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Thursday, March 20, 1:30-4 pm
Routes of Repair: Meet SF’s Fix-It Experts
A Bike Tour
With ReEnvision Repair
In this bicycle tour through the Bayview, Mission, and SOMA, we visit 4 historic businesses dedicated to the craft of repair. These unique shops open their doors for us, revealing some of the city's most fascinating, under-the-radar workspaces. Observe the alchemy of silver restoration, learn how antique mirrors are finished, marvel at centuries-old tools in a flagpole warehouse, and meet the family that's been keeping your appliances running for decades. Hear stories from the shop owners themselves, interspersed with local history and conversation about combating throwaway culture. A couple of the shops offer personalized demonstrations for our group! Be ready for a scenic 7-mile ride with some minor hills and not well-paved roadways. Along the way, we point out additional repair shops and hidden gems filled with recycled treasures. You are invited to stay with us after the tour for drinks at DECANTsf Bottle Shop & Bar.
This tour is AT CAPACITY! Please use RSVP link to add your name to waiting list.
or donate now!
Saturday, March 22, 10 am-3 pm
Beholding SF's Birds Pedal by Pedal
A Bike Tour
RSVP required: shaping@foundsf.org.
A special bicycling field trip with Habitat Potential's Josiah Clark covering Golden Gate Park and the northern shoreline. Expect to see 80-100 bird species, overlooked habitats, trees where they never were, water where there was no water… Explore challenges and opportunities for sustainable urban ecology in SF.
Tour ends at Cliff House
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Wednesday, March 26, 7:30 pm
Lessons for the Biosphere
In our seat upon the California Coast, we who live in the territory of Yelamu are favored with remarkable biodiversity. A conversation between Bruce Byers, ecologist and author of the new book, Nature on the Edge: Lessons for the Biosphere from the California Coast, and Sara Moncada, the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone Director of Native Ecology, looks at the uniqueness of place and locates us within it. From our state rock—Serpentine—to local events like the annual circumambulation of Mt. Tamalpais and the restored salmon habitat in Muir Woods to the concept of bioregionalism that began with Peter Berg and Planet Drum, join us for an exploration of the biosphere and the knowledge we gain from it.
We welcome donations. Donate now!
Explore Shaping San Francisco:
Ecology Emerges
Discussions and reflections on the history of Bay Area ecological activism, based on oral histories documenting the past 50 years.
Ecology Emerges is an oral history gathering project to explore the past 50 years of ecological activism in the Bay Area and the role that individual and institutional memories play in the development, policy proposals, and interrelationships that together make up the existing networks of ecological politics. We document the living ecological activist movement, in their own words, but also in a larger context of urban growth and globalization.
Oral Histories
Shaping San Francisco, as part of our ongoing work, sits down with people who have stories to tell and conducts oral history interviews.
Check them out here.
"Editor's Pick Tour" from FoundSF.org
Comprised of over 1,400 pages, and 2,500 historical photos, the wiki-based archive FoundSF.org is the product of hundreds of contributors, regular people who were compelled by the chance to investigate some piece of this City's past.
Shaping San Francisco is fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts & Media, a California non-profit corporation.