Join us for Coastal Cleanup – Sept. 15

Join us for Coastal Cleanup – Sept. 15

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Pitch in with thousands of other Californians on Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday Sept 15th!

You can volunteer at one of three Golden Gate Bird Alliance cleanup sites — Pier 94 in San Francisco, MLK Jr. Shoreline Park in Oakland, or Rheem Creek in San Pablo.

Hours are 9 a.m. until noon. Wear closed-toe shoes and a hat. Supplies will be provided, but if you have buckets and reusable gloves and shopping bags, please bring them.

Photo of Pier 94 volunteers by Lee Karney.

For detailed directions to the three sites and meeting places, please see the Volunteer section of our web site.…

Fall migration = lights out for birds

Fall migration = lights out for birds

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Fall migration starts in mid-August — and so does our semi-annual Lights Out for Birds campaign.

You can save birds’ lives by turning out the lights or drawing blinds at night, particularly on tall buildings and those with glass exteriors or large windows.

Over 200 species of birds migrate through the Bay Area each year.  Many of them fly at night and are disoriented by urban lights. Sometimes the lights lure them into window collisions. Other times, their navigational sense is confused and they circle buildings repeatedly until they suffer exhaustion and die.

Ask the manager or owner of your workplace to turn out the lights during fall migration, from August 15 through Nov. 30. You’ll save energy costs as well as birds’ lives.

Click on our Lights Out for Birds flyer – Fall 2012 to download an informational flyer to share with building owners, managers or friends.

If you plan to participate or have questions, please email GGBA Conservation Director Mike Lynes at mlynes@goldengatebirdalliance.org.

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Osprey nest next to Pier 94

Osprey nest next to Pier 94

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Osprey have nested atop a maritime crane next to GGBA’ wetlands restoration site at Pier 94 – the first documented Osprey nest in the city of San Francisco.  The Chronicle wrote a story about it on July 6. (Alas, no birds were visible during the photographer’s brief visit so she only got a photo of the nest.)

Many thanks to the Port of San Francisco for their support of the nest: They stopped crane operations for the duration of nesting season.

And many thanks to the thousand volunteers who, since 2002, have planted over 500 native plants, pulled 80 cubic yards of non-native weeds, and removed 1,500 gallon bins filled with trash and material for recycling. YOU have helped recreate a small Eden of wetlands that is a good place for Osprey to call home!…

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