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San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society negatively impacted by partial US government shutdown since December 22, 2018
by Ceal Craig As I write this our Refuge Complex, the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, has been shutdown for almost three weeks. What does that really mean? The Refuges are “open,” aren’t they? To public visitation on the trails, yes. But other outcomes are happening: On Saturday, January 12th, three different […]
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US National Park Service former director says keeping parks open during the shutdown is a terrible mistake
Jonathan B. Jarvis, a former director of the US National Park Service, says that keeping national parks open during the current partial federal government shutdown is a terrible mistake. He writes in today’s Guardian: Leaving the parks open without these essential staff is equivalent to leaving the Smithsonian museums open without any staff to protect […]
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KPIX 5 gives viewers a rare tour of Drawbridge
Devin Fehely of KPIX 5 got special permission from the federal government to give viewers a rare tour of Drawbridge, a place that few people know exist. It’s the Bay Area’s only ghost town, located in the middle of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy the 5 minute video that also […]
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US Department of Interior impacted by partial federal government shutdown
The United States Department of Interior has been impacted by the partial federal government shutdown that went into effect early Saturday December 22, 2018. Funding for about a quarter of the federal government has expired and some 800,000 employees from nine key federal departments and dozens of federal agencies have been furloughed or are working […]
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Support us with your charitable donation this holiday season
The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) Friends group, authorized by Congress to support the education, interpretation, and research activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Help us in our mission to promote public awareness and appreciation of the San Francisco Bay and its natural history, and to conserve and preserve […]
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On #GivingTuesday help us conserve and preserve the essential wildlife habitat of the San Francisco Bay.
The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) Friends group, authorized by Congress to support the education, interpretation, and research activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Help us in our mission to promote public awareness and appreciation of the San Francisco Bay and its natural history, and to conserve and preserve […]
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Donate when you shop on Amazon this Black Friday
Black Friday is just around the corner and there are amazing deals to be found online! Support us by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/94-3039253. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society whenever you shop on AmazonSmile. The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society works to […]
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Events at Don Edwards SF Bay NWR canceled due to poor air quality
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided late afternoon Friday, November 16, 2018 to cancel all indoor and outdoor events scheduled for Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge due to poor air quality. The following 4 events have been canceled: Marshlands of Dreams | Sat, Nov 17 […]
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SFBWS at the USFWS Regions 1 and 8 conference for Service staff and Friends Groups
by Ceal Craig Visiting national wildlife refuges around the United States is a passion for many of us, I know. In June 2018, I had the opportunity to visit several on my trip north to Medford, Oregon, for a Friends Group PLUS Fish & Wildlife Service conference for Regions 1 and 8 covering Washington, Idaho, […]
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Shoring up New York Harbor’s reef, a billion oysters at a time
An instructor at the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School watches students as they send 422 oyster reef structures into the Hudson River. Andrea Strong, a food writer, covers oysters and citizen science in The Salt section of NPR today: Across New York City, more than 70 restaurants are tossing their oyster shells not into […]
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