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Vernal Pool Wildflower Tour • April 17 and 18, 2015
Sign up for a special tour at the Warm Springs Unit to see wildflower blooms in some of the last intact vernal pools in the East Bay. This unit of the Don Edwards Refuge is normally closed to the public. Visitors will enjoy learning about the unique features of vernal pool grasslands and about the […]
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Grebes, Cormorants and Terns, Oh My!
Come learn about a few of the 227 species of birds you can find at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Venue: Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin Street, Mountain View, CA, 94041 Event Type: Library Programs and Services, Library Events […]
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NOAA expands two national marine sanctuaries off the Bay Area coast
Map of expanded Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries. Credit: NOAA – via a press release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones national marine sanctuaries off northern California will both more than double in size following a final rule released today by NOAA. […]
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Volunteer Opportunities: Spring 2015
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Opportunities: Spring 2015 at the Environmental Education Center (Alviso, California). If you have an interest in wildlife and their conservation, enjoy working with people, and are enthusiastic and dependable, the Environmental Education Center’s Volunteer Program is for you! As a volunteer, […]
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California Senators Introduce Bill to Help Restore San Francisco Bay
– via a press release from the Washington DC office of Dianne Feinstein, United States Senator. U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer (both D-Calif.) today introduced the San Francisco Bay Restoration Act, which seeks to implement wetlands and habitat restoration projects to improve the water quality in the San Francisco Bay, the largest estuary […]
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Moving from a Cooperating Association to a Friends organization
The San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society (SFBWS) have a long-term partnership relationship dating back to 1987. Beginning with a bookstore and financial support for projects like remodeling the Fremont pump house into a classroom, SFBWS over the decades continued to fund activities like summer camps and […]
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Public comments requested on South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study Environmental Impact Report
The South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study would provide flood protection to Alviso and the San Jose water pollution control plant via 15-foot levees and gently sloping terrain, restore Bay wetlands on about 3,000 acres of former salt ponds, and create public trails. It is a partnership of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the […]
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Substance spill threatens seabirds in San Francisco Bay
Bufflehead coated with pale goo at the International Bird Rescue center in Fairfield, CA. Photo by Cheryl Reynolds. Photo courtesy International Bird Rescue. Dozens of seabirds were found covered in a pale goo late Friday January 16 on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay by East Bay Regional Park District staff. The birds […]
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Seven Things You May Not Have Known About the Refuges in the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly was the subject of poachers in the early 1990s. Photo by Susan Euing. Photo courtesy US Fish and Wildlife Service. Three poachers were convicted in 1993 for poaching endangered insects including the Lange’s metalmark butterflies at Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge. The trio received a combination of monetary fines, hundreds of hours […]
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Environmental Education Internship
GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Environmental Education volunteer internship is located at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Center in Alviso, CA. The Environmental Education Center provides free programs to schools and the public, while teaching about the local wildlife, conservation, and how to help the environment. The Living Wetlands program is […]
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Become a Supporter of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society. Your membership will include a subscription to the Tide Rising newsletter and a 15% discount at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Nature Stores at the Visitor Center in Fremont, and the Environmental Education Center in Alviso.
Volunteering at the Refuge is a rewarding and valuable experience. Through a variety of public programs, visitors understand and appreciate the natural and cultural history of the Refuge.
Your support of our education, interpretation, and research activities is more important than ever. Any amount you’re willing to donate will be greatly appreciated! Donations may be fully tax-deductible.