About
TCEC has led the local environmental movement since 1971, when it established a local recycling center and launched the Eco-Logic newsletter.
Since then, TCEC, a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, has addressed additional environmental needs of the community with timely projects and donations.
- Support of public transit and bicycle/pedestrian access
- Education encouraging water and energy conservation
- Improved Bay water quality via better sewage treatment
- Spearheading of the successful 1981 Fremont Hill Initiative and supporting the 2002 Hill Initiative
- Protection of Tri-City wetlands and watersheds
- Expansion of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Program for household toxic wastes disposal
- Advocacy for recycling and composting
- Support for historic preservation
- Protection of the burrowing owl and other threatened and endangered species
- Rescue of 53 poplar trees in Fremont’s Central Park
- Design and care of the Museum of Local History garden
- Advocacy for mixed-use “green” urban development
- Involvement in environmental education activities
- Support state and national environmental issues
Since 2019, the TCEC branch of Urban Forest Friends’ accomplishments include:
- 599 Trees Planted
- 626+ Volunteers Engaged
- 2,025+ Volunteer Hours
- 101 Oaks Grown & Donated
- 16 Tree-related Education/Outreach Events
Board Members
- Chair: Caroline Harris
- Vice Chair: Elizabeth Ames
- Secretary: Janis Stob
- Treasurer: Beth Rasler
- Publicity: Dan O’Donnell
- Membership: Gail Blalock
- Media: Steve Evans
- At-Large: Lynn Miller, Patricia Schaffarczyk
- Newsletter: Rich Godfrey (Editor), Hiran Rajagopalan (Asst. Editor)
- UFF liaison: Bee Newell
