On December 19, 2011 San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee vetoed proposed legislation to restore Sharp Park.
This legislation which was sponsored by Supervisor Avalos was supported by 36 community and environmental groups and approved by the Board of Supervisors.
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The SF Recreation and Parks Dept. is proposing to replace 9 acres of open, naturally-growing grass in Golden Gate Park with synthetic turf and to install several 60-foot tall lights that will illuminate the western end of Golden Gate Park …Read More
Our Birding the Bay Trail Docents will be back on the trail in December.
You can learn from the docents about the birds on these dates:
Celebrate Urban Birds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology invites organizations and educators to apply for mini-grants to help fund neighborhood event in communities everywhere. To apply for a mini-grants, please visit their website. For more information, please contact …Read More
The State of the Birds Report for San Francisco Bay, 2011 was just released by the Point Reyes Bird Observatory and San Francisco Bay Joint Venture. Click here to read more.…Read More
“TogetherGreen,” a nationwide corporate/community partnership program, taps volunteers to restore San Francisco wetland habitat on former dumping grounds at Pier 94. Click here to learn more!
Round up your birding friends and join our 2011 Christmas Bird Counts:
Oakland on Sunday, December 18
San Francisco on Tuesday, December 27.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee signed the Standards for Bird Safe Buildings into law. The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Golden Gate Audubon hailed the signing into law of new Standards for Bird Safe Buildings by San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee. The signing follows the unanimous approval of the bill by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors last month.
The Standards will greatly reduce bird deaths and injuries resulting from collisions with buildings in the city. They include sections on safer windows, night lighting, and the construction of wind turbines in the urban environment.
There are two ways you can donate to help the two peregrine falcons shot in Oakland earlier this summer. You can help fund their care at the Lindsey Wildlife Museum by visiting http://www.wildlife-museum.org/cart/donate.php. You can also donate to contribute …Read More
August 15 through November 30 is fall migration and the time to encourage businesses to participate in Lights Out for Birds by turning off unnecessary lights from dusk to
dawn. This beneficial program saves natural resources, cuts energy bills, and, most importantly, …Read More
Please join Golden Gate Audubon and the National Park Service on Saturday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to noon to prepare the Crissy Field Wildlife Protection Area and Ocean Beach in San Francisco for the return of the Snowy Plovers! …Read More
The National Park Service has issued its draft Dog Management Plan for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to accommodate dogs in the park and strike a balance …Read More
Join park supporters, preservationists, neighbors and environmentalists to learn about current construction plans for Golden Gate Park and what can be done to protect our open space today and for future generations.
Moderator:
Jim Chappell, Interim Director, San Francisco Beautiful; …Read More
From dusk until dawn, for the duration of the bird migration, building owners, managers and tenants in San Francisco are being asked to turn off unnecessary lights or close drapes, draw blinds or pull shades to help reduce the incidences …Read More
Please help improve the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s Dog Management Plan!
The Park Service will be taking comments from the public about the plan and want to hear from people like you to help prioritize management of the GGNRA …Read More
Every year, thousands of visitors come to Audubon Canyon Ranch’s Martin Griffin Preserve (formerly Bolinas Canyon Preserve) in western Marin County, which has one of the most studied Great Blue Heron and Great Egret nesting sites on the West …Read More
Recently published in Alameda Magazine: Turning Point for the Terns
The fall season is here. We are seeing or reading bird blogs about the species that are migrating to or through the San Francisco Bay Area. Many are nocturnal migrants and are …Read More
GOLDEN GATE AUDUBON’S STATEMENT ON THE PT. MOLATE SHORELINE PROTECTION AGREEMENT
Agreement to preserve North Richmond shoreline for habitat restoration, park creation and trails – read the full statement.
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Golden Gate Audubon has just released the “Western Snowy Plover Monitoring at the Crissy Field Wildlife Protection Area of The Presidio of San Francisco 2009/2010. Read it here.…Read More
Golden Gate Audubon will be one of many international and local conservation groups participating in Wildlife Conservation Expo Day, Sunday, October 3, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., held at the Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco. …Read More
Join Golden Gate Audubon and environmentally conscious businesses in turning off unnecessary lights during the fall migration. Please pull shades, blinds or curtains if lights are needed. This small act saves natural resources, money and potentially birds. Read our press release…Read More
Golden Gate Audubon is a member of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) and works closely with the International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) in Cordelia, CA to prepare for oil spill emergencies in San Francisco Bay.
GGA’s experience surveying …Read More
Due to the efforts of Golden Gate Audubon and other environmental and community groups, the SF Recreation & Park Department will perform an Environmental Impact Report for the Beach Chalet soccer field project. Learn more here…
With generous funding from the Natural Heritage Institute and CalFed, Golden Gate Audubon conducted a census of near-shore and shoreline habitats for birdlife in the North Richmond Shoreline from August 2007 to September 2008.
The spring Lights Out for Birds program is helping building owners, managers and tenants save energy and money while protecting migratory birds. It is not too late to participate. Read more…
Golden Gate Audubon is deeply concerned about the shooting of at least 60 birds near the Oakland Airport on December 23, 2009. Current reports state that several thousand birds were directly in line with one of the airport’s runways, …Read More
More than 200 avid Bay Area birders will fan out over San Francisco to count all the birds they see in a single day.
San Francisco, CA. — On December 29, from before dawn until dusk, hundreds of hardy birders …Read More
We need you to attend a public hearing to help restore Sharp Park!
On Wednesday, December 16th at 1pm at San Francisco’s City Hall, Room 263, there will be a San Francisco Supervisors hearing discussing the alternatives report for Sharp Park Golf Course. We need you to attend to ask the Supervisors to reject the all-golf alternative at Sharp Park that the SF Recreation & Park Report is proposing. Instead speak in favor of the restoration of Sharp Park and a new national park that will benefit the community economically and environmentally and provide recreational and educational opportunities, as well as protect endangered species. The golf course is losing money, harming two endangered species, and threatening surrounding communities when the golf course floods.
