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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
On October 5th, the Franciscan Manzanita will officially get federal protection under the Endangered Species Act! We’re hosting a party that day to celebrate this giant leap forward for plantkind!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This weekend Wild Equity is celebrating two endangered creatures close to our heart: the California Red-legged Frog & the San Francisco Gartersnake. Friday we’ve got a film to screen and […]
Wild Equity is collaborating with Downtown High School’s WALC (Wilderness Arts and Literacy Collaborative) program once again for another “Endangered Semester” where the students compete in their very own mini-Golden […]
An extraordinary victory for people and the environment was won this week when the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to begin restoration planning with the National Park Service for […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday as we set out to help the National Park Service monitor and restore critical habitat for the San Francisco Lessingia. This […]
Building a healthy and sustainable global community for people and the plants and animals that accompany us on Earth September 4, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Brent Plater, Wild Equity […]
September 7, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 669-7357 San Francisco’s Rediscovered Franciscan Manzanita Proposed for Formal […]
Saturday, September 1, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m — Join Jonathan “Coty” Sifuentes-Winter of the National Park Service to help restore habitat for the endangered San Francisco Lessingia. Due […]
Today, September 1st, is the first day to start working towards the Big Year monthly prize. The contest goes until the last day of the month and there are two […]
Hello GGNP Big Year participants, this is the last day to fulfill the monthly Big Year prize request for August! To be eligible for the $25 gift certificate to Sports […]
So far, 2012 has been extremely productive for the Wild Equity Institute. But we need you to become a Wild Equity Institute member for us to advance our mission. Take […]
Wild Equity is leading more adventures this coming September. The GGNP Endangered Species Big Year schedule is set to explore some interesting areas, and save species. Join us on Saturday, […]
Only one week left to claim the $25 Gift Certificate to Sports Basement. Be the first to fulfill the species requests for the month of August, record your action, and […]
Wild Equity had one exciting week hosting fun-filled events that helped bring awareness about the plight of our imperiled species. Thank you to all who came out last week to […]
The GGNRA Inventory and Monitoring Program is more than half way through its monitoring season for Coho salmon. Unfortunately, it appears Coho salmon smolt (young salmon) are not doing well. […]
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The new Sharp Park plan incorporates an 18-hole golf course into the “recovery” area for the San Francisco garter snake and the California red-legged frog—even though the golf course is the primary threat to both species’ existence at Sharp Park. The plan also suggests that Sharp Park Golf Course is an historic resource—even though the City’s own Historic Preservation Commission could not concur that the golf course retains historic integrity.
Here’s a riddle: which San Francisco public official is the strongest advocate for responsible dog ownership? The Director of San Francisco Animal Care and Control? Nope. The Director has encouraged […]
Today, September 1st, is the first day to start working towards the Big Year monthly prize. The contest goes until the last day of the month and there are two […]
Sunday, August 19, 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Join Wild Equity and the Golden Gate Parks Conservancy for a chance to see endangered Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout […]
Saturday, August 18, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute at Fort Funston to learn about the endangered marine mammals that exist […]
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. — Join Wild Equity and SF Environment to watch a screening of The Big Year in honor of the GGNP Endangered […]
A rash of attacks by off-leash dogs in San Francisco parks has led to renewed calls for leash law enforcement—a safe, effective way to keep people, our pets, wildlife, and […]
The GGNRA Acquires New Land and Two Endangered Species: In December 2011, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area obtained land at Fort Point just south of the Golden Gate Bridge […]
The Wild Equity Institute is growing, and we want our Board of Directors to grow with us. We are looking for candidates to join our Board of Directors: candidates who […]
Tatzoo’s Bar ‘slither’ in the Mission brought dozens of San Francisco residents together to save the San Francisco Garter Snake. The Tatzoo team pauses at the last stop of the […]
Hello Folks, Wild Equity is bringing you some exciting GGNP Big Year events in August and we need volunteers to help make them a success! Join our phone banking party […]
Hello Folks, Wild Equity is bringing you some exciting GGNP Big Year events in August and we need volunteers to help make them a success! For August we need volunteers […]
Hello GGNP Big Year participants, August 31st is the last day to fulfill the monthly Big Year prize request for August! To be eligible for the $25 gift certificate to […]
Join Tatzoo at a San Francisco Garter Snake Bar Slither on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 8 p.m.! Come out to meet the Tatzoo 2012 SF garter snake team and […]
Wild Equity has finished scheduling our 2012 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year events—check out our guided offerings to see and save local endangered species at our events […]
Thank you to all who came out to the Big Year Happy Hour last Thursday to enjoy good food, good drinks and great company at the Southern Pacific Brewery. It […]
Thursday, July 26, 2012, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. — Join Wild Equity Institute for a Big Year Happy Hour! We will enjoy good company, good food and drinks, and […]
The Wild Equity Institute filed a formal administrative petition with the Obama Administration today, asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) to protect migratory bird nests from destruction unless and until prior written authorization from the Service is obtained.
