​⚡️Community Cartography: Collectively Mapping District 1’s Biodiverse Future

​Overview

​In a large and complex city that is often dominated by digital technology, it is easy to feel removed from our ecological systems and alone in finding solutions to ecological issues. This activation puts people in conversation where they define the ecological issues they care about and regain a sense of hope and agency about collective solutions. Rather than asking “what’s missing?” we begin with “what do we already have?” to leverage existing strengths to imagine new ecological futures.

​What to Expect

​Drop by anytime between 10am and 5pm for

• ​Giant Canvas Map — Help paint a living portrait of District 1's green future, marking the places and possibilities that matter most to you

• ​Touch Pool — Get hands-on with native and invasive plant specimens from the city and learn about the ecology right beneath your feet

• ​Green Future Interviews — Share your vision for the neighborhood's future on mic or in writing

• ​Seed Bombs — Take one home as a thank-you (just don't plant it in the park!)

​Parking & Transportation

• ​Public Transportation

  • ​MUNI Bus Lines: 5 , 5R Fulton, 21 Hayes, 7 Haight, and 33 Ashbury

  • ​Free Golden Gate Shuttle

• ​Parking

  • ​Street parking: Street parking is available along Fulton Street (between Stanyan St and 10th Ave) or Arguello Blvd. There is also limited public parking inside the park along Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive.

  • ​Paid Parking Garage: The Music Concourse Underground Garage is about a 10-minute walk away

​About the Future of Us Festival

​Launching on America's 250th anniversary, the inaugural Future of Us festival is a 10-day celebration of civic imagination and possibility. We're turning community-sourced, expert-crafted visions of the future into art, storytelling, and participatory experiences. With 100+ events spanning every corner of the city (floral labyrinths, speculative future worlds, dance parties with a purpose, and neighborhood meet-ups), it's a living exploration of what a more creative and generative civic culture could feel like. Organized around four themes (Green Futures, Social Futures, Science & Tech Futures, and Media Futures), Future of Us is breaking down the barriers between art, ideas, and each other, and everyone is invited to co-imagine what comes next.

​⚡ Learn more: future-of-us.com

​About the Future Culture Fellows Program

​The Future Culture Fellowship is a yearlong program that resources the people best positioned to shape the future of civic life in San Francisco: the community builders, artists, and grassroots visionaries already rooted in neighborhoods and traditions across the Bay. Fellows design and host original, science- and arts-centered experiences that reflect their unique perspectives on what's possible, and become part of a growing Future Culture Collective dedicated to making civic life in SF more vibrant, connected, and imaginative. The event you're signing up for was dreamed up by one of the 2026 Fellows.

​⚡ Meet your host:
https://www.future-of-us.com/2026-fellows/rebecca-bex-wolfe

​https://www.future-of-us.com/2026-fellows/talia-kertsman

​⚡ Learn more about the Fellows Program: future-of-us.com/collective

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https://www.instagram.com/futures.us