Wild Equity in the News

• 07/20/17—Remembering Rose Braz, Social and Environmental Justice Warrior, 48 Hills.
• 05/09/17—OBITUARY: Rose Braz, influential climate activist, dies at 55, E&E News.
• 01/17/16—Natural Areas Management Plan Appealed To Board Of Supervisors, SF Gate.
• 12/16/16—SF Appeal Likely Following Commission Approval of Natural Areas Management Plan, San Francisco Examiner.
• 12/15/16—Natural Areas Plan Draws Opposition Over Golf Course Redevelopment, San Francisco Examiner.
• 03/31/16—Preserving Coastal Treasures: Coastal Erosion Poses Hard Questions For Residents, Pacifica Magazine.
• 03/15/16—City Visions: New Rules for Dogs in the GGNRA, KALW Local Public Radio.
• 03/01/16—Supervisors Oppose National Park Dog Restrictions, San Francisco Examiner.
• 10/21/15—EPA Fudged Rules to OK Power Plant, Greens Say, Courthouse News Service.
• 06/24/15—Environmental Group Sues San Francisco Over Golf Course in Wetlands, Public News Service.
• 06/05/15—Greens Try to Save Metalmark Butterfly, Courthouse News.
• 03/11/15—Enviros Urge 9th Circuit To Revive ESA Battle Over Golf Course, Law360.com.
• 02/03/15—The SFist To-Do List: 12 Cool Things to Check Out This Week, SFist.
• 08/01/14—Why Some Bay Area Dogs are Tied Up in Controversy, KALW.
• 07/08/14—Judge Rules EPA Must Respond to Concerns Over Antioch Power Plant, MercuryNews.com.
• 04/23/14—City Sued Over Sharp Park Golf Course Project, SF Examiner.
• 04/22/14—Sharp Park Golf Course Construction Project Hits Another Roadblock, As Environmental Groups File Suit, San Francisco Appeal.
• 04/22/14—Environmentalists File New Lawsuit Over City’s Plan for Sharp Park Golf Course, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 04/09/14—Wild Equity Sues EPA, Examiner.com.
• 04/03/14—EPA Sued Over Pollution Damage to Endangered Butterfly, KCET.
• 03/27/14—Ignoring Endangered Frogs & Snakes Sharp Park Golf Course May Go Ahead, Natural History Wanderings.
• 03/26/14—Lawsuit filed against EPA’s non-response to PG&E’s Antioch power plant permit, Contra Costa Times.
• 03/18/14—Firsthand learning: Antioch High students help ‘highly endangered’ butterfly, Contra Costa Times.
• 03/02/14—Antioch’s Endangered Butterfly, Examiner.com.
• 01/16/14—Sharp Park Project Moves Ahead, SF Chronicle.
• 12/23/13—Brent Plater, Ambientalista con una Sensibiita per I Temi Sociali, Punto Ponte.
• 12/23/13—Franciscan Manzanita Gets Its Official Critical Habitat Designation, Sf Weekly.
• 12/20/13—SF Lands Identified for Endangered Franciscan Manzanita Habitat, SF Examiner.
• 12/20/13—Critical Habitat Identified for Franciscan Manzanita, Bay Nature.
• 12/19/13—Group threatens to sue EPA for lack of response to Antioch power plant objections, Contra Costa Times.
• 12/04/13—City Residents Fight For a Miracle Manzanita, SF Weekly.
• 11/06/13—Plan to Create an Urban Federal Preserve for the Manzanita, Wall Street Journal.
• Fall 2013—What Does Rose Foundation Mean to You?, Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment Newsletter.
• 09/01/13—On the Go: Taking It to the Streets, Parents’ Press.
