A Better Mix of Greens

Today in San Francisco people are more interested in growing salad greens than golf greens. In a survey commissioned by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, city residents ranked the kinds of recreation they want to see more of…
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Second Opportunity to Comment on Dog Management in GGNRA

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) has released a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Dog Management Plan. The updated plan contains new data and expanded monitoring strategies as well as other additions. The Dog…
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1/30 – GGNRA Dog Management Plan Forum with Congressperson Jackie Speier

You are invited to attend a public forum on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s draft Dog Management Plan on Thursday, January 30, 8:30am – 10:00am. This is your chance to voice your concerns regarding recreation and wildlife…
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Sharp Park Pumphouse Appeal Hearing at San Francisco Planning Commission

Thursday, January 16, Noon: Please join the Wild Equity Institute at San Francisco City Hall to speak up and demand a full environmental review of the Sharp Park Pumphouse Project. We need to pack the chamber with supporters!!! A full environmental…
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1/16 – Attend the Sharp Park Pumphouse Project CEQA Appeal Hearing at City Hall

After many continuances, the Sharp Park Pumphouse Project CEQA Appeal Hearing is finally confirmed for Thursday, January 16 at Noon, San Francisco City Hall, Room 400. We need to fill the room!!! Show your support for our appeal by attending…
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Pumphouse Project Goes Before Planning Commission

Wild Equity appealed the Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration released for the Sharp Park Pumphouse Project, arguing that the city should do a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR). We will be going before the San Francisco Planning Commission…
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San Francisco City Hall, Room 400

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102 City Hall is close to Muni and BART. Plan your trip at 511.org
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California Seablite Habitat Restoration

Saturday, January 4, 9:00am – 12:00pm: You are invited to join the Wild Equity Institute and the Golden Gate Audubon Society at Pier 94 to restore habitat for the endangered California seablite. In the 1960’s, the California seablite…
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Wild Equity Staff Attorney Wins Prestigious Award

For Immediate Release, November 6, 2013 Contacts: Laura Horton, Wild Equity Institute, lhorton@wildequity.org, (415) 235-0492 Agatha Szczepaniak, Audubon, aszczepaniak@audubon.org, (212) 979-3197 LAURA HORTON RECEIVES AUDUBON…
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EPA, PG&E Fail to Protect Endangered Butterfly–Again

For Immediate Release, December 17, 2013 Contact:  Laura Horton, lhorton@wildequity.org, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 235-0492 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, PG&E Fail to Protect Endangered Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly—Again ANTIOCH,…
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Muir Woods Salmon Stroll

Sunday, December 15, 11:00 am – 1:30 pm: You are invited to join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute at Muir Woods to see the threatened Coho Salmon, Central California Coast Evolutionary Significant Unit, and the Steelhead, Central…
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Wild Equity Store is Live!

Wild Equity’s web store is now live. Take a peak at our current offers below, and check the Wild Equity web store frequently for new items. I “Bird” SF T-shirt, Only $20 + Shipping! Share your love of San Francisco’s…
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Help Us Grow in 2014!!!

“What do you get out of it? Why do you keep trying?” The reporter’s questions caught me off-guard. I had been expecting to discuss Wild Equity’s role protecting the Franciscan Manzanita—a gorgeous plant presumed extinct in the wild…
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Building Community at Pier 94

Despite the cold weather, a group of 20 Wild Equity volunteers enjoyed a morning of planting and weeding with Jonathan Barber from Golden Gate Audubon on Saturday at Pier 94. Pier 94 is home to the endangered California Seablite. This rare…
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San Mateo County Sea Level Rise Conference

Monday, Dec 09, 8:00am – 12:30pm: The staff of the Wild Equity Institute will be attending the “Meeting the Challenges of Sea Level Rise in San Mateo County” conference to hear from federal, state, and local experts about the…
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California Seablite Habitat Restoration

Saturday, Dec 8, 9:00am – 12:00pm: You are invited to join the Wild Equity Institute and the Golden Gate Audubon Society at Pier 94 to restore habitat for the endangered California seablite. In the 1960’s, the California seablite…
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Shop at Amazon & Support Wild Equity

Wild Equity always recommends shopping locally and supporting businesses in your community. But sometimes that isn’t possible: for example, where else will you find an original portrait of the Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose? When you…
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Guide to Binoculars

If you join Wild Equity on an adventure to see and save wildlife, you are likely to overhear at least one conversation about binoculars. We are always happy to share ours, but if you are thinking of getting your first pair of binoculars or…
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Lecture at the Society for Conservation Biology: Ethical and Effective Conservation in the Anthropocene””

Thursday, November 14, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Please join us for an evening of thought provoking conversation. Brent Plater, Executive Director of the Wild Equity Institute, will discuss Wild Equity’s theory of change and contrast…
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Mori Point Frog Adventure

Sunday, November 03, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm:Wild Equity and Save the Frogs are joining forces to look for the California Red-legged Frog at Mori Point. We are actually crossing our fingers for rain in hopes of finding some egg masses. Bring…
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Marin Board of Supervisors Weakens Protections for Salmon

The wild Coho Salmon population found in Marin is about to vanish. In order to prevent this amazing fish from going extinct, we must restore riparian habitat and prevent destructive development. On Oct 29, the Marin Board of Supervisors ignored…
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Wild Equity’s Antioch Dunes Victory Featured by Rose Foundation

The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment features Wild Equity’s Brent Plater and our work protecting Antioch’s people and endangered species in the Foundation’s most recent newsletter. Click the image to read…
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Movie Night at Wild Equity

Thursday, October 24, 2013, 6:30pm – 8:30pm: Please join the Wild Equity Institute for the screening of three fantastic short films: Return Flight, Achieving Balance, and Returning Home. A discussion with writer, producer, director, and…
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Environmental Groups Criticize SF Board of Supervisors’ Hearing on Proposed GGNRA Dog Rule

For Immediate Release Contacts: Golden Gate Audubon Society Executive Director Mike Lynes, (415) 505-9743 cell Wild Equity Institute Executive Director Brent Plater, (415) 572-6989 Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter, Arthur Feinstein,…
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Now Hiring: Big Year Project Coordinator

Part-Time Project Coordinator Position 2014 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year Position Summary. Wild Equity Institute is seeking a Part-Time Project Coordinator for the 2014 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species…
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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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