The fourth Menlo Park Community Collaboration Session was a panel discussion hosted by new Menlo Park City Councilmember, Maria Doerr, on “How to Get Youth Involved in Climate Action.” The panel was made up of Erica Woll, a Science Teacher at Sequoia Union High School District; Lily de la Espriella from Acterra, who manages youth-focused education programming for the environmental nonprofit; and three local youth environmental leaders: Elisabeth Floyd, Amala Raj, and Sarah Weintraut. The replay is available here and you can also download a set of useful links.
Community Collaboration Sessions invite different guests to host discussions on a variety of environmental issues affecting our city. Community members, local environmental nonprofits, and members of Menlo Park’s Environmental Quality Commission, working as private citizens, have established this new series of citizen-led discussions to help address Menlo Park’s responses to a changing climate.
The goal is to prompt deeper dialogue, gather new ideas, and ensure multiple voices are represented in proposed solutions. Future sessions will include discussions on electric vehicles and transportation, electrification, the urban canopy, sea-level rise, and green careers.
Everyone is welcome to attend, share ideas, and join these discussions about the future of our city. Any questions: Reach out to Nancy Larocca Hedley at nancylarocca@gmail.com.