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Event
Journey to the Jungle
Wild Forests & Fauna Celebrates the Protection of 11,000+ Acres of Peruvian Rainforest
On Friday, August 7th, Wild Forests & Fauna is hosting a celebration and fundraising party from 6-12am at the Verdi Club, located at 2424 Mariposa Street in the Mission District of San Francisco.
Tickets
Buy a ticket, plant a tropical tree. With each ticket purchase, a tropical tree will be planted as part of a 2016 reforestation project. Tickets are $15 pre-sale and $20 at the door.
Why are we celebrating?
The event is to celebrate Wild Forests & Fauna's recent milestone of assisting their Peruvian partners in purchasing the land rights to 11,000 acres of southwestern Amazon Rainforest, a global biodiversity hotspot. This land will become the site for an education and research center and a hub for volunteerism and ecotourism, all of which will build conservation capacity in the region. Furthermore, it will act as a buffer between the rapidly developing city of Puerto Maldonado, the unprotected rainforest to the north, and the uncontacted tribes that inhabit the jungle.
Dance, Experience, and Learn
Headlining the evening's festivities are Rachel Torro, musical director of the Morning Gloryville SF day parties, and SpaceGeishA, producer, DJ, and founder of Spirit Ritual. Devin Kroes also joins the lineup to captivate the crowd with his live electric guitar and looper. Imagery from the rainforest will line the walls, with a video loop of footage of the protected land. For those interesting in learning more about the beauty, threats, and opportunities in the Amazon, WFF will be hosting an engaging conversation around the region with a brief introduction to their projects during the first two hours of the night (6-8pm).
Raffle Items
1 Burning Man Ticket
1 hour Aromatherapy or Deep Tissue Massage w Nicolle Holt
5-pack of day pass @ BluePrint: http://www.blueprintoakland.com/
1 Tentsile Tent
1-hour over-skype crowdfunding training w Shayna Gladstone
5 Endorphin Chocolate Bars
1 Coaching Session with Two Wolves Coaching
What are we raising funds for?
The strategy to protect the land includes a community engagement and monitoring program focused on building relationships with regional neighbors and utilizing technology such as camera traps. The main fundraising goal of the evening is to raise enough money to cover the first year costs of the program.
Who is Wild Forests & Fauna?
A team of scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and dreamers, Wild Forests & Fauna is a 501(c)3 US-based non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring threatened forests through supporting local leadership of community-based projects. For more information about Wild Forests & Fauna, visit the company's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/wildff.
For more questions or sponsorship information, contact Doug Sorin at doug@wildff.org.
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LocationThe Verdi Club (View)
2424 Mariposa
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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