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…

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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…

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Sixteen-Year-Old Wins Best of Show in 2016 California Junior Duckstamp Contest, Then Takes National Award Competing With 27,000 Young Artists

By Pam Bierce, USFWS “It was April Fool’s Day, so naturally my reaction was disbelief at first,” says 16-year-old Stacy Shen, describing her initial reaction to winning Best of Show…

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Get Involved! Help Clean Our Watershed and Educate the Public

by Ceal Craig We will be partnering with the San Jose Conservation Corps to do a major cleanup of the southern portion of Don Edwards Refuge in Santa Clara County…

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‘If You See a Bud, Count it…’

By Steve Martarano, USFWS The instructions were clear. “If you see a bud,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Susan Euing said to her group of about 15 survey volunteers….

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San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society Town Hall Forum

Environmental Education Center in Alviso Saturday, July 9 2016 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. As we prepare for our 30th anniversary in 2017, we want to learn more about what you want…

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Become a San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society Docent

We need a volunteer to lead tours or community service projects on the refuge. We often receive requests from companies wanting to offer their employees a team-building experience by…

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The Great American Campout

Never camped before but looking to learn? Join us as we pitch a tent and campout for wildlife! You will learn the fine skills of the great outdoors with…

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