• 08/02/13—ENDANGERED SPECIES: Enviros file notice to sue FWS over incidental take permits, Greenwire.
• 07/26/13—Antioch endangered butterfly at risk of PG&E emissions prompts lawsuit threat, MercuryNews.com. (.pdf version).
• 07/25/13—Planned Lawsuit Claims PG&E Power Plant Threatens Butterflies, NBC Bay Area.
• 07/24/13—Restore Sharp Park: Conservationists Vie to Shut Down Golf Course, Kalev.com.
• 07/08/13—Settlement Calls for California Power Plant Developers to Pay $2M Mitigation Fee, E&E News.
• 07/08/13—Settlement: East Contra Costa Power Plant to Pay $2 million to Offset Potential Environmental Harm, Contra Costa Times (.pdf version).
• 07/05/13—City to Pay Attorneys’ Fees to Sharp Park Environmentalists, SFGate.com.
• 07/03/13—Judge Awards Partial Attorneys Fees in Sharp Park Golf Course Lawsuit, Pacifica Patch.
• 07/03/13—Enviros Can Collect Fees in SF Golf Course Fight, Courthouse News Service.
• 07/03/13—Judge: SF Must Pay Wildlife Groups $386,000 In Sharp Park Suit, SF Appeal.
• 07/02/13—Attorneys Fees Awarded in Sharp Park Golf Course Lawsuit, CBS SF.
• 07/02/13—Judge Orders City to Pay Fine for Killing Snakes and Frogs at Sharp Park Golf Course, SF Weekly.
• 07/02/13—Conservation Groups Win Fine From San Francisco in Sharp Park Golf Course Lawsuit, Pacifica Tribune (.pdf version).
• 04/10/13—Turtles, Fishermen Struggle to Survive, Trinidad Express.
• 04/02/13—Seawall Project at Sharp Park Under Scrutiny, Pacifica Patch.
• 03/25/13—Sharp Park Levee Project Raises Environmentalist’s Ire, SF Examiner.
• 02/22/13—Tommy’s Holiday Camp: What Nitrogen Deposition Can Teach Us About the Future of Conservation, KOWS.
• 01/31/13—Today on Your Call: What Does It Take to Preserve Wild Land Today?, KALW.
• 01/15/13—Time for Smart Planning for Future of Sharp Park, Pacifica Tribune (.pdf version).
• 01/09/13—Capturing Edgewood Park, The Almanac.
• 11/20/12—Different Ideas for Controlling Erosion of Pacifica’s Coast Floated at Workshop, Pacifica Tribune (.pdf version).
• 10/17/12—Weekend Events for Bay Area Bike Lovers, SF Gate.
• 10/08/12—Meet Mark Twain’s Frog at Mori Point, Bay Nature.
• 09/17/12—Sharp Park: When a Golf Course Counts as a Natural Area, SF Weekly.
• 09/13/12—Critical Habitat in SF to Protect Franciscan Manzanita, Bay Nature.
• 09/05/12—Coastal Plant Thought Extinct for 65 Years Discovered, Put on Endangered List, CNN.
• 09/05/12—Feds Grant SF Shrub Endangered Status, Fox News.
• 09/05/12—Last Franciscan Manzanita Gets Endangered Status, KQED.
• 09/05/12—Feds Grant SF Shrub Endangered Status, The Kansas City Star.
• 09/05/12—Rare S.F. Bush Gets Federal Protection, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 09/04/12—Franciscan Manzanita Added to U.S. Endangered List, LA Times.
• 08/31/12—Americans Allowed to Destroy Protected Bird Nests, Thanks to Previous President, John Upton’s Wildlife Blog.
• 08/16/12—Antioch Kite Festival to Taise Awareness of Local Butterfly’s Plight, East County Times (.pdf version).
• 07/18/12—State Senator Unwittingly Signs Resolution to Keep Golf Course Open, SF Weekly.
