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Endangered Species Day at Golden Gate National Park |
For Immediate Release: May 19, 2010
Endangered Species Day at Golden Gate National Park
Contacts: Maria Durana, 415 561-3077, Park volunteer/event questions
Aleutia Scott, 415 561-2859, Park species or management questions
Mark Rockwell, 530 432-0100, Endangered Species Coalition,
Date and time: May 21, 22 & 23, 2010, times vary with location and day. See location information below for more detail.
Location of events and activities: Fort Cronkhite, Lands End, Marin County, Marin Headlands, Muir Beach, Oakwood Valley, Presidio of San Francisco, Rodeo Lagoon/Valley, San Francisco, Stinson Beach
Locations information: http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/volunteer-events/special-events/endangered-species-weekend-at.html
Why Attend: Endangered Species Day is a national celebration of America's commitment to protecting and recovering our nation's flora and fauna. At the Golden Gate National Park there are more federally protected species than any other unit of the National Park System in continental North America: more than Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks combined! This is an opportunity to learn more about the many species in the park, It is also an opportunity to write about all the work that is being done to help, and why the Park is so important to the residents of San Francisco and Marin County. California red-legged frog, coho salmon, mission blue butterfly, Presidio clarkia are but a few of the species that will be focused on this weekend.
What Will Happen: Beginning on Friday May 21st (actual Endangered Species Day) there will be a weekend kickoff event at the World War II Memorial in the Presidio focused on invasive species eradication to protect several native plants. On Saturday in both San Francisco and Marin County there will be seven different restoration projects going on, some in the morning and others in the afternoon (see schedule at website above). Sunday will finish the weekend efforts with two projects, one in San Francisco and one at Stinson Beach, from 9:30 to 2:30. All of these are actual “working” events to restore and protect the lands endangered species use.
Who Will be Attending: Adults, Educators, Elementary School Students, Families, Groups, High School Students, Middle School Students, Preschool Students, seniors and concerned volunteers.
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