Notes from field: One of the big problems we’re seeing in this tragic oil spill in San Francisco Bay is the HUMAN element. Many of our wildlife rescue members have reported running into many people ignoring “closed beach” signs. These thoughtless folks continue to run and walk dogs (on and off leash) along stretches that … Read more
Freshly washed of oil, Clarks and Western Grebes, float in a cold water pool at the oiled wildlife care center in Cordelia, CA. Updated numbers on the oiled birds response: 715 live birds183 washed of oil511 dead All of the birds are being treated at the OWCN’s San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife Care and Education … Read more
New numbers on oiled birds in care: 652 live birds126 washed of oil485 dead All of the birds are being treated at the OWCN’s San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Center in Cordelia. Updated numbers: Monday 4:00 PM, November 12, 2007. Subscribe in a reader
So many folks keep asking what they can do to help on the spill. Besides volunteering, please think about donating items that may be helpful to the response. Check our list Basic needs include: Old sheetsTowelsPaper towelsToilet paperFreshly brewed coffee (hello, Peet’s or Starbucks)Bottled water Long term needs: T-shirts and imprinting with design help Newer … Read more
The spill is 5 days old and the wash rooms have been humming at the San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Center in Cordelia. Everywhere you look it’s white: Staff and volunteers wear Tyvek suits to protect them from the gooey substance that turns beautiful bird feathers into a sticky, matte black. Pet … Read more
After frustration with the state’s oiled bird reporting phone system, new numbers were released Sunday morning: In San Francisco: 311. Outside SF: (415) 701-2311 Also, IBRRC setup an online reporting form last night to submit oiled bird sightings. This is a public service to insure all oiled wildlife field sightings get reported. We’ll do our … Read more
From Jay Holcomb, IBRRC’s Executive Director: Many of you are asking, “What can I do to help during the oils spill and beyond?” We hope you will read this and that it will help answer some of your questions. We have a very small staff and we are attending to our patients, so the phone … Read more
Google has a helpful map that shows areas and beaches affected by the 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel that spilled into the bay after a container ship side swiped the Bay Bridge on Wednesday morning, November 7, 2007.See the map Subscribe in a reader
From all over California the offers to help keep rolling in: “If this is as big as they say, every person in the Bay Area that wants to help, should be used to help. Please give the Bay Area community the opportunity & instructions to help resolve this disaster in our own backyard. I have … Read more
This is a large oil spill response for IBRRC. Not it terms of the gallons spilled but the amount of oiled birds being seen by the public and our response team members. There is great frustration when we can not get to each bird we see oiled. Some of them are hard to catch; others … Read more