{"id":752,"date":"2022-11-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weebly-import-post-97"},"modified":"2026-06-17T01:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:43:22","slug":"on-the-board-walk-meet-shubha-tuljapurkar","status":"publish","type":"wingbeat","link":"https:\/\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/wingbeat\/on-the-board-walk-meet-shubha-tuljapurkar\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Board-Walk: Meet Shubha\u00a0Tuljapurkar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><strong>By Guest Blogger &amp; SFBBO Board Member Shubha Tuljapurkar<\/strong><\/div> <span class=\"imgPusher\" style=\"float:left;height:0px\"><\/span><span style=\"display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;clear:left;margin-top:3px;*margin-top:6px\"><a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Picture\" class=\"galleryImageBorder wsite-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/wp-content\/uploads\/weebly-migration\/946b4b67-dd57-9e9c-35c4-2db0d39d80c1.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%\"\/><\/a><span class=\"wsite-caption\" style=\"display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center\"><\/span><\/span> <div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"display:block\"><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">As a nature photographer, I often visit the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge in Alviso. Early one morning, I was photographing a crowd of Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets, and gulls feasting and frolicking at high tide. I marveled at how lucky I was to enjoy that sight within ten miles of where I lived, and that&#8217;s when it hit me. If we didn&#8217;t protect our habitats from the pressures of climate change and people, these birds may not be frolicking here in the future. I resolved to get involved.<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">\u00a0<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">I looked for ways to leverage my background in marketing and management in the technology industry, and my previous leadership positions at several Bay Area start-ups and at nonprofit organizations promoting digital literacy at underserved schools in California.<\/span><\/div> <hr style=\"width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden\"\/>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">I found SFBBO while researching conservation and birding nonprofit organizations in the area. Their focus on birding research and conserving and reclaiming the tidal marsh habitat appealed to me. And I could serve them by helping the organization increase the visibility of their mission in the Bay Area community, and by participating in strategy development at the board level.<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">\u00a0<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">In the past year, I have seen bird banding in action at the <a href=\"\/staging\/1924\/ccfs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coyote Creek Field Station<\/a>, where we hosted a field trip for middle school children with an education partner, Marshmallow Minds. The children were thrilled to see the birds up close, and I could see several bird researchers and conservationists in the making. SFBBO\u2019s education outreach program is growing, and we hope it will be a strong force in shaping young minds to be conscientious in saving the environment. I have learned a lot about the effects of climate change on bird populations in our area, as with the endangered <a href=\"\/staging\/1924\/ploversandterns\/\" target=\"_blank\">California Least Terns<\/a> SFBBO scientists observe and monitor at the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve.<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">\u00a0<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">SFBBO&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SFBayBirdObservatory\/playlists?view=50&amp;sort=dd&amp;shelf_id=2\" target=\"_blank\">Birdy Hour talks<\/a> are excellent deep dives into the behavior of various bird species. I am impressed by the dedication and expertise of the team of scientists on SFBBO&#8217;s staff, and their research on waterbird and other species.<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">\u00a0<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">I joined SFBBO&#8217;s fund development committee and look forward to helping them expand their industry connections and funding from corporate sources, as well as increasing awareness and donors in Silicon Valley.\u00a0<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">\u00a0<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(67, 69, 71)\">Get involved in bird research and conservation; SFBBO has numerous <a href=\"\/staging\/1924\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\">volunteer opportunities<\/a> which are fun and get you connected with nature.\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Guest Blogger &#038; SFBBO Board Member Shubha Tuljapurkar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1230,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":""},"class_list":["post-752","wingbeat","type-wingbeat","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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