Urban Greening Community Open House

Last October. ICEJ was part of a coalition of organizations that held an Eco Fair and Town Hall in SE San Diego and the issue that our attendees chose to work further on was environmental racism and greening communities of concern.  Now the Urban Collaborative Project (UCP) and partners (see full list below) are putting on a series of events to develop an Urban Greening Plan (UGP).  The upcoming Urban Greening Community Open House will distribute up to three trees to individual residents of SE San Diego AND help identify new green spaces and co-design community-led maintenance plans.  The Open House will be held on Sat. June 14  10 AM-2 PM at Groundwork SD Earth Lab– Millennial Tech Middle School (1110 Carolina Ln, San Diego, CA 92102).  Note: both UCP and Groundwork San Diego Chollas Creek were our partners for the Eco Fair.  More on the Plan is below.

The Urban Greening Plan will identify and map priority areas for tree planting, green spaces, and community-led maintenance to provide clean air, environmental cooling, and walkable neighborhoods. This plan is shaped by community voices and prioritizes equity, inclusion, and cultural diversity.  The UGP Taskforce includes the Urban Collaborative Project (UCP), San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition (another Eco Fair partner), Mundo Gardens, Urban Corps, and Tree San Diego.