June 12: The Fantastic Fountain Thistle
This week the GGNP Endangered Species Big Year is heading to San Mateo County to see and help save the Fountain Thistle, a beautiful plant on the brink. See you outside!
The Fantastic Fountain Thistle—Saturday, June 12, 2010, 10:00…
June 18: Wither SF Rec. & Park Commission?
The SF Recreation and Parks Commission is supposed to be an oversight agency, a check against bad calls made by the Recreation and Parks Department’s political appointees. But today it is notorious for rubber-stamping the Department’s…
June 21: Tell the Board of Supervisors to Stop Bleeding Green
We need you to tell the SF Board of Supervisors to break out the “green scissors”: eliminate the environmentally destructive Sharp Park Golf Course from the City budget and redirect the money saved back to San Francisco’s…
July 7 & 10 Big Year Trips
This week the Wild Equity Institute helps you explore the Presidio, restore habitat for two imperiled plants, and earn points towards the Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year grand prize! Join us on either or both trips:
Liking…
Historic Photos, Field Notes Show Sharp Park Has Always Been Habitat for Herps–and the Golf Course is Harming Them
Rediscovered historic photos of Sharp Park, along with field notes stored at UC Berkeley’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, indicate that Sharp Park was once excellent habitat for the San Francisco garter snake and the California red-legged…
Become a Monthly Donor to the Wild Equity Institute
We’ve recently updated our donations page to accept automatic monthly donations. This is an easy way for you to provide sustained support for our campaigns. $5 per month provides significant support: it funds materials for 120 kids to…
Find Four Frogs in this Photo
We had great luck searching for the California red-legged frog at Mori Point this past weekend. But they aren’t always easy to see.
Can you find four frogs in this photo? If you can, it’s about time you got started on your GGNP…
Free Talk 8/16: Coastal Adaptation Strategies in an Era of Climate Change
Come hear Pacifican, coastal engineer, & surfer Bob Battalio of Philip Williams and Associates Environmental Hydrology give a presentation on the opportunities and constraints placed on coastal development and conservation by climate change,…
Bob Battalio Presentation Available for Download
On Monday in Pacifica, Bob Battalio, PE, gave a fascinating presentation about the constraints and opportunities placed on coastal communities as sea level rises and erosion processes reshape California’s coast.
Mr. Battalio explained…
Pacifica’s Economic Development Committee Resolves to Develop Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area
Pacifica’s Economic Development Committee reignited a controversial development proposal by resolving to develop an area known as the Pacifica Quarry, which is adjacent to the National Park Service’s Mori Point. The resolution urges…
New Article in Pacifica Tribune Highlights Sharp Park’s Sinking Finances
A new article in the Pacifica Tribune highlights the significant financial and legal risks Sharp Park Golf Course places on the City and County of San Francisco, and given San Mateo County’s own $150 million dollar budget deficit, urges…
Gowen, Gowen, Gone and Twain’s Frog & the Beautiful Serpent This Weekend
We’ve got two great Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year trips this weekend to see some of the rarest species on the San Francisco Peninsula. Join us for some time outside, good conversation, and opportunities to build…
Twain’s Frog & the Beautiful Serpent, Sept. 19, 10am
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. — 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…
UC Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Management Study Supports Restoring Sharp Park
A 2010 study released by UC Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy, & Management students concludes that Sharp Park Golf Course should be closed and the land restored in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks.
A Restoration Vision…
Loneliest Plant on the Planet Wants Your Company Saturday, 10/9
Looking for company this weekend? So is the loneliest plant on the planet: the Presidio or Raven’s Manzanita. There’s only one individual left on Earth, and we want you to meet her this Saturday and hear how heroic biologists are…
Vote Now and help WEI, Big Year win Most Effective Awareness Campaign” Award”
The Wild Equity Institute’s Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year is a finalist for Stayclassy.org’s Most Effective Awareness Campaign award for San Francisco. WEI is the only San Francisco Bay Area environmental…
10/10/10 Work Day for Spotted Owl Brings Out the Best in Us All
Over 30 friends and members of the Wild Equity Institute spent 10/10/10, the global work party day to arrest climate change, improving habitat conditions for the Northern Spotted Owl in Muir Woods National Monument.
Our task: collect mulch…
Go Solar, Get $500, & Support WEI
The Wild Equity Institute is proud to offer a new fundraising partnership with Sungevity that is guaranteed to build a healthy and sustainable community for people and the plants and animals that accompany us on Earth!
For a limited time, when…
Election Day & a New Day for Sharp Park
An election is always cause for reflection: on the candidates and issues we are asked to support (or oppose); the state of our democracy; and our individual roles within it.
Today is no different. And while it may be some time before the full…
11/14: Big Year Takes Least Tern to Great Rewards
This weekend the Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year is taking to the streets to help save the California Least Tern!
Well, actually we’re heading to a former airstrip in Alameda where the species nests: and helping…
New Binocs Up For Grabs For Big Year Kid Competitors!
Thanks to our generous partnership with REI, the Wild Equity Institute is excited to offer a new Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year prize. But this one is just for kids!
If you are under 18 years of age, you are eligible…
Another 100K Down the Drain at Sharp Park Golf Course
November 16, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, 415-572-6989
Another 100K of Public Dollars Down the Drain at Sharp Park Golf Course
San Francisco taxpayers billed a half-million dollars
over the past six…
12/4: Sea Watch for Endangered Sea Creatures
As we close out the 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year, we’re doing a big push to try and find the more elusive endangered species that call the park home. Join us and you just might score some of the more difficult…
SF Commissioner Agrees to Meet with WEI and Allies About Sharp Park Lawsuit
Mark Buell, the new President of San Francisco’s Recreation and Parks Commission, has agreed to meet with the Wild Equity Institute, Surfrider Foundation, National Parks Conservation Association, Sequoia Audubon, San Francisco League of…
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