Happy New Year from the Sustainability Academy! Welcome 2019 by trying a new offering from the County’s Sustainability Academy. We have many upcoming opportunities for you to learn new skills and connect with your community. Sustainability Academy Offerings Master Resource Conservation Course Applications due February 15th Dates: Thursday evenings 6:00pm – 9:00pm during February 21, 2019 –…
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. On Saturday, February 2nd, at the Burlingame Public Library Lane Room from 10:30 AM to noon, the BEC filmmakers and members will…
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! We will officially ramp up the Energizer Station planning late January so stay tuned for…
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…
The Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame is pleased to award four scholarships this year to graduating seniors at Burlingame High School. We are awarding $3,500 to Keala Uchoa (pictured), who has an exceptional academic record (4.19 GPA) and a commitment to living sustainably. Keala was inspired by her AP Environmental Science class to start a…
