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Thursday, November 15, 2012, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. — Join Wild Equity for Third Thursday Film Night with SF Environment. We will be showing the moving documentary, Pale Male, the story of a notorious red-tailed hawk who made his…

During the month of November, participants in Wild Equity’s GGNP Endangered Species Big Year can win a $25 gift certificate to the Sports Basement: if they are the first person who records a sighting for, and/or takes action to help, the…

Folks, we have some great prizes to give away during the remaining months of the GGNP Endangered Species Big Year! In November we are giving one lucky winner a $25 gift certificate to Sports Basement. Here are the details: The first person to…

You don’t want to miss this coming Third Thursday Film Night with SF Environment! We will be showing the moving documentary, Pale Male, the story of a notorious red-tailed hawk who made his home above a 5th Avenue apartment building in…

Thank you to all who came out this weekend to search for, and help, one of the smallest and rarest shorebirds in San Francisco, the Western Snowy Plover. On Sunday, a group of birders and plover-lovers journeyed out to sunny Ocean Beach for…

In November we are giving one lucky winner a $25 gift certificate to Sports Basement! Here are the details: The first person to record a sighting for the Western Snowy Plover and/or fulfill the conservation action item will be awarded a gift…

Sunday, November 11, 2012, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. — Join us on a leisurely walk around Ocean Beach, led by Plover docent David Schmidt, to search for and help the threatened Western Snowy Plover. This small shorebird is highly threatened…

This weekend we will be heading out for a leisurely walk, led by David Schmidt, to see the endangered Western Snowy Plover at Ocean Beach. This small shorebird is highly threatened by off-leash dog disturbance and habitat degradation: but you…

On Friday, students from Downtown High School joined Wild Equity for a trip to Rodeo Lagoon to see and take action to save the endangered Tidewater Goby. This small aquatic species is listed under the endangered species act because of a significant…

The Wild Equity Institute is glad to announce that Anna Sylvester has joined our Board of Directors, serving as our newest Board Secretary. Anna Sylvester, Board Secretary. Anna traces her love of nature to her Swiss heritage. She is focused…

With the campaign mailer deluge hitting our mailboxes, it appears that the supporters of San Francisco’s Proposition B are spending almost as much money trying to pass the proposition as the City might generate with the bonds Prop B.…

Saturday, October 20, 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Join Wild Equity Institute on a bike ride led by Brent Plater through San Francisco to see and save several endangered species within the Golden Gate National Parks. The route…

Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders, an initiative aimed at mentoring and training up-and-coming leaders in conservation, is now looking for exceptional conservationists with over 3 years previous commitment to the environment, and at least…

This Saturday, October 20, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Join the Wild Equity Institute on a bike ride through some of San Francisco’s last wildlife habitats to search for and help save several endangered species found within…

Hello GGNP Big Year participants! Today, October 1st, is the first day to start working towards the monthly GGNP Big Year prize. This month we are giving away a Better Sweater fleece scarf and beanie from Patagonia, perfect for staying warm…

Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park was one of John Muir’s most treasured landscapes. But in one of San Francisco’s greatest environmental transgressions, a century ago the City built a dam across the Valley, and has…

This event has been postponed. Please stay tuned for the new date and time. Join us Thursday, October 11, 6 pm – 8 pm at Sports Basement on Bryant St. We will be showing the moving documentary, Pale Male, the story of a notorious red-tailed…

Saturday, October 13, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. — Join Wild Equity at the WNC Wildlife Conservation Expo. We will be tabling alongside many wonderful, environmental organizations dedicated to wildlife conservation. There will…

Event has been postponed for now. A future date is coming soon! Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. — Wild Equity is hosting a movie night at Sports Basement on Bryant St. We will be showing the moving documentary,…

Join the Wild Equity Institute’s Executive Director Brent Plater for a panel discussion about innovative environmental education projects at the 2012 North American Association for Environmental Education Conference. The discussion begins…

Visit the Wild Equity Institute table at the WNC Wildlife Conservation Expo this Saturday, October 13, from 10 am – 5 pm. We will be tabling alongside many wonderful, environmental organizations dedicated to wildlife conservation. There…

Join the Wild Equity Institute’s Executive Director Brent Plater for a panel discussion about innovative environmental education projects at the 2012 North American Association for Environmental Education Conference. The discussion begins…

Friday, October 5th, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. — Celebration for the Franciscan Manzanita! Join the Wild Equity Institute at the Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics, 518 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA, 94110 to celebrate…

San Francisco voters: the Wild Equity Institute urges you to vote NO on Proposition B. Proposition B is a bond measure that puts the financial position of the park system at risk while implementing anti-environmental infrastructure projects…

On Sunday, September 23rd around 1pm, Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year stalwart Matt Zlatunich observed several Humpback Whales from the Cliff House, well within the legislative boundary of the Golden Gate National Parks!…

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 to promote good stewardship. The map below…

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 save threatened and endangered species. The route will take us on an adventure…

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 us on an adventure to see the Gowen Cypress, the Western…

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 had a great time meeting new people, searching for endangered species, and hiking the beautiful…

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 to restore habitat for the endangered San Francisco…

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 hike Mori Point in search of the two most imperiled species…