This 100-year-old woman helped save one of Bay Area's wetlands

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/don-edwards-sf-bay-national-wildlife-refuge-story-18653767.php
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This 100-year-old woman helped save one of Bay Area's wetlands

Florence LaRiviere, at 100 years old, continues her fight to protect the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, a vital habitat that she helped save from development decades ago. Her efforts, starting in the 1960s, involved rallying community members and working with local and federal officials to secure protection for the wetlands.

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thank you Florence

Published

2024

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Florence LaRiviere, at 100 years old, continues her fight to protect the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, a vital habitat that she helped save from development decades ago. Her efforts, starting in the 1960s, involved rallying community members and working with local and federal officials to secure protection for the wetlands.

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