Welcome to San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society

San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society (SFBayWS) is the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Friends Group of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex. We support education, interpretation, and research activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Our mission is to nurture in the public a sense of understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuges, their natural and cultural history, and to conserve, preserve, and restore bay lands as essential wildlife habitat.

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Endangered Species Act regulation update
Posted on July 16, 2026
On July 10, 2026, the Department of the Interior rescinded the regulatory definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act. The impact of this change is not yet known. In the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex, we have many endangered and threatened species. We hope this change will not impact those protected species […]

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Featured Article: Who will be left to tell the tale of the Bay Area’s last ghost town?
Posted on July 12, 2026
SFBayWS Board Vice President Ceal Craig recently sat down with SF Gate to discuss the historic town of Drawbridge, often called the Bay Area’s last ghost town. Read the SF Gate article to learn more about Drawbridge and the challenges it is now facing as part of the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge. […]

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