Florence LaRiviere. Beginning in the 1960s, Mrs. Florence LaRiviere and a group of concerned citizens began acting locally to advocate for the protection of the tidal marsh ecosystem of the San Francisco Bay and the recovery of its associated species. In 1972, her personal dedication was instrumental to the establishment of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, the nation's first urban national wildlife refuge. In 1985, she cofounded and led the Citizens’ Committee to Complete the Refuge which tirelessly fought and ultimately succeeded in more than doubling the size of th

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Florence LaRiviere. Beginning in the 1960s, Mrs. Florence LaRiviere and a group of concerned citizens began acting locally to advocate for the protection of the tidal marsh ecosystem of the San Francisco Bay and the recovery of its associated species. In 1972, her personal dedication was instrumental to the establishment of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, the nation's first urban national wildlife refuge. In 1985, she cofounded and led the Citizens’ Committee to Complete the Refuge which tirelessly fought and ultimately succeeded in more than doubling the size of the refuge. Mrs. LaRiviere's pioneering efforts to establish this first ever “friends” group in support of a national wildlife refuge is a model for what a friends group can accomplish.

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