The Elkhorn Slough Foundation is launching a campaign to increase community support for the protection and care of Elkhorn Slough, and part of that effort is asking current members to "tell a friend!" The Foundation currently protects 3600 acres and supports education and research efforts at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Members enjoy a Spring Walk on our Renteria property.

ESF Development Director Stephen Slade says ESF has 900 members, up from 700 in May. The new campaign seeks to increase membership in the nonprofit to 1000 members within a year. The Foundation's protection of more than 3600 acres was largely paid for with major funding from foundations and state bond measures. Members' contributions cover the stewardship and educational work of the Foundation.

"As we look ahead," Slade says, "it is clear that we need to expand our base of community support – both to care for the land we already protect and to complete our mission to conserve Elkhorn Slough forever."

New Members
If you have not yet joined ESF, we hope you will do so today (click here). If you contribute $50 or more we will send you a copy of a full-color 64-page book on Elkhorn Slough. If you contribute $100 an invitation to an invitation-only opening reception for the Coastal Wetlands art show at Nido Gallery in November.

Current Members
Current members can help by sending us the names and addresses of those they think may be interested in helping protect one of California's last great estuaries. Click here to submit names. We'll send them a special introductory edition of our quarterly newsletter, Tidal Exchange, and ask that they join you in protecting the slough.

Or you could just email them a link to this page with a note.

Thanks for your help.