Volunteer Opportunities: Summer 2017

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Opportunities: Summer 2017 at the Environmental Education Center (Alviso, California). If you have an interest in…

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National Fishing & Boating Week • June 3 – 11, 2017

  Learn how to fish on the Dumbarton Fishing Pier in Fremont! Saturday, June 3, 2016 9:00 a.m. – noon Have you ever wanted to try fishing but didn’t know how to…

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Planning a fundraising campaign for our 30th anniversary

by Ceal Craig Thirty years ago when Refuge Naturalist John Steiner, Dr. Chris Kitting, and others organized the Society, they were focused on raising funds to save the Fremont Pumphouse…

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National River Cleanup Day • May 20 2017, 9am – 12pm

Saturday, May 20, 2017 is National River Cleanup Day. Come help out with litter collection as we join others around the world in an effort to keep our rivers…

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Mother’s Day at the Refuge

Join us at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge for a free Mother’s Day event! The eggs have hatched! Let’s celebrate the new mamas! Come with your…

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Izembek and Monomoy NWRs under threat from legislation in Congress

by Ceal Craig Our National Wildlife Refuges face many challenges. The Board of Directors at the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society (SFBWS) strongly believes that standing with them and their…

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Explore the Coast Outreach and Field Trip Interns

by Mary Deschene Hundreds of low-income school children now have the opportunity to “Explore the Coast” of the Don Edwards Refuge by attending field trips enabled by the California…

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Vernal Pool Tours at Warm Springs Unit on Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Sign up to receive notification of when Vernal Pool Tours are available. These popular tours to view wildflowers and endangered plants occur in an area normally closed to the…

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