Saturday, June 7

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m

Join SPAWN staff and volunteers along beautiful Lagunitas Creek to help restore critical streamside habitat and learn about (and see!) endangered coho salmon and steelhead. RSVP required: call 415-663-8590 x107 or email Kevin@SpawnUSA.org or Jenny@SpawnUSA.org (email preferred). For more information and directions go to the GGNRA Big Year website.

 

9:15 a.m. - Noon

Join Laurette Rogers of the Bay Institute and Bill Cox of the California Department of Fish & Game to restore creek habitat of the California Freshwater Shrimp. RSVP required: email liammail56@yahoo.com For more information and directions go to the GGNRA Big Year website.

 

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GGNRA Open Houses

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area will host a series of open houses to update park users on the current status of planning for the future of the park. For the sake of all 33 of the GGNRA’s listed species, please consider attending upcoming meetings about the plan and submit comments expressing your interest in seeing the GGNRA managed in a way that preserves and protects the coastal ecosystems, national treasures, and threatened and endangered species that call the park home. For further information, view the latest GMP newsletter.

HALF MOON BAY - June 4, Wednesday, 3:30 to 6:30PM
Harbor House Conference Center, in Princeton-by-the-Sea
346 Princeton Avenue

PACIFICA - June 5, Thursday, 3:30 to 6:30PM
Sanchez Art Center, Concert Hall
1220 Linda Mar Blvd.

SAN FRANCISCO - June 7, Saturday, 10:30AM to 1:30PM
Fort Mason Center, at Marina Blvd. & Buchanan Street
Building D, Room 100

SAUSALITO - June 10, Tuesday, 3:30 to 6:30 PM
SF Bay Model Visitor Center, Multi-Purpose Room
Marinship Way, via Bridgeway St. and West Harbor Dr.

WOODSIDE - June 17, Tuesday, 3:30 to 6:30PM
Independence Hall, in Woodside Town Hall
2955 Woodside Rd.
(Behind the Pioneer Hotel)

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World Environment Day, June 5
Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy

Recognizing that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, the United Nations Environment Programme is asking countries, companies and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them. Go to the WED website for more info!

In 2005, World Environment Day was held in San Francisco and a collaborative of local grassroots organizations produced the Nature in the City Symposium. For more information about the symposium click here.

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World Ocean Day

June 8

Please join the Golden Gate Audubon Society to celebrate World Ocean Day for a beach cleanup at Ocean Beach. They will be meeting at Santiago St. and the Great Highway entrance from 10 am - 12 pm. For more information, please visit www.oceandaysf.org or email Eli Saddler.

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14th Annual San Francisco Butterfly Count!

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San Francisco Chorus Frog Update

Due to the recent heat wave, the very high temperatures from which were pretty out of whack for spring in the city, the original site of the last remaining San Francisco Pacific Chorus frogs is completely drying up. The city's own tree frogs would have been lost forever without the help of local frog lovers and herpetologists who for 4 years now have been working hard to transplant tadpoles and froglets from mudholes to aquariums and back into nature again! Jim McKissock just saved hundreds of tadpoles from the drying up pools at the population's site of origin, and will nurture those and return them to the Franciscan environment after they successfully become froglets.

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News Flash: Neighborhood Parks Council Seeks New Executive Director!

If you are interested in the Executive Director position, and have fundraising experience, the job announcement is on the Neighborhood Parks Council website or can be downloaded here. Send a cover letter and resume to: mbuchsieb@sfnpc.org

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Great Article in Sunday's Chronicle
Highlighting Liam O'Brien, our Local Leaping Lepidopterist

Liam has been working with Nature in the City on a great new project to save the Green Hairstreak butterfly in Sunset Heights. The Green Hairstreak Corridor project, as well as Liam's lifetime achievements, are highlighted in this great profile piece by Edward Guthmann - check it out.

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San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission Meeting

June 5
2 pm
Room 416, City Hall

Item 12: 2008 CLEAN AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS BOND Presentation and discussion of the pre-implementation of the Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond planning

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Green DogWalks Community Reportback

Thursday, June 12th
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center (515 Cortland Ave)
6:30pm - 8pm

Dog lovers, neighbors, naturalists, and park lovers of all persuasions are invited to a community reportback with Green DogWalks.
- Learn about a recent study on dog walking at Bernal Hill.
- Hear a fresh perspective on off-leash recreation in natural areas.
- Share your own positive and creative ideas.
More info at greendogwalks.org/events.html

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