• 05/09/12—Big Wedge Over Sharp Park’s Future, Wall Street Journal.
• 05/03/12—Sharp Park Golf Course Has Become an Environmental Battleground, Golf Magazine (.pdf version).
• 04/30/12—Feds Must Count Snakes and Frogs in S.F. Park, Courthouse News Service.
• 04/27/12—Sharp Park Case Moves Forward, Endangered Species & Wetlands Report.
• 04/21/12—Department of Fish and Game to Decide Fate of Sharp Park Golf Course, KCBS.
• 04/16/12—Judge to Hear Arguments for Early End to Sharp Park Lawsuit, Pacifica Patch.
• 04/13/12—Honey, Why Is There a Sea Otter Snooping Around Our Bathroom?, TogetherGreen Blog.
• April 2012—Snowy Plover Struggles to Live in Harsh, Windy Conditions, Richmond Review.
• 03/28/12—Golf Course Caught Killing Endangered Frogs, Again, Sticky Tongue Project.
• 03/13/12—Conservationists Ask Feds to Get the Lead Out of Ammunition, Bay Citizen.
• 03/06/12—Endangered Frogs Destroyed by Golf Course, Care2.org.
• 03/06/12—Environmentalists Say Golf Course Workers Killed Red-Legged Frogs, Pacifica Patch.
• 03/06/12—City Accused of Harming Sharp Park Frogs, SF Bay.ca.
• 03/05/12—Groups Accuse Sharp Park Golf Course Of Killing Endangered Frogs, CBS 5.
• 03/05/12—Golf Course Caught Killing Endangered Frogs and Tampering With Evidence—Again, EcoWatch.
• December 2011—Debate Continues Over Sharp Park Golf Course, The Potrero View.
• 12/21/11—Catching Up with Brent Plater: Endangered Species Contest Gets an Encore, San Francisco Chronicle (.pdf version).
• 12/21/11—Power plants in East Contra County Get Formal Notice of Lawsuit Threat, Contra Costa Times (.pdf version).
• 12/21/11—Golfers, Enviros Respond to SF Mayor’s Veto of Sharp Park Ordinance, Pacifica Patch.
• 12/21/11—Mayor Ed Lee Vetoes Legislation To Protect Sharp Park Wetlands, Celsias.com.
• 12/19/11—Federal Agency Throws Wrench in Frog Management, Golf at Sharp Park, Pacifica Patch.
• 12/16/11—The Future Still Unclear for Sharp Park: Golf Course or Wetlands?, Public News Service.
• 12/06/11—San Francisco Board of Supervisors Committee Hears Pro and Con Arguments Over Future of Sharp Park Golf Course, Pacifica Tribune. (.pdf version)
• 12/06/11—Supes to Decide on Sharp Park Today; Then to Mayor’s Office, BayNature.
• 11/30/11—No Injunction for Sharp Park Golf Course Frogs, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 11/30/11—Sharp Park Injunction to Protect Frog, SF Garter Snake Denied, Endangered Species & Wetlands Report.
• 11/19/11—Judge Mulls Whether to Curtail Pumping and Mowing at Sharp Park Golf Course, Daily Journal. (.pdf version).
• 11/18/11—Environmental Groups Sue to Protect Snakes, Frogs at Sharp Park, KQED.
• 11/18/11—Lawn Mowing an Issue at Pacifica Golf Course, Environmentalists Say, SF Examiner.
• 11/18/11—Judge Hears Arguments From Frog Fans Over Sharp Park Golf Course Maintenance, SFAppeal.com.
• Nov/Dec—San Francisco Namesake Plant Elevated From Extinction to Endangered Status, The American Gardner.
• 10/07/11—Legal Effort Barely Saves Endangered Wild Franciscan Manzanita, Center on Urban Environmental Law Blog.
