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

You can borrow books for FREE from the @SFPublicLibrary – grab a physical book, check out an e-book, or make a request!

💡 “A Guardian and a Thief” by Megha Majumdar (@Megha.maj)
🌎 "Nature Unfurled: Asian American Environmental Histories" by Connie Y. Chiang (@connieychiang)
💗 “From a Native Daughter” by Haunani-Kay Trask (@Traskstariez)
🐝 "Where Did All the Fireflies Go" by Renee Juliene Karunungan (@RJKEdwards)
🌱 “Soil Not Oil” by Vandana Shiva (@VandanaShiva1)
🦋 “No Country for Eight-spot Butterflies” by Julian Aguon (@JulianAguon)

Check out @SFPublicLibrary's "Weaving Stories," a FREE collection of curated book lists and events at SFPL.org/aanhpi (LINK IN BIO).

🚲 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 (LINK IN BIO)

Reusable cups are moving beyond venues — and into the streets of San Francisco.

At Downtown First Thursdays, we helped launch the city’s first reusable, returnable cup program for a street event.

At an event that brought 9,000 people downtown, the idea was simple:

Use the cup.
Return the cup.
Wash it.
Use it again.

That’s how reuse becomes normal.

Good for downtown.
Good for small businesses.
Good for the environment.

Thank you to ABC7 News Bay Area for covering this milestone.

And grateful to Katy, Downtown First Thursdays, Into The Streets SF, RWorld, Scott Rowitz Yerba Buena Partnership, The East Cut Community Benefit District, our wonderful small business partners, and the SFE Zero Waste team for helping bring this to life.

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 💅🌎

Thank you, San Francisco, for helping us advance climate protection for the past 30 years! And we're just getting started.

Earth Month was a reminder of who we do this work for and why it matters. We remain committed to continue advocating for a healthier city, protecting local ecosystems, and supporting public health.

How do you imagine life in San Francisco after 30 years of climate progress?

#SFE30

City Gurlz Hike teamed up with @sfenvironment for a special Earth Month Bioblitz as part of the #citynaturechallenge 🌍 Together we documented hundreds of observations in a neighborhood in San Francisco that has been historically under documented. 🔍🦋 Thanks to the SF environment team for inviting us and sharing their knowledge about the native biodiversity in the area. 🌱 Remember that you can be naturalist and document the biodiversity in your neighborhood on iNat! #sfclimateweek

Repair is one of the easiest ways to reduce waste!

This May, join us at free Repair Clinics across San Francisco with @SCRAPSF and @ThBikeMobile.

📅 May 13, 16, and 23
🧵 Bike and clothing repair
📍 Public libraries across San Francisco (@SFPublicLibrary)
💚 Free and open to all

Repair is one of the easiest ways to reduce waste!

This May, join us at free Repair Clinics across San Francisco with @SCRAPSF and @ThBikeMobile.

📅 May 13, 16, and 23
🧵 Bike and clothing repair
📍 Public libraries across San Francisco (@SFPublicLibrary)
💚 Free and open to all

Repair is one of the easiest ways to reduce waste!

This May, join us at free Repair Clinics across San Francisco with @SCRAPSF and @ThBikeMobile.

📅 May 13, 16, and 23
🧵 Bike and clothing repair
📍 Public libraries across San Francisco (@SFPublicLibrary)
💚 Free and open to all

Repair is one of the easiest ways to reduce waste!

This May, join us at free Repair Clinics across San Francisco with @SCRAPSF and @ThBikeMobile.

📅 May 13, 16, and 23
🧵 Bike and clothing repair
📍 Public libraries across San Francisco (@SFPublicLibrary)
💚 Free and open to all

Come spend the day with us and Phoebe from @SFEnvironment at one of the SFPUC’s solar installations! 🧡☀️⚡️

Watch our video to learn how SFPUC solar projects are powering the city—and why solar energy matters. ⭐

Fun fact: SFPUC has 30 solar projects across San Francisco 👀

You’ll find them on rooftops like City Hall and at many SFUSD schools. 🌱🔋

#Solar #SolarPower #CleanEnergy #SF

We handed out cameras at our Earth Day Festival earlier this month.

Somehow it already feels like 20 years ago!

This is what people saw.

📢 Want to help advance climate protection and enhance the quality of life for all San Franciscans? We're #hiring for the following role:

Construction and Demolition Zero Waste Assistant (5638)
📅 Deadline: May 5, 2026

Apply through the link in our bio!

Giving clothes a second life > sending them to landfill ♻️

Inspiring creativity and caring for the planet by giving new life to materials once considered waste. At @scrapsf they help people of all ages transform everyday objects into projects that fuel the spirit, strengthen community, and spark environmental awareness.

We loved seeing the community come together at the fix-it clinic with @scrapsf and @sfenvironment 🌱

Repair, reuse, repeat.

#ZeroWaste #FixDontTrash #SFEnvironment #SanFrancisco #EarthMonth

In 1995, San Francisco chose to build something different.

Today, we see those choices in a greener, more sustainable city—one that continues to inspire others around the world.

Now, we’re pushing the next wave of climate action and resilience.

This is 30 years of the San Francisco Environment Department and we’re just getting started.

#SFE30