We kicked off a collaborative community-based research project in partnership with Invisible International and Climate Creative.
Recognizing the connections between people, animals, plants, and a shared environment*, this project hopes to surface community knowledge and lived experience that can be used by local organizations to shape local health initiatives. Over the next year we will be exploring how Bay Area residents see how where they live—the hills they walk daily, the commutes they undertake, the atmospheric rivers they weather, the gardens they grow—shaping their health.
I’ve always loved writing for children and the research project kick-off event gave me the chance to develop a site-specific, kid-friendly photo walk to facilitate new encounters—with pollinators! with the bright superbloom!—between visitors and the Albany Bulb.
a photowalk that involves all the senses in discovery at the Albany Bulb
The kick-off was a chance to gather input and engage the Bulb communally, but we will be working all year long, inviting input from community members at (510) 519-1506 and in person. Call in and leave your thoughts.