• 09/15/11—Franciscan Manzanita Could Get Federal Protection, Nursery Management.
• 09/12/11—Legislation to Save “Mark Twain’s Jumping Frog” in Sharp Park, Public News Service.
• 09/11/11—A Shrub Back From Oblivion and in Need of Care, New York Times.
• 09/10/11—Last-of-Its-Kind Plant Could Get Federal Protection, Scientific American Extinction Countdown Blog.
• 09/09/11—How an Endangered Species Act Listing Will Help San Francisco’s Last-of-Its-Kind Manzanita, KQED.
• 09/08/11—Agency Plans Endangered Status for Species of One, Couthouse News Service.
• 09/09/11—FWS Proposes Protection for Newly Rediscovered Calif. Shrub. Greenwire.
• 09/08/11—Rare Franciscan Manzanita Could Be Listed as Endangered Species After All, SF Weekly.
• 09/07/11—Feds Propose Endangered Status for Rare San Francisco Plant, Associated Press.
• 09/07/11—U.S. May Declare an Extremely Rare Manzanita Endangered, Los Angeles Times.
• 09/07/11—Feds Move to Protect One-of-a-Kind S.F. Bush, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 09/07/11—Rare Franciscan Manzanita Plant May Be Declared ‘Endangered’, Los Angeles Times.
• 09/07/11—Avalos Wants Feds to Manage Golf-free Sharp Park, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 09/06/11—Battle Over Future of Sharp Park Golf Course Reignited, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 08/08/11—The Franciscan Manzanita is the Last Known Member of its Species, io9.com.
• 08/03/11—Save the Franciscan Manzanita! Only One Still Growing in the Wild, Care2.com (Sign the Care2 Petition).
• 08/01/11—A San Francisco Plant Once Thought Extinct is Still Hanging On, LA Times.
• 06/24/11—California’s New Pesticide Plan Sparks Protest, LA Times.
• 06/20/11—Lawsuits Loom Over ‘Fantasy Island’, KQED.
• 06/16/11—No Federal Help for a Species of One, Courthouse News Service.
• 06/15/11—Rare Plant, Franciscan Manzanita, Subject of Federal Lawsuit in San Francisco, LA Times.
• 06/15/11—Environmental Group Sues Feds Over SF Native Plant, Associated Press (.pdf version).
• 06/15/11—Local Environmentalists Sue U.S. Government for “Failing to Protect” Manzanita Plant, SF Weekly.
• 06/15/11—U.S. Sued for Failing to Protect S.F. Bush, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 06/14/11—New San Francisco Biodiversity Push Could Come Too Late for Golf Course, SF Public Press.
• 06/14/11—Saving the Wild Franciscan Manzanita, Trial Insider.
• 06/10/11—Brent Plater Takes Aim at Sharp Park, baynature.org.
• 06/09/11—Urban National Parks, In the Woods Blog.
• 05/27/11—Oakley Power Plant Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle, Contra Costa Times (.pdf version).
• 05/18/11—Avalos Adds New Wrinkle to Sharp Park Dispute, San Mateo County Times (.pdf version).
• 05/02/11—Environmentalists Rally, Tell San Francisco to Stop “Wasting Money” on Sharp Park Golf Course, Pacifica Patch.
• May 2011—Sharp Park’s Future Still Up in the Air, Golf Course Management.
• 04/20/11—Barry Bonds Trial Judge to Handle Sharp Park Golf Course, Pacifica Patch.

