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Update on Sep 6, 2017: This position is now filled. Thank you for your interest.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Environmental Outreach Associate position is located at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Center in Alviso, CA. The Environmental Education Center provides free programs to schools and the public, while teaching about the local wildlife, conservation, and how to help the environment. The Living Wetlands program is designed to teach about wetlands and the properties of wetlands including watersheds and water conservation. We need a highly motivated individual who has an interest in education and visitor services and will assist in educating, planning, and developing the Living Wetlands program.

The Environmental Outreach Associate will be a part-time employee for the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society (SFBWS), a non-profit friends group to the Refuge. The primary mission of SFBWS is to promote public awareness and appreciation of the San Francisco Bay and its natural history, and to conserve and preserve the remaining Bay lands as essential wildlife habitat.

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Adam Champoux was named 2017 Volunteer of the Year at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Credit Colter Cook.

by Ceal Craig

On Saturday April 1, 2017 I joined the staff of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society to welcome and thank a large number of refuge volunteers at the annual volunteer appreciation luncheon in Fremont.

The San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Volunteer of the Year was Ken Roux, a retired member of law enforcement who supports the Environment Education Center Marsh-In summer camp every year by providing security during the overnight sleepover. Ken also trains interns, conducts interpretive programs, and volunteers at several special events.

Volunteers who contributed many hours and in unique situations were recognized as well: Larry Rosenblum was named Rookie Volunteer of the Year, and the Environmental Education Restoration Crew was named Team Volunteers of the Year.

Volunteers who contributed many hours and in unique situations were recognized at the 2017 Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet held at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Credit Colter Cook.

Mary Deschene, the Society’s Program Administrator, recognized Adam Champoux for his work in the Fremont Nature Store.

I am always inspired and encouraged by the many volunteers, young and old, singles and families, who give their most precious gift to us: their time and labor. Thank you all!

Join the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in our first in-house feature length documentary on the sandy shores of Costa Rica.

Date: Saturday, July 15 2017, 1pm - 3pm
Location: Environmental Education Center, Alviso
Reservation: Go to https://eecdocumentary.eventbrite.com

In the documentary Why Just One? the Sea Shepherd crew tackles a vexing paradox: trying to prevent the poaching of sea turtle eggs in Costa Rica when the activity is legal in one beach town, Ostional, on the country’s Pacific coast. This legal loophole fuels and enables egg poaching throughout Costa Rica.

In Why Just One?, Sea Shepherd explores the widely accepted statistic that just one in one thousand sea turtle hatchlings survive to maturity.

This is a one hour film appropriate for ages 10+, or at your own discretion. A brief Q&A will follow the showing.