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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 SoMa store with your reusable bags and then donate your 5-cent bag credit…

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 metalmark butterfly, the San Francisco garter snake and other endangered…

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 WEI” Sorry about that! Here is the correct information: Big Year Happy Hour…

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 and mentors and learn about this year’s amazing projects…

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 grants worth over $10,000, making the work of Wild Equity…

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 International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna…

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 at the golf course clubhouse. Protesters occupying Sharp Park(ing…

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 Golf Course. With their…

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 lecture, Brent Plater, founder and executive director…

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 the usually inaccessible Crystal Springs watershed to…

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 Golf Course with a $150…

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 the San Mateo Woolly Sunflower on normally inaccessible San Francisco Public…

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 and developed wildequity.org. Dr. Douglas Bevington Dr.…

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 article describes how Sharp Park is run-down…

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 conservation and environmental justice movements in campaigns that…

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 rise, and the impacts on communities,…

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 Dunes National Wildlife…

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 rise, and the impacts on communities,…

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 Evidence Sharp Park…

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 efforts to unite the grassroots conservation and environmental…

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 choose the latter! Fortunately the Wild Equity Institute makes it easy for…

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 hike to see the fountain thistle. After the hike we will drive to the restoration…

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, illegally used for off-leash dog walking despite city ordinances prohibiting…

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. Download a high-resolution copy and share…

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 Species Big Year participants to score points in…

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 discover the connections between the…

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 Dunes, changing the chemical composition of…

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. Natural stands of the Antioch…