SF Environment

Even a few minutes outside can help reduce stress and improve your wellbeing.

In a city filled with parks, coastlines, and native wildlife, connecting with nature is simple.

Check out SFEnvironment.org/biodiversity for free resources across SF, including National Park Service and California State Parks Foundation guides, and more!

A decade ago, California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County launched the City Nature Challenge. This year, more than 102,000 people around the world made over 3 million observations, helping create a global snapshot of biodiversity so that scientists can help protect at-risk species and habitats.

There are still so many observations waiting for identifications and you don't have to be an expert to help scientists document them, download the FREE iNaturalist.org app and catch them all!

Concrete production is responsible for roughly 8% of global CO₂ emissions, more than the aviation industry.

At Buchanan Mall, SF Environment, San Francisco Public Works, and San Francisco Recreation and Park Department partnered to pilot low carbon concrete across real public infrastructure applications, helping demonstrate that lower carbon construction can still meet the durability, safety, and performance standards required in a city like San Francisco.

The pilot also showed there was no added cost premium associated with using the lower carbon concrete mixes.

At the same time, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department partnered with the Fillmore community to reimagine Buchanan Mall as a vibrant public space built for both people and the climate.

Perhaps most importantly, this project helps pave the way for broader adoption across the city. When a city agency changes how it builds, the impact scales quickly across future projects, public spaces, and infrastructure investments.

What environmental book would you recommend for AANHPI Month? Drop your recs in the comments. 📚👇

You can borrow books for FREE from the San Francisco Public Library – grab a physical book, check out an e-book, or make a request!

💡 “A Guardian and a Thief” by Megha Majumdar
🌎 "Nature Unfurled: Asian American Environmental Histories" by Connie Y. Chiang
💗 “From a Native Daughter” by Haunani-Kay Trask
🐝 "Where Did All the Fireflies Go" by Renee Juliene Karunungan
🌱 “Soil Not Oil” by Vandana Shiva
🦋 “No Country for Eight-spot Butterflies” by Julian Aguon

Check out San Francisco Public Library's "Weaving Stories," a FREE collection of curated book lists and events at SFPL.org/aanhpi

🚲 Free Bike Repair Clinics this May!

🗓 Wednesday, May 13
🕟 4:30pm to 6:30pm
📍 Anza Branch Library - 550 37th Avenue

🗓 Saturday, May 23
🕑 2:00pm to 4:00pm
📍 West Portal Branch Library - 190 Lenox Way

🔧 Stop by for free bike repair support, simple tune-ups, and hands-on maintenance tips. Whether your bike needs a quick fix or you want to learn basic repairs, we’ve got you covered.

🌎 Repairing and reusing what we already have helps reduce waste and supports a more sustainable San Francisco.

More info: SFEnvironment.org/repair-events-and-fix-it-clinics

San Francisco Healthy Nail Salons are committed to protecting their workers, customers, and our planet, find one near you this Mother’s Day at SFEnvironment.org/nail-salons 💅🌎