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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Opportunities: Winter 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, you’ll receive on-the- job training from staff and other volunteers in the project area you choose.

Prior to volunteering at the Environmental Education Center, you must attend a Volunteer Orientation. You can also attend the orientation just to see what opportunities there are, and if it is the right fit for you.

Upcoming Volunteer Orientations

Volunteer orientations will meet in the auditorium of the Environmental Education Center in Alviso from 11 a.m. to noon:

• Tuesday, January 5
• Tuesday, February 9
• Sunday, January 24
• Saturday, February 27

As the United nations conference on climate change gets underway in Paris, the New York Times has provided quick answers to frequently asked questions on this complicated issue.

Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change
By Justin Gillis
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/11/28/science/what-is-climate-ch...

Have more questions? Submit them here.

As the year ends, a time for reflection occurs. One question we could ask is: Where have we contributed to help others? Whether you were a volunteer who donated your time this year or a donor providing money for a cause you value, helping others can be satisfying. If you are enjoying the Tideline, we hope you will consider helping out the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex with its seven refuges.

Giving Opportunities

Give the gift of membership in the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society! Join at http://sfbws.com/join. Your gift goes into the general San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society funds to support the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex programs.

Donate to the Yellow School Bus Transportation Fund that provides equitable access to our Environmental Education programs for students from low-income neighborhoods. http://sfbws.com/donate

Help us make a connection at your company: Email mary [dot] deschene [at] sfbws [dot] com about your company’s programs for community involvement and charitable giving and we’ll take it from there.

- via a press release from the California State Coastal Conservancy.

In a recently released report, over 200 scientists and government officials propose a new approach to manage the challenge of sea level rise in San Francisco Bay: Work with nature, rather than against it, to protect homes, businesses, and shoreline communities from sea level rise, extreme storms, and flooding.