Sustainability Committee
The Buckman Sustainability Committee undertakes projects to promote sustainable practices in our neighborhood. As part of our work:
The Buckman Sustainability Committee undertakes projects to promote sustainable practices in our neighborhood. As part of our work:
- The Committee maintains a community composting site and traffic circle painting at SE 15th and Alder.
- The Committee manages small garden plots in the "Picture a Garden" project.
- The first week in December, the BCA partners with Friends of Trees to plant street and yard trees in the Buckman and surrounding neighborhoods.
- We organize regular cleanup events for our parks at Washington High School, Colonel Summers, and Buckman Elementary.
- We participate in surveys for historical resources and neigbhorhood tree inventories.