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Twilight Marsh Walk Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary
One of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge’s most popular programs celebrates twenty years this April. Volunteers Mary and Gene Bobik, the creators of the program back in 1996, never thought they would still be doing the walk two decades later.
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Welcoming you to our Board of Directors
by Ceal Craig The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society has an open Board of Director position at this time and would welcome volunteers with an accounting, fund development, or legal background to apply.
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Vernal Pool Tours at Warm Springs Unit on Don Edwards SF Bay NWR
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 public due to the sensitivity of the habitat. Tours are free of charge. You will learn about the unique features…
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Volunteer at our Nature Stores and help us save Tideline magazine
by Ceal Craig The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society Nature Stores opened in June at both the Environmental Education Center and the Fremont Visitor Center intermittently. In order to keep the Nature Stores open on a regular basis, we need volunteers to supplement San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society staff to…
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California Condors Achieve a Happy New Milestone
by Emily Silber, National Audubon Society Female California Condor with her newly hatched chick. Photo courtesy Joseph Brandt / U.S. FWS. After more than 35 years of flirting with extinction,…
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How Restoring Wetlands Will Prepare Us for Sea Level Rise
by Robin Meadows, Bay Area Monitor Last October, an excavator breached an old levee at Sears Point to…
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Volunteer Opportunities: Spring 2016
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Opportunities: Spring 2016 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…
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Migratory Bird Treaty Celebrates 100 Years 1916-2016
This year we mark the centennial of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain (for Canada) for the Protection of Migratory Birds – also called the Migratory Bird Treaty – that was signed on Aug. 16, 1916. This Migratory Bird Treaty (446.6KB), and…
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Levee Breach Celebrates Wetland Restoration on San Francisco Bay
by Doug Cordell, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service As the morning skies cleared of threatening clouds at a December 10, 2015 ceremony in Redwood City, CA, a hundredplus guests cheered a levee breach that reintroduced tidal water to inner Bair Island on the Don Edwards San Francisco…
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Christmas Bird Count for Kids • January 17, 2016
Introduce your child to bird watching and learn how the Christmas Bird Count contributes to conservation at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Coyote Hills Regional Park on January 17, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Go with an experienced birdwatcher and count all the…
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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.