November 30, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 669-7357 Michelle Myers, Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter, […]
At long last, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is set to vote on an ordinance that will build a new national park at Sharp Park! Please stand up for […]
A new report issued by SPUR (the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association) makes several recommendations that support building a new national park at Sharp Park. It also provides […]
On November 18, 2011, the Honorable Susan Illston will hear oral argument in the Wild Equity Institute’s lawsuit against the money-losing and endangered species-killing Sharp Park Golf Course. All supporters […]
Lets have fun at the Green Festival with the Sierra Club. Saturday and Sunday, November 12th & 13th We will be outreaching for Restore Sharp Park. You can help with […]
Sunday, November 13, 2011, 9:00am-1:00pm: Visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sharp Park. At 12pm there will be a short walking tour discussing the concerns and solutions to the […]
Supervisor John Avalos recently introduced legislation to repurpose Sharp Park Golf Course into a new public park in partnership with the National Park Service. Repurposing Sharp Park is a sustainable and common sense solution to the economic, ecological, and recreational troubles facing this golf course. The Supervisor’s legislation also grants Pacifica residents the same rates that San Francisco residents receive at San Francisco’s five other public golf courses, dramatically increasing access to affordable golf for existing Sharp Park Golf Course patrons.
Artwork by Liam O’Brien The Wild Equity Institute’s lawsuit to protect the Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly was a hot topic with Bay Area media outlets this week, covered by The Bay […]
This past spring, the Wild Equity Institute submitted comments to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area concerning the Park’s Pet Management Plan. Unfortunately the GGNRA’s plan is heading the wrong […]
For many years the GGNRA has illicitly permitted off-leash dog walking in many locations. When park visitorship and the number of dogs were low, this had little impact. But today […]
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area has released its long-awaited Dog Management Plan, and will be taking public comment on the proposal for the next 90 days. The Wild Equity […]
Lets have fun at the Green Festival with the Sierra Club. Saturday and Sunday, November 12th & 13th We will be outreaching for Restore Sharp Park. You can help with […]
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 […]
In a stunning rebuke to golfers grasping to keep San Francisco subsidizing suburban golf in San Mateo County, on September 21, 2011 San Francisco’s Historic Preservation Commission stated that it does not concur that Sharp Park Golf Course is an historic resource.
September 26, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 669-7357 Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Arthur Feinstein, Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter, […]
Shaping San Francisco/CounterPULSE hosts a discussion about endangered species campaigning with Todd Gilens, creator of the Endangered Buses art project; Brent Plater, Executive Director of the Wild Equity Institute; and […]
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 […]
September 14, 2011, 7:30 p.m.—Shaping San Francisco: Endangered Species Campaigning: Shaping San Francisco/CounterPULSE hosts a discussion about endangered species campaigning with Todd Gilens, creator of the Endangered Buses art project; […]
Supervisor John Avalos advanced the campaign to restore Sharp Park by announcing his intent to introduce legislation to restore the land at the Board of Supervisors on May 17. The […]
On September 6, 2011, Supervisor John Avalos introduced legislation at San Francisco City Hall to restore Sharp Park in partnership with the National Park Service! Now the Board of Supervisors […]
September 6, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Neal Desai, National Parks Conservation Association, (415) 989-9921 × 20 Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Meredith Thomas, Neighborhood Parks Council, (415) […]
Sunday Streets Western Addition is located on the following streets: Fillmore Street between Geary and Fulton Street, Fulton Street between Fillmore and Baker, and parts of Grove, Baker and Central […]
At the Wild Equity Institute, we are working to build a better world based on a shared moral foundation: equity, and the desire to create a more just and fair […]
In a meeting organized by Congresswoman Jackie Speier, who continues to pursue a public bailout of the money-losing and endangered species-killing Sharp Park Golf Course, federal agencies delivered a serious […]
The San Mateo County Times reports that the privately-owned Pacifica quarry, located just south of the Golden Gate National Parks’ Mori Point, has been sold to a real estate investment […]
SAN FRANCISCO GOLF PROGRAM COVERS-UP SHARP PARK GOLF COURSE LOSSES New documents obtained through San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance show that the controversial Sharp Park Golf Course is predicted to lose […]
In this Wild Equity Institute update from Trinidad, we’ve got a cute video for you of a little bird with a big surprise. Enjoy!
