BAPS Charities Walk Green 2016 in San Francisco, CA is an event to raise funds for The Nature Conservancy and other charitable activities organized by BAPS Charities. This year, BAPS Charities will support The Nature Conservancy’s efforts to plant and...
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The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Aided by hundreds of staff scientists, they pursue non confrontational, pragmatic solutions to environmental challenges.
Learn more: http://nature.org
Plant a Billion Trees is one of The Nature Conservancy's flagship programs. Over the next few years, the Conservancy will work to plant one billion trees in an effort to restore and replant over 1.6 billion acres of natural space. Trees are a critical part of the environment, and essential to producing clean air and water for millions of people in North America.
Learn more: http://www.plantabillion.org/partners
The Department of Emergency Medicine at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) consists of approximately 50 faculty and 12 academic staff based at UCSF Medical Center and SFGH. UCSF-Fresno has 20 faculty. Many of our faculty are recognized as national and international leaders in emergency medicine research and education, as well as scientific publishing and health policy. 93,000 patients a year are treated in the Emergency Departments of UCSF Medical Center (UCSF) and San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) combined, creating an unparalleled undifferentiated patient population and contributing 30% and 65% of total admissions to their respective hospitals. SFGH is the county's only trauma center, and UCSF provides the full resources of one of the nation's leading tertiary care referral centers. Emergency Medicine faculty play a major role in local and regional disaster planning as well as leadership in San Francisco Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Poison Control Center.
Learn more: http://emergency.ucsf.edu/
