Restore Coyote Creek Project has joined San Jose State University as a partner through the Center for Community Learning and Leadership (CCLL). Michael Fallon, the center's director, has generously linked our efforts with faculty in multiple disciplines. Through these dynamic and engaging faculty members, we have developed many activities that offer projects and community learning for SJSU students.
This Fall, some of the student projects that have gotten underway include a play, a photography database, journalism articles, and art from trash. Future projects include advertising, publicity campaigns, and climate action projects. And, over 30 students plan to participate in California Coastal Cleanup Day along Coyote Creek on Saturday, September 20th.
As part of the CCLL's efforts to connect community partners with students, it offered a Community Connections Day on Wednesday, September 10th. At this event, we hosted a table at which over 50 students stopped by to learn how they can get involved with restoring Coyote Creek. Some students were interested in our community creek cleanups. Others were interested in participating in restoration activities. Yet, others were interested in biological studies. What a wealth of talent and diverse interests these young people offer. They were a joy to talk with. Neighboring tables included Downtown Streets Team, which offers homeless people volunteer activities that have ultimately lead to a job, and Neighborhood Housing Services, which works with low-income families to obtain and keep homes through community building. CCLL has a wide range of community partners, and we are happy to be one of them.
As a partner at SJSU, Restore Coyote Creek project is getting the boost it needs from younger minds and bodies. Before long, together we will restore this creek to a beautiful habitat for nature and people to engage in reclaiming their spirits through nature amidst an urban landscape. Now, if it would only rain!
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