Some of you may know that the Wild Equity Institute is helping draft new regulations to protect leatherback sea turtles in Trinidad and Tobago, the twin island nation in the […]
The Franciscan Manzanita Last week San Francisco Chronicle columnists Matier & Ross claimed that the City and County of San Francisco was stuck with a $200,000 bill to move the rediscovered […]
Northern Spotted Owls Nuzzle at Muir Woods on August 10, 2008. Comments by Ranger Mia Monroe. Sunday, 10/10/10, 10:10 a.m.: Join the Wild Equity Institute’s Golden Gate National Parks Endangered […]
On Friday, January 21, the Wild Equity Institute will appear in court to protect human health and endangered species. You can attend the oral argument: it is scheduled to start […]
Recently students from San Francisco’s public high schools visited Mori Point and the controversial Sharp Park Golf Course. They learned about the impacts the course is having on the San […]
Sunday, August 14, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets Tenderloin/Civic Center. Join the Wild Equity Institute for a fun-filled and colorful day […]
Saturday, August 6, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at the Noriega Street Food Fair. Join the Wild Equity Institute for a fun-filled and colorful […]
Noriega Street between 31st & 33rd Avenues, San Francisco, CA, 94122. Sunset District
In 2011, the Wild Equity Institute partnered with Downtown High School in San Francisco to give students and endangered species a second chance at life. The joint project was called […]
Golf courses across the nation are suffering from a quintessential economic problem: too much supply and not enough demand. How the game responds to this problem may define its trajectory […]
The San Francisco garter snake and the California red-legged frog need our help! Every year they are victim to poor management operations at Sharp Park Golf Course. Wild Equity has a plan to help save these endangered species and stop San Francisco from subsidizing a failing golf course.
Sunday, July 10, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets, along the Great Highway Route. Join the Wild Equity Institute for a fun-filled […]
June 14, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Delay, Duplicity Leads to Lawsuit to Protect San Francisco’s Miracle Manzanita SAN FRANCISCO — The Wild […]
Sunday, June 12, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets, along the Bayview/Dogpatch/Potrero Route The Wild Equity Institute will be tabling and informing […]
The Sunday Streets: Bayview/Dogpatch/Potrero Route will mainly be along 3rd Street, San Francisco The Wild Equity institute table will be on 3rd street at 24th Street, San Francisco, CA For […]
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In a major step towards restoring Sharp Park, yesterday San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos announced that he has asked San Francisco’s City Attorney to draft legislation that will close Sharp […]
Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:00pm-1:30am Grant & Green Saloon 1371 Grant Ave San Francisco, CA 94133 (between Green St & Vallejo St) North Beach/Telegraph Hill neighborhoods Enjoy music by: The […]
Sunday, May 8, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets, along the Mission Route. The Wild Equity Institute will be tabling and informing […]
RSVP at wildequity.org Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:00pm-1:30am Grant & Green Saloon 1371 Grant Ave San Francisco, CA 94133 (between Green St & Vallejo St) North Beach/Telegraph Hill neighborhoods Enjoy […]
399 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Directions: By Public Transit: Check 511.org From the North Bay: Take Golden Gate Bridge to San Francisco Get onto 101 Lombard St.(101 turns […]
The people have spoken: and they have selected the Wild Equity Institute to receive Patagonia San Francisco’s $2,500 grand prize! The store’s third annual “Voice Your Choice” campaign invited Patagonia’s […]
Over 100 enthusiastic supporters joined the Wild Equity Institute, Save the Frogs!, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, H.O.M.E.Y., and Action for Animals at noon today in front of San […]
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 12pm-2pm — In honor of Save the Frogs Day, join the Wild Equity Institute to search for two of the most imperiled vertebrate species on the […]
Yesterday by a 2 to 1 vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee passed a resolution condemning the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for […]
