Downtown High School Heads to Rodeo Lagoon to Help the Tidewater Goby
On Friday, students from Downtown High School joined Wild Equity for a trip to Rodeo Lagoon to see and take action to save the endangered Tidewater Goby. This small aquatic species is listed under the endangered species act because of a significant…
Anna Sylvester Joins Wild Equity’s Board of Directors
The Wild Equity Institute is glad to announce that Anna Sylvester has joined our Board of Directors, serving as our newest Board Secretary.
Anna Sylvester, Board Secretary.
Anna traces her love of nature to her Swiss heritage. She is focused…
More Reasons to Vote NO on B!
With the campaign mailer deluge hitting our mailboxes, it appears that the supporters of San Francisco’s Proposition B are spending almost as much money trying to pass the proposition as the City might generate with the bonds Prop B.…
Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year Bike Ride
Saturday, October 20, 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Join Wild Equity Institute on a bike ride led by Brent Plater through San Francisco to see and save several endangered species within the Golden Gate National Parks. The route…
Got Conservation Training? Apply for Training Grants Today!
Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders, an initiative aimed at mentoring and training up-and-coming leaders in conservation, is now looking for exceptional conservationists with over 3 years previous commitment to the environment, and at least…
Sat., Oct. 20, 9:30 a.m. — Bike Ride for Endangered Species!
This Saturday, October 20, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Join the Wild Equity Institute on a bike ride through some of San Francisco’s last wildlife habitats to search for and help save several endangered species found within…
Monthly Big Year Prize!
Hello GGNP Big Year participants!
Today, October 1st, is the first day to start working towards the monthly GGNP Big Year prize. This month we are giving away a Better Sweater fleece scarf and beanie from Patagonia, perfect for staying warm…
Vote Yes on Prop F, SF!
Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park was one of John Muir’s most treasured landscapes. But in one of San Francisco’s greatest environmental transgressions, a century ago the City built a dam across the Valley, and has…
POSTPONED: Thursday, Oct. 11, 6 pm: Movie Night: Pale Male
This event has been postponed. Please stay tuned for the new date and time.
Join us Thursday, October 11, 6 pm – 8 pm at Sports Basement on Bryant St. We will be showing the moving documentary, Pale Male, the story of a notorious red-tailed…
WCN Wildlife Conservation Expo
Saturday, October 13, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. — Join Wild Equity at the WNC Wildlife Conservation Expo. We will be tabling alongside many wonderful, environmental organizations dedicated to wildlife conservation. There will…
CANCELED! Movie Night: Pale Male
Event has been postponed for now. A future date is coming soon!
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. — Wild Equity is hosting a movie night at Sports Basement on Bryant St. We will be showing the moving documentary,…
TogetherGreen: Case Studies in Community-based Conservation with People in Mind
Join the Wild Equity Institute’s Executive Director Brent Plater for a panel discussion about innovative environmental education projects at the 2012 North American Association for Environmental Education Conference. The discussion begins…
Saturday, Oct. 13, 10 am: WCN Wildlife Expo
Visit the Wild Equity Institute table at the WNC Wildlife Conservation Expo this Saturday, October 13, from 10 am – 5 pm. We will be tabling alongside many wonderful, environmental organizations dedicated to wildlife conservation. There…
Thursday, Oct. 11, 8:30 am: Wild Equity Presentation at National Enviro. Ed. Conference
Join the Wild Equity Institute’s Executive Director Brent Plater for a panel discussion about innovative environmental education projects at the 2012 North American Association for Environmental Education Conference. The discussion begins…
Celebration for the Franciscan Manzanita!
Friday, October 5th, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. — Celebration for the Franciscan Manzanita! Join the Wild Equity Institute at the Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics, 518 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA, 94110 to celebrate…
Vote NO on Prop. B San Francisco!
San Francisco voters: the Wild Equity Institute urges you to vote NO on Proposition B.
Proposition B is a bond measure that puts the financial position of the park system at risk while implementing anti-environmental infrastructure projects…
Humpbacks Spotted: Go Forth and Score Points!
On Sunday, September 23rd around 1pm, Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year stalwart Matt Zlatunich observed several Humpback Whales from the Cliff House, well within the legislative boundary of the Golden Gate National Parks!…
Legislative Boundary Map
The GGNP’s legislative boundary is much larger than the boundary familiar to most park visitors, because the GGNP has established a wide variety of partnerships with adjacent landowners in order to promote good stewardship. The map below…
Presidio Wildlife Run
Sunday, September 23, from 9 a.m. -12 p.m. - Grab your running shoes and join Wild Equity on a morning jog through the beautiful San Francisco Presidio to see and save threatened and endangered species.
The route will take us on an adventure…
Sunday, Sept. 23, 9 am: Endangered Species Fun Run
Grab your running shoes and join Wild Equity on a morning jog through San Francisco’s beautiful Presidio Trust to see and save threatened and endangered species.
The route will take us on an adventure to see the Gowen Cypress, the Western…
Flying Frogs and Slithering Snakes!
This past weekend Wild Equity went frog wild! Thank you to everyone who came out to the film night and to those who hiked with us at Mori Point. We had a great time meeting new people, searching for endangered species, and hiking the beautiful…
Dale Wins the September GGNP Big Year Prize!
Congratulations to Dale Danley for being the first person to fulfill September’s GGNP Big Year conservation action item.
On September 1st, he joined the National Park Service and Wild Equity to restore habitat for the endangered San Francisco…
Hike for Twain’s Frog and the Beautiful Serpent
Sunday, September 16, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute as he leads a hike with guaranteed endangered species sightings! We will hike Mori Point in search of the two most imperiled species…
Film Night: JUMP – A Mark Twain-Inspired Frogumentary
Friday, September 14, 2012, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. — Join Wild Equity to see JUMP: A Frogumentary by Justin Bookey. Every year in Calaveras County thousands of people compete in a frog jumping competition, an unusual Twain-inspired…
What’s Wild Equity?
The Wild Equity Institute is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that builds a more sustainable and just world, both for people and the plants and animals that accompany us on Earth. Our work protects local endangered species and defends underserved communities through innovative education programs, science-based administrative petitions, and vigorous enforcement of environmental laws.
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