Friends of the Alameda Wildlife Refuge, a project initiated by the Golden Gate Audubon Society, trains and maintains a corps of
volunteers committed to protecting and enhancing the wildlife of the proposed Alameda National Wildlife Refuge.
In cooperation with the College of Alameda and Encinal High school, FAWR has developed an environmental education program
that involves training volunteers to act as docents for the refuge. We look forward to building new and exciting programs based on past accomplishments
in keeping with our long term goal of ensuring that historic wildlife populations and ecosystems remain intact for years to come to enrich our experience
of this wonderfully rich regional environment.
The Alameda National Wildlife Refuge
Located on the edge of San Francisco Bay at the site of the former Alameda Naval Air Station, the refuge
was primarily established to protect breeding habitat for the California Least Tern. In cooperation with the US Fish & Wildlife Service, FAWR volunteers
help to maintain the refuge habitat with regular work parties while educating docents and students about refuge ecology and species.
Though the year FAWR sponsors various events like refuge tours, special educational programs and opportunities to learn about
and participate in refuge conservation. From time to time featured special event announcements will appear in this section of our site.
Whether it's about habitat maintenance or conducting educational programs, everything we do gets done through the efforts of volunteers:
Docent training programs give volunteers the skills they need to perform site maintenance, conduct educational activities and become advocates of the refuge.
Educational programs for elementary and high schools provide many kids with their first personal experience of regional habitat and inspire some to pursue careers in the natural sciences.
A variety of special programs bring the arts and other sciences into the refuge, providing opportunities for interesting interpretive and educational experiences.
Regular maintenance of the area surrounding the tern nesting colony site helps protect it by reducing habitat for predators.
If you would like to find out how to volunteer visit the events calendar for the dates of our next
meeting and refuge work party or simply
us.
Golden Gate Audubon Society
Founded in 1917 and incorporated as a chapter of National Audubon in 1948, the Golden Gate Audubon Society is one of the oldest
and most esteemed conservation organizations on the West Coast. Leading over 75 free-to-the-public nature field trips every year in the Bay Area and also to
places around the world, Golden Gate Audubon continues its mission to protect the habitats of birds and other species through educational programs and
conservation initiatives.