Posted by Ilana DeBare in
Birding, Conservation, Golden Gate Audubon
By Ilana DeBare
Good news! The City of Oakland just added a set of Bird Safety Measures to its building permit requirements – becoming the third major city in North America to adopt such standards.
Golden Gate Audubon Society approached Oakland city planners and asked them to develop bird safety guidelines last winter. GGAS Conservation Project Manager Noreen Weeden provided advice on the details an…
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Posted by Phila Rogers in
Birding
By Phila Rogers
When I fell and broke my right shoulder in April, I felt as if I had lost a wing. With the arm immobilized in a sling, my balance was compromised. I was deprived of my ability to walk safely which meant no bird walks – a loss not willingly accepted during the most active time of year for most birds. So I took to my bed. Not the bed, exactly, but the narrow daybed in my sunroom which has a fine vie…
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Posted by GGAS in
Birding, Birding Hotspots
By Kimberly Jannarone
Buena Vista is San Francisco’s oldest official park (1867), and it earns its name. It’s a hilltop forest, with winding trails and views in all directions. On a clear day, you can see the Golden Gate Bridge, the Pacific Ocean, and Alcatraz, as well as the Bay Bridge, East Bay, and Mount Diablo. While you’re gazing at the view, you’ll also notice a ste…
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Posted by GGAS in
Golden Gate Audubon, Nature Education
This spring, Golden Gate Audubon partnered with the East Oakland Boxing Association to offer a pilot eight-week high school environmental program. EOBA is a 25-year-old youth leadership organization located on 98th Avenue, just a few miles from Arrowhead Marsh. Besides offering athletic training, EOBA hosts after-school tutoring, an organic garden internship, classes in dancing, cookin…
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Posted by GGAS in
Golden Gate Audubon
By Ilana DeBare
Whew. The fundraising is over, the birding is over, the judging is over, and now even the celebrating is over.
And get this — together we raised more than $47,000 in Birdathon 2013!
This is by far the most we’ve ever raised in four years of Birdathons. In addition, our expenses this year were much less than in the past, in part because Alan Harper and Carol Baird donated their beaut…
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