Sign the Petition to Restore Sharp Park

Our friends at Change.org heard that Sharp Park Golf Course may be restored and turned into a National Park, and started a new petition to the Recreation and Parks Department to demand that San Francisco stop killing endanagered species on the…
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Shop Patagonia SF This Month & WEI Wins 2.5K!!

You can help the Wild Equity Institute earn $2,500: simply by shopping at Patagonia’s San Francisco store! Just visit Patagonia San Francisco from March 10 through March 31 and cast your ballot for Wild Equity during Patagonia’s…
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The Future of Sharp Park: Panel Discussion at SPUR 3/17

The peer-reviewed, scientific study of Sharp Park released last month has already impacted public policy: San Francisco’s Recreation and Parks Department has abandoned its plan to construct a sea wall at Sharp Park, and appears poised…
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Wild Equity Sues Sharp Park Golf Course for Killing Endangered Species

The Wild Equity Institute has filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department today for violating the Endangered Species Act at Sharp Park golf course, a financially troubled, city-owned course located within Golden…
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More Imperiled Frogs Killed by Sharp Park Golf Course

On February 21, 2011, a local Pacifica resident informed the Wild Equity Institute that a presumed California red-legged frog egg mass was at risk of desiccation at Sharp Park. The egg mass appeared to have been laid shortly after the previous…
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RPD Backs Off Sea Wall Plan: WEI Responds

Statements by Conservation Groups on San Francisco’s Change of Position on Sharp Park Golf Course Management Background Sharp Park golf course, owned and operated by the city of San Francisco and located in Pacifica within the Golden Gate…
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Golf Course Compliance Plan Fails; Red-legged Frogs Jeopardized

February 22, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Sharp Park Compliance Plan Fails; Imperiled Frogs Jeopardized by Golf Course San Francisco — Documents obtained from the San Francisco…
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Birding, Turtling, & Conserving Trinidad and Tobago

The Wild Equity Institute’s Executive Director Brent Plater received a Fulbright Scholar grant to study leatherback sea turtle conservation in Trinidad and Tobago in 2010. While he was there, nearly 20 Bay Area conservationists visited…
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2/17: WEI Presents Birding, Turtling, & Conserving Trinidad & Tobago

This Thursday, February 17 at 7pm, the Wild Equity Institute’s Executive Director will present a slideshow with Eddie Bartley of Nature Trip about Brent’s Fulbright Scholar experience in Trinidad and Tobago. The presentation will…
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Peer-reviewed Scientific Study Calls for Restoring Sharp Park

February 10, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989   Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 499-9185 First Peer-reviewed Scientific Study of Sharp Park: Removing…
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Survey Says: SF Wants More Sustainability, Less Golf

A new survey released by the Neighborhood Parks Council shows that San Franciscans want more sustainability in their park system and fewer expenditures on golf: which is precisely why restoring Sharp Park is great public policy for San Francisco. “Restoring…
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Thanks for the Warmth, Congrats to our Winners!

Thanks to the 75+ supporters of the Wild Equity Institute and our suite mates, Restore Hetch Hethcy, that helped warm our office and bring the 2010 GGNP Endangered Species Big Year to a close. Members enjoyed delicious foods and wines generously…
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Wild Equity Institute Office Warming Party

We’ve opened our first office, and we want to celebrate with you! Our new office, furnished entirely with salvaged, donated, and recycled materials, is open for business! We’re celebrating with our suite-mates, Restore Hetch Hetchy,…
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Time to Standup for the Underfrog!

Restore Sharp Park! Folks, Thank you for your interest in creating a new National Park at Sharp Park! We’ve got three important actions for you to take ASAP in this message: two from your chair, and one very much out of it. E-mail the…
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$10 Special to Join the Wild Equity Institute

Throughout 2010, the Wild Equity Institute is building 2,000 members at a special $10 rate. It is an incredible—but essential—bargain: we offer free programs that build a healthy and sustainable global community for people and…
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This Week’s Big Year Trips

We didn’t get lucky in our search for the Golden Gate Parks’ endangered sea creatures earlier in the month, so we’re heading out to look for them again! We’ll have some of the Bay Area’s greatest naturalists on…
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Personalized Coaching for Your Big Year

Wondering how to get started with your Endangered Species Big Year? Need tips on how to win prizes or see or save specific species? We are now offering personalized coaching from endangered species experts from around the Bay! If you join…
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Join the Wild Equity Institute

We can’t thank you enough for supporting our campaigns to build a more equitable world for people and the plants and animals that accompany us on Earth. In honor of the year 2010, our first full year in operation, the Wild Equity Institute…
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Share Wild Equity Institute on Facebook!

We’ve added new functionality to our website: now you can share Wild Equity Institute news clips with your friends on Facebook with a simple mouse click, and you can do the same every time you enter an action item or species sighting…
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First Big Year Winners Announced!

Over a dozen GGNP Endangered Species Big Year competitors won a subscription to Bay Nature magazine last month by entering their first action item or endangered species sighting on the competition’s website. Join the competition and be…
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This Week’s Big Year Trips

We’ve got three great trips for you this week that will help you see and save our imperiled neighbors: San Francisco Garter Snake Habitat Restoration. Thursday, February 11, 2010, 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Come learn about Mori Point, see…
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Two New Articles Document Continued Decline of Bay Area Golf Market

Two new media articles indicate that the Bay Area’s golf market continues to collapse, adding more pressure on San Mateo and San Francisco Counties to close the money-losing, endangered species-killing Sharp Park Golf Course and replace…
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Endangered Species, Endangered Buses

Artist Todd Gilens has implemented a fascinating new public art project that highlights the link between how we treat each other, and how we treat other forms of life. The project is called Endangered Bus. Todd has placed photos of several…
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Students, Wildlife Get a Second Chance with WEI

The Wild Equity Institute has partnered with Downtown High School in San Francisco to give students and endangered species a second chance at life. “We’ve been inspired by the students at Downtown High School and the empathy they’ve…
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This Week’s Big Year Trips

We’ve got two exciting trips this week to help you see and save the GGNP’s endangered species. Hope to see you outside! Coho and Steelhead Habitat Restoration. Monday, January 18, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Join naturalist and…
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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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