• Spring, 2011—Class Notes, Stewards, University of Michigan.

• 03/24/11—Both Frogs and Golfers Lay Claim to the 14th Hole, San Francisco Chronicle (.pdf version).
• 03/18/11—Rock the Vote for Patagonia’s Voice Your Choice Campaign, 7×7SF.
• 03/10/11—Restoring Sharp Park to Natural Ecosystems Would Save Millions, SF Examiner (.pdf version).
• 03/09/11—An Endangered Snake Lives on a Golf Course, But Maybe Not for Long, Change.org.
• 03/03/11—SF Sued Over Sharp Park Red-legged Frog, ABC 7 News.

• 03/03/11—Dog Lovers Want to Loosen Proposed Leash Laws, New York Times.

• 03/03/11—Environmental Groups Sue San Francisco Over Sharp Park, Inside Bay Area.com (.pdf version).

• 03/03/11—Course Sued over Red-legged Frog, San Francisco Chronicle.

• 03/03/11—Sharp Park Golf Course Sued for Killing the Red-legged Frog, Bettor.com.

• 03/02/11—Environmentalist Groups Sue San Francisco Over Sharp Park, SF Examiner (.pdf version).

• 03/02/11—Enviro Groups Sue San Francisco Over Sharp Park Golf Course, Way Out West News.

• 03/02/11—Environmentalists Sue San Francisco Over Alleged ESA Violations at Sharp Park Golf Course; City Claims this is a Record Year for Threatened Species, Pacifica Patch.

• 03/02/11—S.F. Sued for ‘Killing’ Endangered Species at Sharp Park Golf Course, SF Weekly.

• 03/02/11—Enviro Groups Sue San Francisco Over Sharp Park Golf Course, The Bay Citizen.

• March 2011—Treasure Hunt: A 365-day Contest with a Big Reward, Marin Magazine. (.pdf version).

• 02/23/11—Last Stand of the Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly, East Bay Express.

• 02/22/11—Compromise Sought Over Sharp Park Sea Wall, San Mateo County Times. (.pdf version).

