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RETURN OF THE SNOWY PLOVERS

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Please join Golden Gate Bird Alliance and the National Park Service on Saturday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to noon to prepare the Crissy Field Wildlife Protection Area and Ocean Beach in San Francisco for the return of the Snowy Plovers!  Participants can sign in at our table at Crissy Field on the promenade near the Gulf of the Farallones Building  or at  Ocean Beach near the Great Highway and Judah Street.  We will be picking up trash and improving the habitat for the plovers and other shorebirds.

We recommend that you dress in layers, bring sunscreen and a bottle of water.  All other necessary supplies and snacks will be provided. For more information, please contact Noreen Weeden at 510-301-0570 or  nweeden@goldengatebirdalliance.org by July 7 to sign up to participate.…

GGNRA Comments Deadline Approaching, Make Your Voice Heard!

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Help Make the GGNRA Safe and Accommodating for People, Wildlife, and Dogs

The National Park Service has issued its draft Dog Management Plan for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to accommodate dogs in the park and strike a balance of dog owners’ interests with those of other park users and the natural ecology of the park.  The plan allows for extensive off-leash and on-leash recreation in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties.  No other National Park allows off-leash dog recreation or even on-leash activities to the extent proposed by the National Park in its plan.

The hope is to create a place where dogs, dog owners, other park users and native plants and wildlife can coexist.  The status quo is unsustainable. Though the proposed plan isn’t perfect, we’re generally supportive of the GGNRA’s effort to better regulate this activity.

We encourage everyone to provide comments to the National Park Service before May 29, 2011

Click here to view Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s position on this issue, as well as our guidelines and a sample letter for submitting your comments.…

Birdathon Winners Announced

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On May 12th, Birdathon 2011 wrapped up with a highly successful awards dinner at the Brazilian Room in Tilden Park.  Guests filled the spectacular room to capacity and enjoyed a wonderful dinner catered by 269 The Arlington, wines by Rock Wall Wines, And great beer from Lagunitas Brewery.

Top Birdathon awards went to Bob Lewis as Top Fundraising Trip Leader and Glen Tepke as top individual fundraiser.  Winners received donated getaways including a stay at the historic Tallman Hotel in Clear Lake along with a tour of the Six Sigma Winery there, and a four day stay in the mountains near the Stanislaus River at Dorrington.  Second place individual fundraiser went to Chris Bard and trip leaders Eddie Bartley and Noreen Weeden.

Avid bird-sighting awards went to: The Dippers for most bird species sighted within 24 hours.  Team members were Glen Tepke, Pat Bacchetti, Carol Chetkovich, Mark Rauzon, and Martijn Verdoes.  The top birders in the 4 hour category were the Contra Costa Song Chasers, Denise Wight and Kitty O’Neill.

And topping the evening, Eddie Bartley and Noreen Weeden swept the Best Bird Awards with their sightings of a Baltimore Oriole in San Francisco and a Black Vented Oriole in Texas.

Our thanks to Premiere Sponsors, Scope City San Francisco, KTVU Fox 2 TV, and REI, Inc.  as well as to our top sponsor, the Oakland Airport.  Thank you also to Lozeau Drury LLP, iBird, New Resource Bank, the law offices of Andrew Packard and Jackson Tuerck Attorneys at Law, Scientific Certification Systems, Emergency Management and Safety Solutions and the many outstanding donors of wonderful auction items and prizes, including Lowepro, stunning jewelry from Melissa Joy Manning, and Pentax.…

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