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Welcome to WEN Then & Now. In honor of WEN’s 20th anniversary, we’re reconnecting with our former board members in this blog series. Our first post features Jenn Fox, an environmental engineer [...]

Women in the Wilderness WEN had a great turnout for our October 2016 event at the San Francisco Department of the Environment for my talk on what we gain from living lives […]

Join the Women's Environmental Network (WEN) at the San Francisco Green Festival November 11 - 13, 2016. Stop by WEN's booth on Saturday or Sunday to meet WEN board members, learn about our plans [...]

Discover lichens in San Francisco. On October 15, 2016, join WEN's partner, Nature in the City, for a walk in the Green Hairstreak butterfly habitat conservation corridor in San Francisco. Enjoy [...]

What role can women’s rights, education, and access to heath care play in saving the planet? Can we make lasting conservation gains without addressing these issues? In this month’s blog, WEN [...]

This past year has been somewhat wetter - but that doesn’t mean the drought is over! While the drought may not be on Californians’ minds as much as last summer, dry weather patterns continue, as [...]

How can we manage our resources wisely, and prioritize our conservation of water vs energy? In his book, Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It, Robert Glennon discusses [...]

Whether you’re new to California or have lived here all your life, summer is the perfect time to find a new park to explore. In this month’s blog, I talk to my fellow WEN Board Members about [...]

In honor of Bay Area Bike to Work Day (tomorrow!) and Bike Month, I interviewed Anna Gore, Membership Manager of the San Francisco Bike Coalition and a WEN Board Member. We chatted about the work [...]

In March 2016, I joined nonprofits, business representatives, and community leaders for (NCRA) Northern California Recycling Association’s 21st Annual Recycling Update at Freight and Salvage, in [...]