• 02/12/11—Environmentalists Call New Sharp Park Study the Most Complete Ever, But Golfers Call It Spin, Pacifica Patch.
• 02/10/11—New Study Claims Big Cost Savings by Eliminating Golf at Sharp Park, SF Weekly.
• 02/08/11—Trouble with Gas, Sungevity.com.
• 01/27/11—Local Native Plant, Once Thought Extinct, Now Bears Hundreds of Babies, SFist.com.
• 01/21/11—Regulators Asked to Reconsider Oakley Generating Station, Contra Costa Times. (.pdf version).
• 01/19/11—Butterfly Could KO Antioch Power Plants, The Bay Citizen.
• 01/18/11—Compromise Could Conserve Drinking Water at Sharp Park Golf Course, San Francisco Examiner.
• 01/17/11—Dogs in the GGNRA, KQED Forum with Scott Shafer.
• 12/21/10—Scrooge You Can Use: Our Guide to Ignoring Christmas Completely, San Francisco Bay Guardian.
• 12/18/10—261. Endangered Species Big Year Bike Tour, 365inSF.
• 12/17/10—Los Events: the Weekend Starts Today!, Bikes and the City.
• 12/15/10—San Francisco’s Endangered Herps vs. the Golf Course, Serpent Research.
• 12/11/10—Sharp Park Faces Ecological Legal Action, San Francisco Examiner.
• 12/09/10—Pedaling with a Purpose, World’s Best Bike Commute, California State Parks Foundation.
• 12/08/10—Environmentalists and SF Commissioner to Discuss Possible Lawsuit Over Sharp Park, Pacifica Patch.
• 11/21/10—Wild Equity Institute Executive Director Brent Plater Interviewed on KPFA Evening News, KPFA.
• 10/09/10—Controversy Over Future of Sharp Park Golf Course Heating Up, Pacifica Patch.
• 09/30/10—Manzanita Tree Re-discovered on Doyle Drive, KGO-TV 7.
• 09/29/10—Plan to Build Water Recycling Plant at Sharp Park Doused, Way Out West News.
• 09/27/10—Franciscan Manzanita Rediscovered, Jepson Globe.
• 09/09/10—Tent City, The Bold Italic.
• 08/24/10—On the Cheap Listings, San Francisco Bay Guardian.
• 08/22/10—Fish and Wildlife Service Determines Listing May be Warranted for Plant Species Endemic to San Francisco Peninsula and Believed Extinct for Over 50 Years, Endangered Species Law and Policy.
• 08/14/10—Recently Discovered Plant will be Considered for Federal Protection, Northern California Outdoor Issues.
• 08/11/10—Fish and Wildlife Review Manzanita for Protection, Courthouse News Service.
• 08/10/10—Franciscan Manzanita, Once Thought Extinct, On Way to Becoming ‘Endangered’, SF Weekly.
• 08/10/10—Recently Discovered Plant to be Considered for Federal Protection, Lake County News. (.pdf version).
• 08/09/10—A San Francisco Survivor’s Remarkable Story, KQED News.
• 06/28/10—Introducing Some Competitive Spirit to Conservation, GOOD.
• 06/02/10—Bleeding Green, SF Weekly. (.pdf version).
• 05/26/10—Budget Justice Protest at San Francisco City Hall, Demotix News (photo 1; photo 2).
• April-June 2010—The Presidio’s Miracle Manzanita, Bay Nature Magazine.
• 02/22/10—Competing to Save Endangered Species, Countdown 2010, IUCN.
• 02/19/10—Participate in Golden Gate National Park’s Endangered Species Big Year with Roots & Shoots!, Roots & Shoots Newsletter.
• 02/07/10—5 Things in February, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 02/02/10—What Do You See in the Sea?, Richmond District of San Francisco Blog.
• 01/20/10—Unleashed, SF Weekly. (.pdf version).
• 01/20/10—‘Big Year’ Promotes Saving Local Endangered Species [Photo Gallery], SF Public Press.
• 01/19/10—Lawyer Leads Fight to Save Species on City Owned Golf Course, SF Public Press.
• 01/14/10—Endangered Species in for Big Year at Golden Gate National Park, EcoSalon.
• 01/12/10—Contest Aims to Spot Rare Species, Sideways News.
• 01/11/10—Bay Area Contest to Spot National Parks’ Endangered Species, The Endangered Species Print Project.
• 01/11/10—Wildlife Organization Offers a Thousand Green Reasons to Help Save Endangered Species, Scientific American Extinction Countdown.
• 01/11/10—Contest Calls on Nature Lovers, NBC Bay Area. (.pdf version).
• 01/10/10—Tracing the Roots of a Rare Shrub, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 01/10/10—Contes to Find Rare Species in Marin, Bay Area Kicks-off, Marin Independent Journal. (.pdf version).
• 01/09/10—Nature Lovers Hope for a Big Year, San Francisco Examiner. (.pdf version).
• 01/08/10—Interview with Wild Equity Institute Executive Director Brent Plater, Tommy’s Holiday Camp, KOWS 107.3 FM.
• 01/08/10—Good Weekend: A Great City Bike Ride, San Francisco Examiner. (.pdf version).
• 01/07/10—Endangered Species Big Year Kick-off This Weekend, Urban Baby San Francisco.
• 01/06/10—Now Is Your Chance To Save 36 Endangered Species . . . You Have No Excuse, The Mighty Sparrow. (.pdf).
• 01/05/10—Do It for the Otters, 7×7 San Francisco. (.pdf version).
• 12/31/09—Wandering and Wondering, Pacifica Tribune. (.pdf version).
• 12/26/09—Manzanita Bush’s Discovery Excites Scientists, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 12/20/09—Board Backs Nature and Golf at Sharp Park, San Francisco Chronicle.
• 12/17/09—Finally, “Extinct” Plant Brings Harmony Among Environmentalists, Scientists and Caltrans, SF Weekly.
• 12/15/09—‘Extinct’ Shrub Unearthed in San Francisco, NBC 11. (.pdf version).
• 12/15/09—Extinct Plant Found Growing Wild, sfist.com.
• 12/14/09—SF Plant Thought Extinct Found Near Golden Gate, Fresno Bee. (.pdf version).
• 12/14/09—绝迹植物意外现身, Sina Daily News. (.pdf version).
• 12/14/09—Plant Thought Extinct Since 40’s Found in Presidio, CBS 5. (.pdf version).
• 12/14/09—San Francisco Plant Thought Extinct Found Near Golden Gate, AP. (.pdf version).
• 11/20/09—Recommendations for Sharp Park Released, ABC 7
• 11/19/09—Still No Decision on Fate of Sharp Park Golf Course, ABC 7.
• 11/09/09—The Future of Sharp Park, KQED Forum with Michael Krasny.