Visit the Wild Equity Institute Table at Sunday Streets
May 6, 2012, 11am-4pm: Join the Wild Equity Institute for a fun-filled and colorful day at Sunday Streets. Visit our table and learn about our efforts to unite the grassroots conservation and environmental justice movements in campaigns that…
Turbulent Blue: Connecting the Dots Between Sea-level Rise, Our Beloved Bay and Slowing Global Warming
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,…
Wild Equity Ties Antioch and SF Communities, Conservation Struggles Together
The Wild Equity Institute and the Wilderness Arts & Literacy Collaborative ("WALC") at Downtown High School recently completed another successful Endangered Species Big Semester by helping students explore the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife…
5/5, High Noon: Join Us for Turbulent Blue” at Crissy Field”
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,…
Judge Cites Evidence Sharp Park Golf Course Is Harming Endangered Frogs
April 26, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989
Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 669-7357
Arthur Feinstein, Sierra Club, (415) 680-0643
Judge Cites Evidence Sharp Park…
Visit the WEI Table at the Real Food Company Neighborhood Earth Day Festival
Join the Wild Equity Institute for a fun-filled and colorful day at the Real Food Company natural foods market neighborhood Earth Day Festival. Visit our table and learn about our efforts to unite the grassroots conservation and environmental…
Tax Season Blues? Donate to the Wild Equity Institute Today!
What would your rather do: give your money to the government, or to the causes you care most about? With tax deadlines fast approaching, we suspect many of you might choose the latter!
Fortunately the Wild Equity Institute makes it easy for…
Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir Fountain Thistle Hike and Restoration Site
The meeting location is near the intersection of CA-92 and Canada Rd. in Burlingame, California. Park in the west side of Canada Rd. From here we will take a short hike to see the fountain thistle.
After the hike we will drive to the restoration…
Will the GGNRA Learn Pet Management Lessons from SoCal?
In a rapid response to poor pet management, the Rancho Palos Verde city council closed its pilot off-leash dog beach a mere two months after it was created.
The beach, illegally used for off-leash dog walking despite city ordinances prohibiting…
New Infographic Tells Sharp Park Story
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…
Mission Blues Flying Now; Log a Sighting & Win a Prize!
Informal reports from several locations suggest that the Mission Blue Butterfly is flying in the GGNRA right now. That means it’s the right time for Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year participants to score points in…
Wild Equity, Mission Beacon & WALC Tackle Big Year
In 2012, the Wild Equity Institute is partnering with Downtown High School’s Wilderness, Arts, & Literacy Collaborative and the Mission Beacon Center at Everett Middle School to help at-risk youth discover the connections between the…
Power Plants and Nitrogen
The California Energy Commission has approved five power plants in the immediate vicinity of the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge. Each of these plants causes nitrogen to be deposited at the Dunes, changing the chemical composition of…
Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose
The Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose, Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii, is a short-lived perennial plant in the evening-primrose family (Onagraceae). It has large, white flowers that bloom from March to September. Natural stands of the Antioch…
Contra Costa Wallflower
The Contra Costa Wallflower, Erysimum capitatum var. angustatum, is a biennial or perennial sub-shrub in the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. It grows fairly erect and can reach 18 inches in height, with fragrant and highly structured wildflower…
Wonder What it’s Like Working with Wild Equity?
Winning campaigns and building a movement isn’t always easy. But we can make it rewarding. At the Wild Equity Institute, we strive to make our internships and campaigns vigorous and inspiring. But don’t take our word for it: you…
Twain’s Frog and the Beautiful Serpent
Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:00 am-12:00 pm: Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute to search for two of the most imperiled vertebrate species on the San Francisco peninsula: the California red-legged frog and the San Francisco garter…
Comment on Unleashed Dogs in the GGNRA
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area may finally start enforcing leash laws at the GGNRA: and you will have two opportunities to encourage them to do so in the coming weeks.
Off-leash dogs at the GGNRA negatively impact people, our pets,…
March 17, 10am: Search for Twain’s Frog and the Beautiful Serpent
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…
Feb. 25, Noon: Life’s a Beach: Searching for Western Snowy Plovers
The GGNP Endangered Species Big Year is in full swing, and we’re helping you compete this weekend by leading a trip to see and help save the diminutive Western Snowy Plover at Ocean Beach! Come join us as we search for these little guys…
Life’s a Beach: Searching for Snowy Plovers at Ocean Beach
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute as we take a leisurely walk from the San Francisco Zoo to Ocean Beach searching for the threatened snowy plovers. Once we reach Ocean Beach…
The Wild Equity Institute Partners with the San Francisco Green Film Festival
The Wild Equity Institute is a partner of the 2nd annual San Francisco Green Film Festival, which runs March 1-7, 2012. This year’s Green Film Festival includes premieres of 40 international films focused on the environment, sustainability…
Get Your Spawn On: Searching for Endangered Salmon at Muir Woods
Sunday, January 22, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute as we take an easy stroll through Muir Woods National Monument to search for endangered salmonids in Redwood Creek. We’ll learn about…
Make Your Tax-Deductible Contribution to WEI Today!
2011 was an inauspicious year for the Bay Area’s environmental and justice movements. Park and community service budgets were slashed, and environmentally destructive developments were green-lighted by public officials around San Francisco…
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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