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 12pm-2pm — In honor of Save the Frogs Day, join the Wild Equity Institute to search for two of the most imperiled vertebrate species on the […]
San Francisco continues to subsidize an endangered species-killing golf course in Pacifica even though the City’s community services are being cut. We deserve better! In honor of Save the Frogs […]
Wild Equity Institute’s helping out on Earth Day! On April 16th, 2011, Pacifica Beach Coalition is holding their annual Earth day Beach Clean-Up and celebration. John Bowie, a WEI intern, […]
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets, along the Great Highway Route. The Wild Equity Institute will be tabling and […]
The authors of the peer-reviewed report on Sharp Park, Bob Battalio, Peter Baye, and Dawn Reis, will present their findings and field questions from the community in Pacifica. The event […]
Sharp Park Educational Forum The authors of the Sharp Park restoration assessment report will be presenting their findings in a community forum at the Pacifica Library on Thursday, March 31, […]
The classic beauty, the troubled slugger, and the Wild Equity Institute’s campaign to restore Sharp Park were all on the front page of the San Francisco chronicle on Thursday, March […]
For a limited time you can help the Wild Equity Institute earn $2,500: simply by shopping at Patagonia’s San Francisco store! Just visit Patagonia San Francisco and cast your ballot […]
San Francisco’s public Sharp Park Golf Course, located in Pacifica, is facing serious financial, environmental and recreational challenges. Potential solutions are constrained by the presence of two endangered species and […]
For a limited time you can help the Wild Equity Institute earn $2,500: simply by shopping at Patagonia’s San Francisco store! Just visit Patagonia San Francisco and cast your ballot […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today the Wild Equity Institute filed a formal 60-day notice of intent to sue the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to provide timely protection to the Franciscan […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
With the rains coming this week, it is a good time to go out and search for spawning Coho Salmon and Steelhead in the Golden Gate National Parks. But even […]
The Wild Equity Institute is making it easier to follow our work: we’re now on Facebook and Twitter! Become a Fan of the Wild Equity Institute on Facebook and follow […]
Special Incentives for January! The Wild Equity Institute is proud to announce a special Big Year prize for the month of January, specifically for competitors new to the Endangered Species […]
Coho Population Collapse: More Ways to Help The Coho Salmon found in the Golden Gate National Parks are on the brink of extinction, according to this article in the Marin […]
GGNP Endangered Species Big Year’s Kick-off a Success! The 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year began with a wonderful bike ride this past weekend in partnership with […]
The 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year has begun! Celebrate the incredible diversity of life around you by participating in the 2010 GGNP Endangered Species Big Year […]
The Coho Salmon found in the Golden Gate National Parks have suffered a third consecutive year of low reproductive success, and federal biologists are now restructuring the species’ recovery plan […]
The San Francisco Bay is the largest estuarine system on the West Coast of the United States. About one-third of the Bay was lost to infill development by the mid-1900s, […]
Thanks to your support, Congresswoman Jackie Speier sent this constituent letter to Wild Equity Institute members and supporters on December 4, 2009, announcing that there is “no federal money available” […]
The 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year begins January 1, 2010! Celebrate the incredible diversity of life around you by participating in the 2010 GGNP Endangered Species […]
Despite thousands of letters and 60% of the public testimony in favor of restoring Sharp Park, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission rubber-stamped the Recreation and Park Department’s all-golf […]
Folks, Mark your calendars! The 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year kick-off celebration will begin January 9, 2010, 1pm at the Sports Basement in the Presidio, San […]