Butterfly Walk ... Sharp Park Talk ... NAP Open House & BBQ ... Mt. Sutro Fire Mitigation Meeting ... Final EIR for Harding Park Recycled Water Project ... Cal-IPC Symposium ... Bioneers Conference ... Brower Youth Awards ... Project FeederWatch ...
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Come check out the Nature in the City table at Green Drinks
TONIGHT, 5:30 - 8:30pm!
Alemany Farm Butterfly Walk
Saturday OCTOBER 10, 11 am - 1 pm
Alemany Farm has been called one of San Francisco's top 5 butterfly hotspots, by San Francisco Lepidopterist Liam O'Brien, who says, "I recorded half the butterfly fauna known from the county within two hours; many things come together to draw butterflies to certain places: topography, host plants, nectar and water sources -- Alemany Farm seems to have them all." Join Liam on Saturday to discover the butterflies at Alemany!
Butterflies of San Francisco guides will be available for purchase, to benefit Nature in the City!
Twain's Frog and the Beautiful Serpent
Thursday OCTOBER 8, 7:30 pm
Randall Museum
Join Brent Plater, Director of restoresharppark.org, to learn about the biology and ecology of the Sharp Park restoration proposal, and how Sharp Park can become a community-centered model for outdoor recreation and endangered species recovery including native plant habitat. More information available here.
Also, attend this meeting to support a restored national park vision at Sharp Park!
Pacifica City Council Meeting
Wednesday OCTOBER 7, 6pm.
2212 Beach Boulevard, 2nd floor
City Council Chambers
Natural Areas Program Open House & BBQ
OCTOBER 17, 1 - 4pm
811 Stanyan Street
Join the Natural Areas Program’s (NAP) in commemorating their 12th year and the Volunteer Program’s 30th + year. Eat, drink, socialize and learn about cutting-edge conservation programs and new volunteer opportunities. RSVP by October 6th by emailing Suzanna or calling 415-831-6328. BYOB!
Mt. Sutro Fire Mitigation Meeting
OCTOBER 19, 6:30 pm
UCSF Milberry Union
500 Parnassus Avenue
Please attend the community meeting and support responsible ecological management on Mt. Sutro! There will also be a walking tour of the reserve on OCTOBER 24 at noon if you are interested in learning more Mt. Sutro and the proposed project area! For more information go to the UCSF website, call 415-476-3206 or e-mail community@cgr.ucsf.edu.
Final EIR for Harding Park Recycled Water Project
The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Harding Park Recycled Water Project is available for public viewing.
The proposed Project is part of SFPUC's Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) and would contribute to its goals of diversifying regional water supplies through the development of recycled water as an alternative water supply for non-potable uses. You can download the Final EIR here.
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2009 Cal-IPC Symposium
OCTOBER 8 - 10
Visalia, CA
Join Cal-IPC and 300 attendees at the Visalia Convention Center, the Gateway to the Southern Sierra. The 18th Annual Symposium promises a great line-up of talks, posters, and activities. Check out the Symposium program on the Cal-IPC website.
Bioneers Conference
OCTOBER 16 - 18
San Rafael
At this premiere environmental conference, social and scientific innovators focus on solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. Earth Island Institute (our fiscal sponsor!) will be well represented at this year's conference. Don't miss it! For more information go to the Bioneers website.
Brower Youth Awards
OCTOBER 20, 7 pm
Herbst Theater
Join Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative for a pre-ceremony reception, featuring tasty finger foods and organic wine, beginning at 5:30 pm - tickets cost $100 ($50 for youth 17 and under), and can be purchased here!
Doors open at 7 pm for the Awards Ceremony which will begin at 7:30 p.m. Reserve your free tickets today.
Project FeederWatch
Share information about which birds visit your feeders between November and April, and help scientists track changes in bird numbers and movements from year to year, through Project FeederWatch, a citizen-science program from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada.
Project FeederWatch begins on November 14 and runs through early April. Taking part is easy. Anyone can count the numbers and kinds of birds at their feeders and enter their information on the FeederWatch website!
For more information and to sign up go the to Project FeederWatch website!
Become a Member of Nature in the City!
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higher, you will receive 3 Butterflies of San Francisco field guides, our MAP of San Francisco's Natural Heritage, and a subscription to the award-winning Earth Island Journal!