We welcome all members of Richmond’s community
to participate in this Community Greening and Resilience Series, which includes three workshops and two neighborhood tours designed to tackle the challenging question below:
Designed by Vanessa Lee. Photo courtesy of Rafael Idrovo Espinoza (Unsplash).
How do we pursue a greener, healthier Richmond without inviting gentrification and displacement?
Register for the next workshop!
Richmond Community Greening and Resilience: Neighborhood Tour
Starting in March, Urban Tilth, SF Estuary Institute and UC Berkeley are hosting a series of events to help Richmond residents understand and help design the future of green spaces in the Iron Triangle neighborhood. Community advisors will attend all events in the series, and receive up to $300 compensation. No previous experience or expertise is required. Events will occur approximately once per month.
We believe that our community can become a greener place through the power of community itself.
Richmond, California is a special place for many of its residents. Its history, communities ties, and social activities are important facets that make this neighborhood what it is. This series of workshops will offer community members opportunities to share their personal stories about stormwater-related events, challenges, issues, and opportunities.
The workshop team will listen to these reflections, understand the lessons learned, and co-create with the community a vision for a greener Iron Triangle neighborhood (and beyond!) with improved resilience to storms, greater benefits for wildlife, and healthier water quality in the neighborhood.
The vision for a greener Richmond will emerge over the course of the workshop series, beginning with an assessment of the present state and followed by options for a green future.
Along the way, residents will have opportunities to review advanced technology and science to reveal different potential benefits for the community.