Get Your Spawn On: Muir Woods Salmon Hike 12/11

This weekend we’ll be heading to Muir Woods to search for endangered salmonids returning to spawn in their natal creeks. The population has been struggling the last few years, but we should at least get to see some small fry in the streams—and…
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Big Year Helps Least Tern, Sunday 12/12

Sunday, December 12, 2010, 9:00am – 12:00pm — Help the Wild Equity Institute prepare habitat for the California Least Tern nesting season with Friends of the Alameda Wildlife Refuge. Meet at the main refuge gate at the northwest…
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Rose Foundation Supports the Wild Equity Institute

The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment announced their continued support of the Wild Equity Institute and our campaign to restore Sharp Park on December 14, 2010. “We are grateful for the Rose Foundation’s generous…
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Last Big Year Trip of the Year: Dec. 26, Get Your Spawn On!

We’ll be heading to Muir Woods to close our the 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year with a trip to search for spawning Coho Salmon and Steelhead. The fish have been returning in larger numbers than we’ve…
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Sharp Park Golf Course Floods: Again

Even though San Francisco dumped $300,000 of taxpayer money into new pumps and repaired drainage pipes at Sharp Park over the past two fiscal years, the controversial Sharp Park Golf Course is—once again—severely flooded. Photographs…
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Big Year Finds Endangered Coho Spawners in Muir Woods

On December 26, 2010, a dozen Golden Gate National Park Endangered Species Big Year participants found the first endangered Coho Salmon spawning in Muir Woods National Monument this spawning season. “Santa came a day late, but he brought…
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Federal Golf Bailout Stopped! For Now . . .

Thanks to thousands of calls and emails from supporters like you, the federal bailout of Sharp Park Golf Course proposed by Congresswoman Jackie Speier was not adopted by the 111th Congress before the congressional session expired. This means…
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Partners

The Wild Equity Institute is working with dozens of community, recreation, environmental, and social justice groups to ensure that our relationship to our great Urban National Parks is sustainable. This is a partial list of our partner organizations…
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect the Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly from PG&E Power Plant

December 28, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, 415-572-6989 Lawsuit Launched to Protect the Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly from PG&E Power Plant Nitrogen Emissions Threaten Survival of Critically…
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Get Your Spawn On: Searching for Endangered Salmon at Muir Woods

Sunday, December 26, 2010, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute as we take an easy stroll through Muir Woods National Monument to search for endangered salmonids in Redwood Creek. We’ll learn about…
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Endangered Species Big Year Bike Tour

Sunday, December 19, 2010, 9:30am-12:30pm: Bring the 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year to a close with a short bike ride to observe some of the imperiled plants and animals clinging to survival in San Francisco’s…
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Twain’s Frog and the Beautiful Serpent

Saturday, December 18, 2010, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. — Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute to search for two of the most imperiled vertebrate species on the San Francisco peninsula: the California red-legged frog and the San…
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5K Matching Grant Offered: Donate to WEI Now!

An anonymous Wild Equity Institute donor has pledged up to $5,000 to our work: if we can get our community to match it! Here’s the deal: For every dollar we raise during our end-of-year fundraising drive, our donor will match it —…
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This Weekend: Big Year Bike Ride in SF, Twain’s Frog in Pacifica

The 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year is getting frenetic as we close out this year’s competition. This weekend we’re offering two trips to see and save endangered species: one by bike, the other on foot.…
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Big Year Takes Least Tern to Great Rewards

Sunday, December 12, 2010, 9:00am – 12:00pm — Help the Wild Equity Institute prepare habitat for the California Least Tern nesting season with Friends of the Alameda Wildlife Refuge. Meet at the main refuge gate at the northwest…
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Get Your Spawn On: Searching for Endangered Salmon at Muir Woods

Saturday, December 11, 2010, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute as we take an easy stroll through Muir Woods National Monument to search for endangered salmonids in Redwood Creek. We’ll learn…
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Sea Watch for Endangered Sea Creatures

Saturday, December 4, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.— Join Wild Equity Institute Executive Director Brent Plater for a relaxing sea watch at Fort Funston, which has some of the wildest coastal views in San Francisco. We’ll be searching…
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Donate to the Wild Equity Institute Today!

Thank you for supporting our work! There are many ways you can contribute to the Wild Equity Institute’s campaigns and help us build a stronger environmental movement for all. Become a Member of the Wild Equity Institute. In honor of…
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Twain’s Frog and the Beautiful Serpent

Sunday, November 21, 2010, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. — Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute to search for two of the most imperiled vertebrate species on the San Francisco peninsula: the California red-legged frog and the San…
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Life on Edge: Coastal Hike to See and Save Endangered Species

Saturday, November 20, 2010, 10:00am to 3:00pm — Join local naturalist Matt Zlatunich on a 5-mile hike along the edge of the North American continent. We’ll discover San Francisco’s beautiful habitats and learn about the…
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Life on Edge, Twain’s Frog Trips This Weekend

We’re offering two great GGNP Endangered Species Big Year trips this weekend. hope to see you outside exploring our parks! Life on Edge: Seeing San Francisco’s Endangered Species — Saturday, November 20, 2010, 10:00am to…
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Big Year Takes Least Tern to Great Rewards

Sunday, November 14, 2010, 9:00am – 12:00pm — Help the Wild Equity Institute prepare habitat for the California Least Tern nesting season with Friends of the Alameda Wildlife Refuge. Meet at the main refuge gate at the northwest…
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Making the Golden Gate National Parks Accessible

The Golden Gate National Parks are currently undergoing an accessibility study to improve access for people with disabilities. Today, the Wild Equity Institute submitted these comments to the Golden Gate National Parks requesting that the…
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Muir Woods National Monument Dipsea Trail Trailhead

Muir Woods National Monument Dipsea Trail Trailhead, Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, CA, 94941. For Public Transportation: Check 511.org. Directions: Muir Woods is located 11 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Take Highway 101…
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Twain’s Frog and the Beautiful Serpent

Sunday, September 19, 2010, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. — Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute to search for two of the most imperiled vertebrate species on the San Francisco peninsula: the California red-legged frog and the San…
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What’s Wild Equity?

The Wild Equity Institute is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that builds a more sustainable and just world, both for people and the plants and animals that accompany us on Earth. Our work protects local endangered species and defends underserved communities through innovative education programs, science-based administrative petitions, and vigorous enforcement of environmental laws.

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