Common Yellowthroat at Sausal Creek, by Mark Rauzon
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Unlikely Urban EnvironmentsThursday, September 21, in Berkeley. Over the past 30 years, the East Bay has pioneered a growing movement to restore very degraded riparian corridors, including digging up streams buried underground in culverts. These neighborhood-scale projects have produced unlikely wild areas with remarkable bird and wildlife use in the midst of densely populated cities. Dr. Ann Riley is the author of Restoring Neighborhood Streams and was recently featured in the PBS show Urban Nature. She has worked as a river scientist for state agencies for over 25 years and was a co-founder of the Urban Creeks Council and California Urban Streams Partnership. Date: Thursday, September 21 Time: 6:30 p.m. for refreshments, 7 p.m. for program Place: Northbrae Community Church Cost: Free for GGAS members, $5 for non-members. |
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Fall 2017 Gull is available
The fall issue of our Gull newsletter is now available, featuring our longstanding relationship with the Presidio.
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2018 Birds of the Bay Area photo calendar
Bring the beauty of Bay Area birds into your home or office every day with our 2018 Birds of the Bay Area photo calendar! Enjoy stunning photos of eagles, warblers, owls, shorebirds, hummingbirds, and more, by dozens of the …
Read More »Travel with Golden Gate Audubon in 2018
See the birds of the world with us! We’ve just rolled out our exciting roster of guided birding trips in 2018. Destinations include:
Baja California, including whale watching
Denali and Glacier Bay National Parks in Alaska
Peru, from the …
Read More »Celebrate our Centennial!
The traveling exhibit celebrating our 100th anniversary is now on display at the Presidio of San Francisco, through September 28. Stop by and see it in the beautiful gallery of the Tides Thoreau Center during weekday business hours. Bring a …
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Lake Merritt wildlife at risk from A’s stadium plan
Editor’s Note: Golden Gate Audubon Society came out in opposition last week to the proposal to relocate the Oakland A’s baseball stadium to a site adjacent to the Lake Merritt Channel, currently owned by the Peralta Community College District. We received prominent news coverage in the San Francisco…
Read More »What are your dreams for Golden Gate Audubon’s next century?
By Ilana DeBare
Yesterday we printed quotes from our volunteers about what they most appreciate about Golden Gate Audubon Society. Today we’re sharing other responses from the Centennial survey that our volunteers filled out last year — about what they hope and envision for our next century.
Do these statements…
Read More »What do you love about Golden Gate Audubon?
By Ilana DeBare
Last year, while planning for our Centennial exhibit, we conducted a survey of our most active volunteers to learn what they felt was unique about Golden Gate Audubon Society. Their responses helped us shape the exhibit.
Now, as we enter the final months of our Centennial year, it seems an opportune moment to…
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Field Trips
Hilltop Lake Park, Richmond
Wednesday, September 27, 9:00 — 10:45 a.m.
Cathy Bleier, 510-414-5719 (cell); csbleier@sbcglobal.net.
Join me for my monthly walk at Hilltop Lake. Last month’s discovery of Common Gallinule chicks (first documented breeding in this sector …
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Manage your GGAS membership online!
Now you can manage all your GGAS business online — renew your membership, update your contact information, view past donations, or sign up for events such as classes, Birdathon or the Christmas Bird Count. Click here to access your account. (You’ll need to create a login name and password if you don’t have one already. If you forget your password, click on the “forgot your password” link.)