San Francisco Naturalist Society

The San Francisco Naturalist Society is dedicated to the enjoyment, study, and preservation of the natural world.

Upcoming Naturalist Society Events

Thursday, February 11
Great White Sharks!
Victoria Elena Vasquez is an aspiring shark biologist. She has assisted with shark research in South Africa and has worked as a naturalist on a cage diving boat at the Farallon Islands. She’ll give a PowerPoint presentation and discuss the biology and behavior of these top predators.
San Francisco Naturalist Society general meeting. Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114. 7:30-8:30 pm. For more information, go to www.sfns.org; or contact Patrick at JKodiak@earthlink.net or (415) 225-3830. Free and open to everyone.

Today's Events

Sun., Feb. 7 How much is a wolf’s life worth? Three points, according to Idaho’s misleadingly named Sportsmen for Wildlife, who recently held three “predator derbies,” competitions where contestants vied to see who can kill the most wolves and other animals over a two-day period. Urge corporate sponsors of these brutal wolf-killing competitions to withdraw their support right now. Sign our petition today. Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Warehouse -- two major outdoor retailers -- sponsored the derbies, with the entry fees for these brutal competitions funneled to support anti-wolf lawyers and lobbyists working to keep wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the northern Rockies off the endangered species list… and squarely in the crosshairs of those who would do them harm. For more information, go to www.savewolves.org.

Sun., Feb. 7 First Sundays of every month are free at Coyote Point Museum For Environmental Education. Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA 94401.

Sun., Feb. 7 Winter Birds of Tomales Bay, with David Wimpfheimer. Tomales Bay is an important wintering area for thousands of loons, grebes, ducks and other waterbirds. Its tidal flats, marshes, rocky shores, and beaches provide diverse feeding areas for raptors, shorebirds and waders. We’ll focus on bird identification and behavior during short and easy walks. Our trip begins in the town of Tomales and we’ll car-caravan to several sites along the east shore of the bay, including Lawson’s Landing and Cypress Grove Preserve. The latter is a research center of Audubon Canyon Ranch, which protects nearly 500 acres of important and diverse lands on Tomales Bay. The class will end at a location overlooking the Giacomini wetlands, one of the largest wetland restoration projects on the California coast. 9 am-3 pm. For more information, go to www.ptreyes.org/fieldseminars. $65.

Quote of the Day

"The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and a little child shall lead them."

-Isaiah

	Today's Events Sun., Feb. 7 How much is a wolf’s life worth? Three points, according to Idaho’s misleadingly named Sportsmen for Wildlife, who recently held three “predator derbies,” competitions where contestants vied to see who can kill the most wolves and other animals over a two-day period. Urge corporate sponsors of these brutal wolf-killing competitions to withdraw their support right now. Sign our petition today. Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Warehouse -- two major outdoor retailers -- sponsored the derbies, with the entry fees for these brutal competitions funneled to support anti-wolf lawyers and lobbyists working to keep wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the northern Rockies off the endangered species list… and squarely in the crosshairs of those who would do them harm. For more information, go to www.savewolves.org. Sun., Feb. 7 First Sundays of every month are free at Coyote Point Museum For Environmental Education. Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA 94401. Sun., Feb. 7 Winter Birds of Tomales Bay, with David Wimpfheimer. Tomales Bay is an important wintering area for thousands of loons, grebes, ducks and other waterbirds. Its tidal flats, marshes, rocky shores, and beaches provide diverse feeding areas for raptors, shorebirds and waders. We’ll focus on bird identification and behavior during short and easy walks. Our trip begins in the town of Tomales and we’ll car-caravan to several sites along the east shore of the bay, including Lawson’s Landing and Cypress Grove Preserve. The latter is a research center of Audubon Canyon Ranch, which protects nearly 500 acres of important and diverse lands on Tomales Bay. The class will end at a location overlooking the Giacomini wetlands, one of the largest wetland restoration projects on the California coast. 9 am-3 pm. For more information, go to www.ptreyes.org/fieldseminars. $65.