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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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World’s oceans are losing oxygen rapidly, posing a threat to marine life
Dead sardines in Redondo Beach, California. Credit: Noaki Schwartz/Associated Press. Kendra Pierre-Louis, a reporter on the New York Times climate team, writes in today’s edition: The world’s oceans are gasping for breath. Read…
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Start your 2019 holiday gift shopping with SFBWS Nature Stores
If you are passionate about environmental awareness and nature conservation, please remember to 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…
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Become a Supporter of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society. Your membership will include a subscription to the Tide Rising newsletter and a 15% discount at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Nature Stores at the Visitor Center in Fremont, and the Environmental Education Center in Alviso.
Volunteering at the Refuge is a rewarding and valuable experience. Through a variety of public programs, visitors understand and appreciate the natural and cultural history of the Refuge.
Your support of our education, interpretation, and research activities is more important than ever. Any amount you’re willing to donate will be greatly appreciated! Donations may be fully tax-deductible.