SF Endangered Species Bike Tour

"Join this bike ride to observe some of the threatened flora and fauna dwelling in the wild northwestern corner of San Francisco. Travel to a few locations and check in on a variety of imperiled birds, animals, and plants before ending at the Sports Basement in the Presidio for a kick-off party for the 2010 Endangered Species Big Year."

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Endangered Species Big Year Bike Tour

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 4, 2010

From SFBC: Bring the 2010 Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year to a close with a great bike ride to observe some of the imperiled plants and animals clinging to survival in San Francisco’s wild northwestern corner. The ride will start off searching for Humpback Whale, Steller Sea Lion, Southern Sea Otters, and Marbled […]

Wild Equity: Big Year Bike Ride

By Robert Prinz | Oct 14, 2012

From Wild Equity: Join Wild Equity Institute on a bike ride led by Brent Plater through San Francisco to see and save several endangered species within the Golden Gate National Parks. The route will offer the opportunity to see the Gowen Cypress, Marbled Murrelet, Raven’s Manzanita, Humpback Whale, San Francisco Lessingia, the Western Snowy Plover, and the Steller Sea Lion. This is […]

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By Bryan Goebel | Jan 20, 2011

State Transit Funding Will Require Compromise on Gas Tax Swap (SF Examiner) Jerry Brown Defends His Proposal to Cut Redevelopment Agency Funding (SF Gate) Republican State Senator Introduces Bill “To Reexamine” CAHSR (Enterprise-Record) CAHSR To Purchase Land In and Around L.A.’s Union Station (AP via SF Gate) Bikes and Streetcars Can Be Friends (Joyride via […]

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Rahm Emanuel’s Bike Plan for Chicago Gets High Marks

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 31, 2011

In his closely-watched bid for the Chicago mayoralty, Rahm Emanuel is making waves with his transportation platform. Last week he released a transportation plan that puts transit front and center. And in the bicycling component of the plan, released yesterday, Emanuel continues to hit all the right notes, dropping phrases like “cycle track” and “bike […]

Peninsula Bike Party Earth Ride

By Lisa Ratner | Apr 22, 2013

From Peninsula Bike Party: Celebrate THE EARTH with Peninsula Bike Party! According to a random blog post I found, there are perhaps 10,000,000,000,000 planets in our galaxy and 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets in the entire universe. We bike just one: THE EARTH. 530 people have been in space, defined as 100 km above THE EARTH’s surface by […]

Sharp Park walking tour

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 28, 2011

Form SPUR: Sharp Park is a beloved public golf course in Pacifica that is facing unprecedented management challenges. Prone to flooding, the park is home to two endangered species and threatened by sea level rise and beach erosion. Lisa Wayne and Dawn Kamalanathan of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department will discuss current environmental management strategies at Sharp […]