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

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

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

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.

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