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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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Lights Out For Birds

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August 15 through November 30 is fall migration and the time to encourage businesses to participate in Lights Out for Birds by turning off unnecessary lights from dusk to

dawn. This beneficial program saves natural resources, cuts energy bills, and, most importantly, can save the lives of numerous birds. To sign up or learn more about Lights Out, go to

www.goldengatebirdalliance.org/conservation or e-mail mlynes@goldengatebirdalliance.org.

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