On April 15, 2003, the Service issued the Migratory Bird Permit Memorandum, which introduced a new policy position on the destruction of migratory bird nests. In this memorandum, the Service […]
The Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge is in serious trouble, but artists working in diverse media are beginning to tell this landscape’s tale. Sawyer Rose’s NATIVE: California Plants in Glass, […]
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From May 9 through June 5, Whole Foods Market in SoMA is donating funds from its Nickels for Nonprofits program to the Wild Equity Institute! To participate, shop at the […]
Tatzoo had a wonderful Happy Hour this past Tuesday! We had a chance to meet the 2012 Tatzoo group and hear of the wonderful ongoing projects to protect the Lange’s […]
Join Wild Equity for another fun Sunday Streets in the Bayview/Dogpatch neighborhood! Visit us at the Warm Water Cove (24th st.). Hope to see you there! Get directions here.
We accidentally posted the wrong date and time for the Big Year Happy Hour and Summer Intern Goodbye Party in our last edition of “From I to We: News from […]
Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. — Join Tatzoo at a San Francisco garter snake Bar Slither! Come hang out and meet Tatzoo 2012 fellows, tattoo artists […]
The Wild Equity Institute received grants from two new foundations this month that will help us build a healthy and sustainable world. The JiJi Foundation and the NITA Foundation provided […]
The Wild Equity Institute has filed a formal legal petition and submitted supporting comments to add the San Francisco gartersnake to the list of species protected by the Convention on […]
In May, tailgaters from Save the Frogs! and Wild Equity Institute made a big impact drumming for frogs at Sharp Park Golf Course while golfers held an anti-endangered species event […]
All — Attend one of these if you cannot, send in written comments. If you are going to attend, send an RSVP to Athena Honore: ahonore@waterboards.ca.gov or 510-622-2325 http://www.cityofpacifica.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=4968 Public […]
On May 19 over 35 tailgaters for endangered species converged on Sharp Park Golf Course’s parking lot to protest an outrageous ‘celebration’ of the endangered species-killing, money losing Sharp Park […]
What matters more: our human communities or the natural world? This or a variant of this question drives environmental debates, and also drives a wedge between progressive movements. In this […]
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute and Tim Sullivan of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for a leisurely walk into […]
Join Us May 19, 4:30pm, Sharp Park Golf Course: Tailgate & Drum for Frogs, Occupy Sharp Park(ing lot)! Golf purists have announced they’ll celebrate the endangered species-killing, money-losing Sharp Park […]
The Wild Equity Institute is excited about two events this Saturday, May 19, and we hope you are too! In the morning we’ll be offering a special trip to view […]
We are excited to announce that Dr. Douglas Bevington has joined the Wild Equity Institute’s Board of Directors. He is replacing Stan Kaufman, who served on our Board since 2009 […]
The Wall Street Journal covered the Wild Equity Institute in a new article about the money-losing, endangered species-killing Sharp Park Golf Course. Titled Big Wedge Over Sharp Park’s Future, the […]
Flyer courtesy of Save the Frogs! and Golfers Against Sharp Park (“GASP”). Download a copy of this flyer and give it to golfers you know and love.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thank you for your help creating a new national park at Sharp Park! If you do one thing this month to build a new national park at Sharp Park, make […]
The Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year is a race against time to observe each of the 36 endangered and threatened species found within the Golden Gate National […]
Participating in the Endangered Species Big Year is easy: First, sign-up for the Big Year. Signing up is a two-step process: first join the Wild Equity Institute’s on-line community by […]
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Contact: Elizabeth Sorrell (212) 979-3185 Kaberi Kar Gupta (559) 357-3157 Mira Manickam (609) 356-3908 Brent Plater (415) 572-6989 John C. Robinson (707) 688-2848 Ian Signer (917) 843-2759 Five California Environmentalists […]
A Huffington Post article by Dr. David Suzuki indicates that Canada is jumping on the Golden Gate National Parks bandwagon by creating the country’s first national park in an urban […]
Last week the Board of Supervisors passed legislation that enables San Francisco to partner with the National Park Service at Sharp Park to transition land management from an unsustainable golf […]
December 20, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Kerry Kriger, Save the Frogs, (831) 600-5442 Arthur Feinstein, Sierra Club, (415) 680-0643 Mayor Lee Vetoes […]
December 20, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Adrienne Bloch, Communities for a Better Environment, (510) 302-0430 x16 Jonathan Evans, Center for Biological Diversity, […]
December 16, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Arthur Feinstein, Sierra Club, 415-680-0643 Neal Desai, National Parks Conservation Association, (510) 368-0845 Federal Agency Rejects […]
What are these golf development interests afraid of? And will they be able to subvert popular political will and convince the Mayor to sanction their back room golf bailout with his veto pen?
As our second full year draws to a close, the Wild Equity Institute has had several remarkable successes. And people are noticing. Over 70 different media outlets covered our work […]
San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos introduced legislation on September 6 to transition management of city-owned Sharp Park to the National Park Service’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area, in order to […]
December 6, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Michelle Myers, Sierra Club, (415) 646-6930 Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 669-7357 San Francisco […]
After a lengthy public hearing today, the Community Operations and Neighborhood Services subcommittee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors forwarded Avalos’ Sharp Park Ordinance for a full board vote […]