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May 19: Sunflower Hike and Tailgate for Frogs!
05/17/2012 08:21:04 |
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The Wild Equity Institute is excited about two events this Saturday, May 19. In the morning we’ll be offering a special trip to view the San Mateo Woolly Sunflower on normally inaccessible SFPUC watershed lands, and then in the afternoon we’ll be joining Save the Frogs for a tailgate celebration for endangered species at Sharp Park Golf Course’s parking lot! Join us for both—let us know if you’d like to carpool. Details below:
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute and Tim Sullivan of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for a leisurely walk into the usually inaccessible Crystal Springs watershed to search for the endangered San Mateo woolly sunflower. Park in the small parking lot slightly east of the Crystal Springs Road and Tartan Trail Road intersection, in San Mateo, CA. RSVP required: please use this website to RSVP. Part of the Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year, a competitive event to help endangered species recover. Join Us May 19, 4:30pm, Sharp Park Golf Course:
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Wild Equity Meets the Wall Street Journal
05/11/2012 18:36:23 |
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The Wall Street Journal covered the Wild Equity Institute in a new article about the money-losing, endangered species-killing Sharp Park Golf Course. Titled Big Wedge Over Sharp Park’s Future, the article describes how Sharp Park is run-down and in ill repair, and the opportunities to transform it into a better public park everyone can enjoy. Check out the article yourself today, then add your comments here at wildequity.org or at the Wall Street Journal’s website. |
Sharp Park Gives Golf a Bad Name
05/08/2012 17:06:16 |
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May 19: Tailgate & Drum for Frogs, Occupy Sharp Park(ing lot)!
05/03/2012 21:46:22 |
Join Us May 19, 4:30pm, Sharp Park Golf Course:
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5/5, High Noon: Join Us for "Turbulent Blue" at Crissy Field
05/02/2012 18:49:47 |
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Join the Center for Biological Diversity, San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club, Wild Equity Institute, Pacific Institute and others as we “connect the dots” between global warming, sea-level rise, and the impacts on communities, animals and plants in a dramatic, interactive human wave at San Francisco’s restored tidal marsh Crissy Field, in the Presidio under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. RSVP at 350.org. Get transit directions and precise location information here. Wear blue and bring a pair of blue jeans, a blue T-shirt or blue sheet. The wave of blue we’ll create together will dramatically illustrate sea-level rise, as well as the more frequent and severe storms, storm surges and erosion that we can expect at places like Crissy Field — unless we can start slowing climate change now. We’ll even be filmed! The event will also feature impact “dots” — “dot” being our word for an informative poster — which will represent impacts and solutions. The “impact dots” will share facts about climate impacts on people and other species here in the Bay, including threats posed by sea-level rise, erosion and ocean acidification. Our “action/solution dots” will identify actions that can help us avoid these impacts — cutting carbon in our atmosphere by stopping the Keystone XL pipeline and Arctic drilling plans, enforcing the Clean Air Act, and restoring Sharp Park. ...Read more |
Judge Cites Evidence Sharp Park Golf Course Is Harming Endangered Frogs
04/26/2012 18:26:36 |
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April 26, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:
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New Infographic Tells Sharp Park Story
04/13/2012 18:41:22 |
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Stalwart Wild Equity Institute member Eric Mixon created this new infographic to cut through the hype and tell the true story of the money-losing, endangered species-killing Sharp Park Golf Course. Download a high-resolution copy and share it with everyone you know—and even those you don’t! |
As Taxpayer Golf Bailout Continues, More Politicians Side With Restoring Sharp Park
03/12/2012 22:53:10 |
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Last year the Wild Equity Institute helped pass legislation to restore Sharp Park, only to see it vetoed by the Mayor. But the veto only made the campaign stronger as evidence continues to mount against the money losing, endangered species-killing golf course. Indeed, in her first vote after being appointed to the Board of Supervisors by the Mayor, Supervisor Christina Olague sided with a majority of the Board to overturn the Mayor’s veto, solidifying our majority at the Board. And conservation organizations from around the country have rallied to our cause, from the National Wildlife Foundation to Change.org, petitioning the Mayor to reverse his veto. We were enjoying a sample of the eloquent responses from our supporters when Save the Frogs! announced it would make restoring Sharp Park the centerpiece of Save the Frogs Day 2012! And this was before Sharp Park closed another fiscal year in the red draining over $126,000 from declining recreation budgets, and was caught killing California red-legged frogs—again—this winter. ...Read more |
March 17, 10am: Search for Twain's Frog and the Beautiful Serpent
03/12/2012 21:36:17 |
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The Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year is off to a rapid start, with students and members of the public competing to see and save our local endangered species. This weekend we’ll search and help save two of the most imperiled species of all: the San Francisco garter snake and the California red-legged frog. Join us for a great hike in a gorgeous place and guaranteed wildlife sightings!
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Sharp Park Golf Course Caught Killing Endangered Frogs, Tampering With Evidence
03/05/2012 07:16:24 |
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March 5, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:
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