SF State News

For some SF State students, an unseasonably warm and sunny day was the perfect time to roll up their sleeves, get in the dirt and do some digging and planting.

Eighteen students last month participated in SF State’s monthly “Campus Work Party,” which is part of SF State’s ongoing effort to become a model campus for environmental sustainability. The students’ work on Feb. 23 helped to replace a conventional lawn area near the Science and Business buildings with “bioswales,” landscaping features that help divert rainwater out of city storm drains and into the landscape. More…