school students who live or attend school in Burlingame. Eight high school interns…
