Nearly Two-dozen Community, Park Groups Demand Scrutiny of Sharp Park

Nearly two-dozen allies have joined the Wild Equity Institute in demanding heightened environmental and fiscal scrutiny of Sharp Park Golf Course. The controversial golf course is killing endangered species and loses money, and a new community…

California Seablite Habitat Restoration

California Seablite Habitat Restoration, June 19, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Join Michael Chassé of the National Park Service to restore Crissy Field Marsh and create habitat for reintroduction of the endangered California Seablite. This…

Marin Dwarf-flax Blooming: in San Mateo County!?!

June 19, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.— Here’s a great opportunity to see the Marin Dwarf-flax blooming: in San Mateo County! Join the Edgwood Weed Warriors at Edgewood County Park & Nature Preserve to see this diminutive…

June 19: Flax or Blite: You Choose!

This week the GGNP Endangered Species Big Year is offering two trips to see and help save the Park’s endangered species: one in San Mateo County and one in San Francisco. Hope to see you outside! Marin-dwarf Flax Marin-dwarf Flax Blooming…

Fountain Thistle Walk and Restoration

Saturday, June 12, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: Join Ken Himes and Jake Sigg for a stroll into the usually inaccessible Crystal Springs Watershed to search for the endangered Fountain Thistle. Then after lunch at 1pm, join in on a restoration…

CANCELED-Presidio Clarkia and Marin Dwarf-Flax Habitat Restoration

Sorry this trip has been canceled due to the availability of the trip leader. Saturday, June 5, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Join the Presidio Park Stewards in the Presidio to remove invasive species and restore habitat for the Presidio Clarkia…

Twain’s Frog and the Beautiful Serpent

Saturday, June 5, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute to search for two of the most imperiled vertebrate species on the San Francisco peninsula: the California red-legged frog and the San Francisco garter…

San Francisco Lessingia Habitat Restoration

Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Join the Presidio Park Stewards and Michael Chassé of the National Park Service in Lobos Creek Valley to help restore habitat for the San Francisco Lessingia. This satisfies the GGNP Endangered…

June 5: Twain’s Frog & the Beautiful Serpent will Jumpstart Your June Big Year Competition

This weekend we’re leading a trip to Mori Point to search for the the San Francisco Garter Snake and the California Red-legged Frog: the perfect opportunity for you to see at least one of these species and win a copy of Last Child In…

Help a Herp, Become a Bookworm!

Thanks to REI’s generous support of the 2010 GGNP Endangered Species Big Year, we are happy to bring you a new interim Big Year competition to win nature prizes during the month of June! From June 1 until June 30, any 2010 Golden Gate…

What Will Newsom Do: Subsidize Suburban Golf or San Francisco City Services?

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will release his budget proposal to the public June 1. A growing chorus of environmental and social service groups are hoping the Mayor’s budget will help save community services by closing the money-losing,…

Tiburon Paintbrush Habitat Restoration

Saturday, May 29, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Join Greg Reza of the Marin County Parks and Open Space District to help restore the Tiburon Paintbrush’s habitat. Lunch is provided. After the noon lunch, there is an optional 40 minute hike…

Save Some, Win Something: Tiburon Paintbrush Competition Is On!

Thanks to REI’s generous support of the 2010 GGNP Endangered Species Big Year, we are happy to announce our next reward for seeing and saving endangered species! This competition focuses on the Tiburon Paintbrush, a beautiful little wildflower…

Go-Go Gobies! CANCELED

Sorry, this trip has been canceled due to the fact that Darren Fong, the trip leader has been called to help with the oil spill in the Gulf. You can still enjoy Endangered Species Day by participating with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy:…

Presidio Clarkia Monitoring

Thursday, May 20, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Join Michael Chasse of the National Park Service and Shelley Estelle of the Presidio Trust to monitor for one of the only remaining populations of the endangered Presidio Clarkia, a beautiful…

Congresswoman Speier Slowly Supporting Science-based Restoration

Congresswoman Jackie Speier has introduced a bill to spend a billion federal dollars and create a new federal office dedicated to San Francisco Bay wetland restoration. It’s a great sign that, after some early missteps, the Congresswoman…

Presentation: Twain’s Frog and the Beautiful Serpent

Join Brent Plater, Executive Director of the Wild Equity Institute, for a presentation about local endangered species and thing you can do to help them recover. This talk will discuss Wild Equity Institute projects, including Restore Sharp…

Oil and Equity

The Gulf Oil Spill is a heartbreaking disaster, more so because it could have been prevented if proper environmental review had been conducted before exploration occurred. And as oil reaches coastal communities and the explosion continues to…

Flying Pansies: Searching for the Endangered Mission Blue Butterfly with Liam O’Brien

Saturday, May 1, 2010, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Join lepidopterist Liam O’Brien at the old rifle range in Marin County’s Rodeo Valley to search for and learn about the endangered Mission Blue Butterfly. We’ll take a short hike…

Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Habitat Restoration

Thursday, April 29th, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Join Jennifer Maddox of the Golden Gate Audubon for an afternoon restoring habitat for the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland. Participation counts…

May Day Is for Mission Blues

This week you’ll get one more chance to see the Mission Blue Butterfly with last year’s Big Year co-champion Liam O’Brien. With the recent sighting of a Mission Blue mud-puddling for reproductive success, this may be your…

Arrowhead Marsh in Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Park

Meeting spot is Arrowhead Marsh in Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Park, off of Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621. For Public Transportation: Check with www.511.org Directions: From I-880 South take Exit 36 for Hegenberger Road toward the Coliseum/Oakland…

The Things You’ll See: New Butterfly Behavior Seen on Big Year Trip

Participants in last weekend’s GGNP Endangered Species Big Year Mission Blue Butterfly hike got a rare and scientifically important treat: they not only saw a Mission Blue, but also watched it engage in a behavior not previously proven…

Flying Pansies: Searching for the Endangered Mission Blue Butterfly with Liam O’Brien

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Join lepidopterist Liam O’Brien at the old rifle range in Marin County’s Rodeo Valley to search for and learn about the endangered Mission Blue Butterfly. We’ll take a short hike…

US EPA Earth Day Celebration at Yerba Buena Gardens

U.S. EPA Earth Day Festival April 22, 2010‐ 11:00am‐3:00pm Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco

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