Don’t Miss GGBA member Rita Sklar’s Upcoming Art Exhibit!

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An exhibit of paintings of birds of the San Francisco Bay Area, by award-winning local artist  Rita Sklar (www.ritasklar.com) highlights the vanishing birds of the bay area.  Rita Sklar’s wildlife paintings have been featured at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum, the Oakland Zoo, and Tilden Park Education Center.  Her paintings have been selected into national shows by acclaimed jurors.  She has received over twenty-five awards for artistic excellence.

When:  October 3 to October 31, 2011

Where:  Orinda Library, 26 Orinda Way

Hours:  Open daily.  Mon-Thurs 10 am- 8 pm.  Fri-Sat 10 am-6 pm.  Sun. 1pm-5pm.  Free and open to the public.  Wheelchair accessible

Reception:  SUNDAY, October 16 from 3 pm to 5 pm.  Meet the Artist and hear from the Golden Gate Bird Alliance and the Mount Diablo Audubon Society.…

San Francisco – Support Restoring Sharp Park Wetlands

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Golden Gate Bird Alliance supports legislation introduced by San Francisco Supervisor Avalos to restore the Sharp Park wetlands and create a new public park in partnership with the National Park Service.  We encourage San Francisco members to use this sample letter .  Or feel free to compose your own letter of support for this positive solution.  The letter should be emailed to board.of.supervisors@sfgov.org

If you have questions, please contact Noreen Weeden at nweeden@goldengatebirdalliance.org or 510-301-0570.

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Standards for Bird Safe Buildings – Signed by Mayor

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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee signed the Standards for Bird Safe Buildings into law. The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Golden Gate Bird Alliance 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.

Coastal Cleanup in SF and Oakland – it’s BYO on Saturday, September 17, 9am-noon

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Join us to clean the coast at either M.L.K. Jr. Shoreline Park in Oakland or Pier 94 in San Francisco.

The theme this year is “Bring Your Own”  Here’s how you can help:

  • Bring a bucket or reusable bag to the Cleanup for collecting trash (sites will have dumpsters or roll-away bins so you can dump what you collect and bring your bucket or reusable bag back home).
  • Bring a lightweight pair of gardening gloves from home, instead of using the disposable plastic gloves provided at the Cleanup.
  • Bring a filled, reusable water bottle to the Cleanup.
  • Use public transportation, bike, or carpool to your Cleanup.
  • If you’re bringing a lunch, plan ahead to make it a “trash-free” meal.

Directions to MLK Jr Shoreline Park:  On Oakport, meet at the Peppermint Gate.

Directions to Pier 94 in SF: Take Third St to Cargo Way, take the first left onto Amador, follow it around a curve to the right.  Look for a chain link fence and turn left into the lot, pull up to the white barriers.…

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