• “Exploring Our Baylands” Book Review

    by Roy Sasai, San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society Volunteer and San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Docent. Exploring Our Baylands by Diane R. Conradson, Ph.D. is a well-written, concise book (only 69 pages) packed with information regarding the history and ecology of the San Francisco Bay Area. The…


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  • Meet the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge!

    by Ross Nichols The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge with cooperation from partners at Point Blue Conservation Science (Point Blue). The following was written by a Point Blue biologist and chronicles perspectives and experiences from working on the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge. As the Northern…


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  • Get To Know Your Aquifer

    Hundreds of feet underground lies a massive and mysterious natural resource that we depend on greatly — but barely ever think about. Learn about aquifers and understand California’s groundwater management system through Stanford University’s Water In The West series.


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  • Teen Environmental Art Show 2016

    Teen Environmental Art Show at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Artwork will be on display from October to December, 2016. Open for students entering grades 7-12 in fall 2016 to submit their artwork for display! All artwork should be submitted in one of the following categories: 1. Bay…


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  • Environmental Outreach Associate

    Update on Aug 25, 2016: This position is now filled. Thank you for your interest. GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Environmental Outreach Associate position 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…


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  • Environmental Education Associate

    Update on Aug 25, 2016: This position is now filled. Thank you for your interest. GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Environmental Education Associate position 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…


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  • The Amazing Refuge Race • August 20, 2016

    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and REI Outdoor School present The Amazing Refuge Race. 2 Marshlands Rd, Fremont • August 20, 2016 • 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Armed with GPS units, you and your team will “race” against other teams by attempting to complete required challenges on…


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  • Conversations on the Trail

    by Ceal Craig In January I represented the Society at a Moving Friends Forward conference held in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in rural West Virginia just west of Washington D.C. Did you know that the Society was the second Friends group in the…


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  • Miles of Algae and a Multitude of Hazards

    Dead whale from an algal bloom. Credit National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Les Neuhaus writes in today’s New York Times Science section: In May, a 33-square-mile algal bloom crept over Lake…


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  • Drawbridge, California: A Hand-Me-Down History

    by Ceal Craig We are developing a new Drawbridge publication to replace the one we commissioned from O.L. “Monty” Dewey in 1989. The iconic structures at Drawbridge continue to remind us of what life was like a hundred years ago in our wetlands. The new publication will discuss the…


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