On March 11, 2023, the San Francisco South Bay Branch of AYLUS members Shannon Guo, Willow Hsu, and others conducted a creek cleanup event on the Coyote Creek River. The accumulated trash along the riverbed posed a serious threat to the ecosystem- especially with growing rain seasons-as well as people living in makeshift homes along […]
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San Francisco South Bay Branch Highway Cleanup in January 2023
In January 2023, members Shannon Guo, Willow Hsu, and others, worked with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful to clean up trash along different highways. They learnt through volunteers about the different hazardous things thrown from cars in highways, how car accidents lead to the distribution of many hazardous wastes. They also learned about trash tents and […]
San Francico South Bay Branch Restoration for Reservation in March 2022
On March 19, Shannon (president) led a group of members to work with One City Forest to help with their reservation. Due to the maintenance being a monthly event instead of weekly, there was lots of work to be done. While some members went to plant trees and bushes (that were used as canopy and […]
San Francisco South Bay Branch Weeding in February 2022
On February 26, Shannon (president) led a group of members to the Veggielution Farm to help with their Youth Garden. With many young visitors constantly coming into the Garden, there was lots to be done. Members weeded the garden, watered vegetables, helped load compost bins and spread compost among crops, taught kids how to make […]
San Francisco South Bay Branch Prepares for Earth Day in April 2022
In preparation for next week’s special Earth Day events, the members (Shannon, Willow and Roger) of the San Francisco South Bay Branch went to two different events this weekend. On Friday, members went to the Veggielution farm to help replant strawberries, weed, and sort through compost bins. In the strawberry fields, there were many weeds […]
Environmental Restoration on Jan 22,2022
AYLUS San Francisco South Bay Branch worked with San Jose City Forest to help restore the damaged environment at the Hellyer County Park. Two leaders (Shannon and Ethan) planted trees with a City Forest staff. The purpose of this program is to rebuild a part of the community one tree at a time and educate […]