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The Sunday Streets Tenderloin/Civic Center route: Larkin St (Between O’Farrell and Grove), O’Farrell St (Between Larkin and Post), Post St (Between O’Farrell and Jones), Golden Gate Ave (Between Jones and Hyde), Hyde St (Between…

Sunday, September 29, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come get crafty at the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets in the Excelsior. We will be making frog masks!!! The Sunday Streets Excelsior Route: Senceca Ave (Between San Jose & Mission)…

Seneca Ave (Between San Jose Ave and Mission St) and Mission St (Between Seneca Ave and Avalon Ave)

Friday, September 27, 9:00am – 11:00am: You are invited to join Wild Equity and Darren Fong, Aquatic Ecologist for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, to learn about and see the Tidewater Goby in its natural habitat. Then spend an…

Sunday, September 08, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come get crafty at the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets in the Western Addition. We will be making frog masks!!! The Sunday Streets Western Addition Route: TBD While we make frog masks,…

Funcheap is giving away $4,000 to one San Francisco Bay Area charity this fall!!! Please encourage Funcheap to award this generous donation to Wild Equity. Simply click on the green link to visit Funcheap’s Facebook page and share why…

Sharp Park offers us an exciting opportunity to expand National Parks along the California coast and capitalize upon the economic benefits described in a recent DOI report. A new National Park at Sharp Park, complete with a visitors’ center,…

For Immediate Release, July 8, 2013 Contacts: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Shana Lazerow, Communities for a Better Environment, (510) 302-0430 × 18 Jonathan Evans, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 436-9682…

Saturday, July 6, 9:00am – 12:00pm: You are invited to join the Wild Equity Institute and the Golden Gate Audubon Society at Pier 94 to clear the weeds and make room for the endangered California seablite. In the 1960’s, the California…

July 2, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989
 Conservationists Win Lawsuit Sharp Park Golf Course Must Pay $386,000 for Illegally Killing Endangered Species San Francisco— U.S.…

A recent, well-publicized study suggests that cost-effective methods for eradicating invasive weeds may harm the Lange’s metalmark butterfly, adding urgency to the Wild Equity Institute’s efforts to eliminate the underlying cause…

Sunday, June 30, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm: 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 Francisco garter…

Last year the Wild Equity Institute helped pass legislation to restore Sharp Park, only to see it vetoed by the Mayor. But the veto only made the campaign stronger as evidence continues to mount against the money losing, endangered species-killing…

Thursday, June 27, 10:30 am – 11:30 am: You are invited to join the Wild Equity Institute and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on a guided tour of the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge. This is an opportunity to visit a unique…

Wednesday, June 26, 6:00pm – 8:00pm: Please join us for a screening of San Francisco—Still Wild At Heart, the award winning documentary directed by Melissa Peabody. Still Wild at Heart is a virtual case study of the arrival of coyotes…

There is going to be a special session of the Budget and Finance Committee tomorrow, Friday, 21 June at 10:00 am, City Hall, Room 250. This your opportunity to give public comment on the Mayor’s proposed budget. We need you to let the…

This Week’s Big Year Trips We’ve got two exciting trips this weekend to help you see and save the GGNP’s endangered species. Hope to see you outside! Mission Blue Butterfly Habitat Restoration. Saturday, January 16, 2010,…

The Wild Equity Institute has engaged dozens of allies in our campaign to build a better public park at Sharp Park, and our list of allies keeps growing. This weekend we had a fantastic tour of Mori Point and Sharp Park to give people the facts…

The 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year competition is heating up! The leader board is populated, but even nascent competitors could take the lead with a little effort. To help you out, we are instituting a Coach’s…

Sunday, June 30, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm: 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 Francisco garter…

In a new book on animals in America, Wild Ones, Jon Mooallem dedicates nearly 100 pages to the Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly. He describes the storied history and destruction of their habitat in the Antioch Dunes, no longer actual sand dunes…

In front of a packed audience last month, Wild Equity Institute Executive Director Brent Plater discussed communicating science to the public with Azibuike Akaba, an Environmental Policy Analyst at Public Health Institute, and Rose Aguilar,…

March 5, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Brent Plater, Wild Equity Institute, (415) 572-6989 Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 669-7357 Arthur Feinstein, Sierra Club, (415) 680-0643 Sharp Park Golf Course Caught Killing…

Need proof that golf courses can be closed and restored to wildlife habitat? The Trust for Public Land just did it at the Ocean Meadows Golf Course in Goleta, CA. 40 years after wetlands were destroyed to create Ocean Meadows Golf Course, the…

At Wild Equity, we love our dogs. We dote on them and give them the best doggie-life possible. But we also take our role as dog guardians to heart. And that includes making sure our dogs are safe and ensuring they don’t disturb the people,…

Join a challenging conversation some have dubbed “environmental communications in the Anthropocene” to discuss the problems with presenting complex ecological information publicly. Rose Aguilar from KALW’s Your Call radio,…

Saturday, May 18, 9:00am – 1:30pm: The Wild Equity Institute is joining our friends from the California Native Plant Society to search for San Francisco’s rare plant populations. Search groups will be meeting at Fort Funston, Bayview…

Friday, May 17, 11:00am – 2:00pm: The Wild Equity Institute is going to be at the California Academy of Sciences to celebrate Endangered Species Day. Stop by the Wild Equity table to make a frog mask and learn more about how the Endangered…

Join a challenging conversation some have dubbed “environmental communications in the Anthropocene” to discuss the problems with presenting complex ecological information publicly. Rose Aguilar from KALW’s Your Call radio,…

Sunday, May 12, 10:00am to 2:00pm: You are invited to join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute on a 5-mile hike along the edge of the North American continent. We will explore San Francisco’s beautiful habitats and learn about the…