Our Chapter
Yale Blue Green’s San Francisco chapter has been active since 2018. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of Yale Blue Green recently re-launched its work to advance the YBG mission. We developed plans for in-person events focused on service, education, and networking. We are glad for all who have joined our events and hope you will participate in those coming up. We would love to hear from you and your suggestions about the YBG SF Bay Area Chapter, including whether you would like to take on a role leading our YBG activities. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the leadership team, please email the co-chairs to express your interest and to receive notifications about events.
Paul Chapman, YC ’70
Angela Lee, YC ’14, MPH ’18
Upcoming Events
YBG – SF Events Planned for 2026
We are delighted to announce the following events that are being planned in the fourth year of the Yale Blue Green SF Bay Area Chapter renewal. Please mark your calendars now. We hope to see you at the upcoming events.
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Hello fellow Yalies,
For those of you who joined us for Yale Day of Service, thank you! We appreciate your enthusiasm for community service and hope you had a great time.
We have a new upcoming volunteer project at Yosemite National Park: a campground cleanup at Yellow Pine.
The project is scheduled for Saturday, June 13. We will have a campsite for Friday, June 12, through Sunday, June 14.
More details to come (e.g. campsite number, gate pass, etc.) but for now, the Park will provide:
- A National Park Service work leader
- All project supplies, safety equipment, and instruction needed
- They will send a gate pass for free entry into the park and arrange campsites (but not camping gear).
- There is no charge to participate in NPS projects.
Campground Cleanup description:
With over 1,400 campsites in Yosemite in use nearly every night from April through October, a lot of ash gets
produced in all those fire rings, trash gets left behind, picnic tables and signs get worn out, bear boxes get dirty,
and much more! Work for this project will be determined on a day-to-day basis. Volunteers may be asked to
assist in cleaning out campground and picnic area fire pits and grills, as well as other general campground
cleanup work. Depending on park needs, a volunteer group may be asked to drive to different parks of Yosemite
which may or may not be near your assigned campsite.
If you’d like to join or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out!
Paul Chapman ’70 and Angela Lee ’14 MPH ’18 YBG Bay Area Co-Chairs
Past Events
Yale Day of Service, May 9, 2026: The Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland–Three dozen volunteers of all ages beautified the garden.
Yale Day of Service: San Francisco Brooks Park, City Park beautification and restoration of native habitats for migratory birds, April 25, 2026
Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival, A “raptor ramble” enabled us to see 30+ bird species at the peak of the spring migration.
Fourth annual tree planting with Trees for Oakland at Lake Merrit to restore the urban canopy, March 15, 2026.
YBG SF Supports African People & Wildlife Event with Laly Lichtenfeld, YSE PhD
Lunar New Year Potluck, February 8, 2026
Field Trip to Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, January 25, 2026
San Francisco Friends of the Urban Forest, Tree Planting, November 1
YBG Happy Hour at Gott’s Roadside at SF Ferry Building, Oct. 15, 2025
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory Hawk Migration Field Trip, September 21
Shifting to a Green Home: Steps, Costs, Challenges, and Benefits
Donald Rothberg YC ‘72
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A Spirited YBG Happy Hour at The Forge in Oakland, September 10, 2025
YBG SF Bay Area Leaders Dinner with YAA Henry Kwan
Yale Day of Service: San Francisco and Oakland
An Evening with Tom Steyer
An Evening with Tom Steyer (YC’79), Co-Executive Chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions at The Mechanic’s Institute Library, 57 Post Street, SF, from 5:00-7:00 March 24. We were delighted to co-host this event with the Yale Club of SF and YANA (Yale Alumni Non-Profit Association).
March 16, 2025 – Trees for Oakland
Our third annual tree planting in Oakland to restore the urban canopy, we gathered at a public median on Edgewater Drive near the Oakland airport from 10:00-1:00.
February 2, 2025 – Lunar New Year Potluck
November 2, 2024 – Friends of the Urban Forest
Tree Planting on Telegraph Hill, 8:45-1:00; sign-ups will take place in mid-October to reserve your places for YBG members as spots are limited.
October 16, 2024
YBG Happy Hour at Zeitgeist in San Francisco, 5:00-6:30, join friends and raise a glass for Octoberfest.
September 22, 2024 – Fall Hawk Migration and Climate Change field trip
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory in Marin County, 11:30-1:00, Fall Hawk Migration and Climate Change field trip with Director Allen Fish.
September 12, 2024 – YBG Happy Hour on the Peninsula
Chapter event at Rossotti’s Alpine Inn located at 3915 Alpine Road in Portola Valley for a Happy Hour on Thursday, September 12 from 5:00-6:30.
August YBG Happy Hour – August 21, 2024
Location: Drakes Dealership Beer Garden in Oakland from 5:00-6:30; this “no host” gathering is a chance to see old friends and meet new ones.
May 11, 2024, Yale Day of Service
Yale Day of Service, The Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland, 9:45-12:00; See the above link for information about last year’s event.
April 20, 2024 – Point Reyes Birding Festival – Yale Day of Service
Point Reyes Birding Festival Yale Day of Service with the Environmental Action Committee. Registration will be live in late February and sells out quickly as this is a very popular event for birders nationwide. There will be a YBG picnic in Pt. Reyes after the morning birdwatching.
March 17, 2024 – Trees for Oakland
February 10, 2024, Lunar New Year Pot Luck
Lunar New Year Pot Luck at the Chapman’s in Berkeley
November 10, 2023, SF Friends of the Urban Forest
October 19, 2023 – YBG Meet Up at Zeitgeist in SF
April 18, 2023, Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley Prof of Energy & Yale Parent ’19:
The Just Energy Transition, Webinar
May 13, 2022 – Yale Day of Service – The Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland
May 21, 2022 – Trees for Oakland
Tree care at Arroyo Viejo Park in Oakland
August 23, 2022 – YBG Meetup at Drake’s Dealership in Oakland
September 27, 2022 – Fall Hawk Migration Field Trip
Allen Fish, Director, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Yale Blue Green: “Promoting global environmental sustainability through alumni action”
Paul Chapman ’70, Angela Lee, YC ’14, MPH ’18, YBG SF Bay Area Co-Chairs