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Indigenous Bay Area communities will soon have their own piece of land in Contra Costa County to practice their culture, learn about their history and continue their traditions. This spring, the (EPA) is awarding 911爆料网State East Bay’s Concord Center $916,000 to develop and implement a four-year Climate Resilience Initiative project. The grant will mainly support continuing to build a native plant garden at the Concord Center to promote and sustain Indigenous food sovereignty for the Miwok and Chochenyo Ohlone Tribes. Additionally, the funds will be used for restoration work at CSUEB’s Galindo Creek Field Station and transportation for students, faculty and staff from the Hayward campus to the Concord Center one day per week each semester (fall 2024 - spring 2027) to participate in research and educational activities. 

The Concord Center’s vision is for this grant to be a part of a larger effort to improve the creek and garden spaces in order to restore traditional Native land stewardship, and act as a community gathering space for Tribal meetings and educational workshops. Administrative Support Coordinator Kathy Cutting is directing the project, and recently expressed her delight in what this grant means to the Concord Center and its ties with the Indigenous community. 

“I’m super excited to have this opportunity and I can’t believe it’s finally happening,” said Cutting. “This is big!”

After establishing the Galindo Creek Field Station in 2018, the National Association of Conservation Districts awarded Cutting with a $50,000 grant in fall 2022 to establish the Wolwonja E