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- Port of San Diego Public Art Program
NASSCO is participating in the Port of San Diego’s public art program and has donated a 10-foot-high steel tree sculpture entitled “Arbor Urbanus Metallicus.” The tree was designed by local artist Jim Frost and was constructed by students in NASSCO’s steel training program at the shipyard (left). It was transported to its site on the North Embarcadero of San Diego Bay by NASSCO’s tugboats and is shown here being erected by NASSCO’s rigging department. A dedication ceremony was held on March 13, 2005.
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 Pollution Prevention Workshop
NASSCO launched National Pollution Prevention Week with community outreach training for automotive repair and auto body shops in its neighboring community of Barrio Logan. The American Lung Association, Air Pollution Control District, Department of Environmental Health, Hazardous Materials Division, and US Environmental Protection Agency provided presentations that were simultaneously translated into Spanish. This was the first time Federal, State and local regulatory agencies joined with business and community members in conducting a pollution prevention and compliance assistance workshop.
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 Chollas Creek Cleanup Events
NASSCO is located at the mouth of Chollas Creek and is dedicated to protecting this natural resource, which has been adversely impacted by the illicit dumping of trash and debris and pollution from storm water run-off. The NASSCO Chollas Creek Cleanup Committee (NC4) conducts three cleanups per year -- Earth Day Creek-to-Bay Cleanup in association with I LOVE A CLEAN SAN DIEGO (ILACSD) in April; Operation Clean Sweep, in association with the San Diego Port Tenants Association in June; and California Coastal Cleanup Day, also in association with I LOVE A CLEAN SAN DIEGO in September.
Additionally, NASSCO serves on the Groundwork Chollas Steering Committee, a grassroots campaign to restore the entire length of Chollas Creek from Lemon Grove to San Diego Bay. Partners on this project include the Sierra Club and the National Park Service.
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- Port/Bay Tenant Involvement. As a long-standing tenant of San Diego Bay, NASSCO serves on the environmental committees of the Ship Repair Association and the Port Tenants Association. These committees work with the shipbuilding industry and other port-based industries to promote responsible environmental practices.
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- Manufacturing Industry Involvement. NASSCO belongs to the Industrial Environmental Association, a group that provides environmental education, training and outreach for manufacturers in San Diego.
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- Chula Vista Nature Center. The Chula Vista Nature Center is situated on the Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. NASSCO has partnered with the center in wetlands restoration efforts and has contributed financially to the center’s Clapper Rail aviary, which is dedicated to preservation of the Light-footed Clapper Rail, California’s most endangered waterbird.
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- Environmental Justice Demonstration Project. NASSCO is an official partner in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Barrio Logan EJ (Environmental Justice) Demonstration Project. The project brings federal, state and local agencies together with businesses and community groups to improve the air quality of NASSCO’s surrounding neighborhood communities of Barrio Logan and Logan Heights.
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- Negocio Verde (EJ) Task Force. NASSCO chairs this Green Business (Negocio Verde) outreach project to encourage, train and assist small businesses in becoming “green.” This project is in partnership with the San Diego Area Green Business Program of which NASSCO also serves on the steering committee.
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