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This Weekend: Frog Film Friday, See Snakes Sunday!

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 Sunday we’ve got a hike to lead: and…
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WALC in the Wild!

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 Gate…
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Restore Sharp Park Rally

Sharp Park Ordinance’s Good Government” Design Appeals to Moderates & Progressives”

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 Sharp Park, a City-owned wetland in Pacifica. A restoration…
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The Lessingia Blooms in Lobos Creek Dunes

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 rare plant was once abundant along the vast San Francisco dunes, but due…
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SF Lessingia Restoration Day

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 to habitat loss and invasive…
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First Day for the monthly Big Year Prize

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 chances to win! In September, the first person to either (a) help the San Francisco…
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Last Day for Big Year Monthly Prize!

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 Basement, be the first person to either (a) Use a reusable bag when you shop…
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We Want You: To Become a Wild Equity Member!

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 a look at what we’ve already accomplished: We filed a formal administrative…
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Clear Your Calendars: We Are Gearing Up for More Adventures!

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, September 1 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. —…
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Time’s Almost Out to Claim your August Big Year Prize!

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 the prize is yours! Here are the details: In August, there are several chances…
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Butterflies, Birds and Black Abalone Make for One Wild Week!

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 support our work and help advance our mission! Here are the highlights…
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Special Status Update: Coho salmon

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. At Redwood Creek smolt numbers were 25% lower than…
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Natural Areas Program Degraded; Wild Equity Comments Help Improve Plan

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.
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Postmaster to SF: Control Your Dogs Or I’ll Stop Mail Delivery

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 irresponsible, unsafe off-leash dog…
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First Day for the monthly Big Year Prize

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 chances to win! In September, the first person to either (a) help the San Francisco…
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Steelhead Restoration Day

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 at the Redwood Creek Watershed in Marin, CA. Then score points…
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Sea Watch for Endangered Sea Creatures

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 within the Golden Gate National Parks. This is a great opportunity…
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Film Night with Wild Equity

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 Species Big Year. The film, inspired by Mark Obmascik’s non-fiction…
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Off-leash Dogs, Irresponsible Dog Owners Wreak Havoc in Parks

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 all park animals safe. For example, in San Francisco’s Glen…
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Two Endangered Plants Added to the GGNRA

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 in San Francisco, CA. Along with it came an opportunity to recover…
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Looking for Ways to Help? Join Our Board Today!

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 believe in our mission and have specific skill sets to help our Board thrive. Who…
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Tatzoo’s Bar ‘Slither’ Shines Light on Sharp Park

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 night. Chanting “Restore Sharp Park!”…
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Wild Equity Needs Volunteers for Our Big Year Events!

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 next week! From 8/13/2012 – 8/15/2012, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., we will…
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Wild Equity Needs Volunteers for Our Big Year Events!

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 for: Film Night with Wild Equity and SF Environment: Thursday, August 16,…
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August 31: Deadline for August Prize

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 Sports Basement, be the first person to either (a) Use a reusable bag when…
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San Francisco Garter Snake Bar Slither

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 learn how you can protect this beautiful imperiled serpent. Enjoy good company and good drinks…
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Wild Equity has Endangered Species to Save and Prizes to Give!

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 calendar. In addition to the grand prize winners—…
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Wild Equity has a Blast at the Big Year Happy Hour!

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 was a fun-filled night catching up with the Wild Equity folks. We talked about upcoming…
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Big Year Happy Hour and Summer Intern Goodbye Party

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 get updates on some exciting Big Year events Wild Equity has planned for…
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Pale Male Petition to Obama: Stop Nest Destruction Now

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.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Nest Policy

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 argues that when an “inactive” bird nest—one…
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Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly Inspires Electric, Organic Artists

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, Metal, & Light. Sawyer Rose’s…
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