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Closures and event cancelations at Don Edwards SF Bay NWR
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided late afternoon Wednesday, March 11, 2020 to cancel all public programs and volunteer events at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge until further notice. The hunt meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2020 has been postponed until further…
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Marsh-In Summer Day Camp Associate 2020
Summer Camp Associate needed to assist the Marsh-In Summer Camp Program! Are you a recent college graduate looking for a summer opportunity in Education, Environmental Science, and Community Outreach? We are hiring for our annual Summer Camp Associate position to plan and coordinate the 2020 Marsh-In Summer Camp Program at…
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Submit your artwork for the Earth Day 2020 Teen Environmental Art Show
Calling all Teen Artists currently attending school in grades 6 through 12! Take advantage of a great opportunity to have your artwork on display at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge environmental education center in Alviso from April through May 2020. All submissions are due by March 21st…
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SFBWS Nature Stores stocked with new items
If you are passionate about environmental awareness and nature conservation, you can now share your values with those you love. The Nature Stores at the Fremont Visitor Center and the Alviso Environmental Education Center are stocked with items to inspire and inform about the National Wildlife Refuges with a…
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Biological Field Technician
Location Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Fremont, CA General Description One part-time (30 hours/week) biological field technician is needed to assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge for a temporary position, expected to be from mid-February through September, 2020….
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Volume 1 Issue 2 of Tide Rising, our new quarterly newsletter, is ready
by Ceal Craig Tide Rising: Volume 1, Issue 2, Winter 2019. The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society is happy to publish the second issue of its new, digital-only newsletter, Tide Rising: Volume…
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San Pablo Bay NWR propogates native plants on the refuge whlle fending off infectious agents
by Meg Marriott, Wildlife Biologist, San Pablo Bay NWR and Marin Islands NWR; Josh Nuzzo, Nursery Manager, Point Blue; and Jax Vernacchia, SCA intern San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Formed in 1974, San Pablo Bay Refuge provides 21,000 acres of tidal and seasonal wetlands habitat. These acres located in the…
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Salinas River NWR forms partnerships with neighboring communities
by Tracy Flor Figueroa, Student Conservation Association (SCA) intern, San Francisco Bay NWR Complex Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge Formed in 1973, within 367 acres, this Refuge has six habitat types: Beach, dunes, salt marsh, saline ponds, Salinas River/lagoon, and grasslands. Located south of Moss Landing, it protects several threatened and…
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Support us with your charitable donation this 2019 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…
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Microplastics found in the snow of Sierra Nevada mountains of California
Samples of some of the microplastics researchers found in snow from the Arctic. Credit: Bergmann et al./Science Advances. Zoë Schlanger, an environment reporter with the news…
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