Wildlife and Nature Organizations in San Francisco Bay Area

There are a host of wildlife organizations passionately working to study and protect wildlife and wild places in the San Francisco Bay Area. We have listed a few here and are working on expanding the list. If you know of any that are not listed here, please .

Alameda Creek Alliance: To restore the Alameda Creek watershed and its native fish populations.
Bay Institute: To protect and restore the ecosystems of San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and the rivers, streams, and watersheds tributary to the Estuary.; Location: Novato
Bay Nature: A magazine for the Exploration of Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Elkhorn Slough Foundation: Conserving and Restoring Elkhorn Slough
Marine Mammal Center: Rescues, rehabilitates and releases injured, sick and orphaned marine mammals (Seals, Sea Lions, Dolphins, Porpoises, Whales and Sea Otters) along a 600 mile stretch of California coastline, from Mendocino County through San Luis Obispo County.; Locations: Hospital site in the Marin Headlands, just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco; field offices in Anchor Bay, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo; and gift store and interpretive center at San Francisco's PIER 39
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association: Maintaining and interpreting Mt. Diablo State Park.
Ohlone Audubon Society: Local Audubon Society Chapter for southern Alameda County.
Pelagic Shark Research Foundation: Develops and assists projects that contribute to a better understanding of elasmobranchs, with an emphasis on those which contribute to their conservation and management.
PRBO Conservation Science: Dedicated to conserving birds, other wildlife and ecosystems through innovative scientific research and outreach. Started as Point Reyes Bird Observatory.; Location: Petaluma
San Bruno Mountain Watch: Helps protect and preserve San Bruno Mountain.
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory: Dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach, and to contributing to informed resource management decisions in the San Francisco Bay Area.; Location: Sobrato Center for Nonprofits in Milpitas
San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society: "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." The SFBWS offers many guided excursions that make wildlife watching easy and accessible; Location: Newark
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society: Local Audubon Society Chapter for Santa Clara County.; Location: Cupertino
Save Mount Diablo: Preserves Mount Diablo's peaks and surrounding foothills, through land acquisition and preservation strategies.
Sequoia Audubon Society: Local Audubon Society Chapter for San Mateo County.
Ventana Wildlife Society: Current program areas include Species Recovery focusing on California Condor reintroduction, Conservation Ecology, Conservation Education, and Habitat Restoration. Focus is on the Big Sur area.