Artist: Sophie Christel
Western Snowy Plover
Western snowy plovers are a federally threatened species and depend on California’s beaches, mudflats, and salt marshes to nest and feed. Once common along the Bay Area coast, their numbers have declined sharply due to habitat loss and human disturbance. 100% of profits from these sustainable greeting cards support San Francisco Baykeeper, a local nonprofit partner using science, advocacy, and the law to defend the Bay. Learn more below!
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Meet the Artist
Alice Tu
🏡 Habitat: San Francisco, CA (Sunset District)
🏝️ Fun Fact: One of her favorite travel palettes is made from a discarded SD card case she found during a beach walk!
🎨 Hobbies: Loves exploring the meaning of home and belonging through paint, collage, and photography.
About her artwork on the card:
Her western snowy plover watercolor is inspired by the daily sight of the birds on her walks to the ocean—she’s captivated by their chaotic pack energy, which remind her of fistfulls of cotton balls darting across the sand.
"Partnering with Cards Against Climate Change has enabled me to carry my spirit of observation, awareness, and creativity into a broader action for our planet. Since childhood, I’ve consistently turned to nature for inspiration and to help make sense of my world. These days my art is influenced by my local scenery blocks from the ocean. Living at the beach keeps the environment in the forefront in a magical and often emotional way. I’m privy to how the sand dunes shift throughout the seasons, experience surprise visits from sea life, and encounter the dunes as a dumping ground and trash-filled aftermath of a busy weekend. I’m excited to bring together my love of our natural world with education and awareness through CACC."
Meet the
Western Snowy Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus
🏡 Habitat: Coastal beaches, salt marshes, and tidal flats along the Pacific coast from Washington to Baja California
🪺 Fun Fact: My eggs are so well camouflaged in the sand that they look just like tiny speckled pebbles — even experienced birdwatchers can miss them!
🎶 Hobbies: Nesting in shallow sandy scrapes, blending in perfectly with the dunes, chasing tiny invertebrates along the tide line, and calling out with my soft “peep-lo” song.
"Hi there! I’m a small shorebird with a big story. I depend on healthy coastal habitats like beaches, salt marshes, and mudflats to raise my chicks and find food. Sadly, decades of coastal development, pollution, and human disturbance have pushed us to the brink — we’re now listed as a federally threatened species. But thanks to conservation groups protecting nesting sites (sometimes with little fences and signs to keep curious beachgoers away), our numbers are slowly recovering. Every stretch of restored salt pond, salt marsh, and undisturbed beach helps give us, and future generations, a fighting chance to thrive once again."
Meet SF Baykeeper
our nonprofit partner
🏡 Habitat: San Francisco Bay
🛥️ Fun Fact: I'm the only organization that regularly patrols the San Francisco Bay, by boat and by air, to investigate pollution.
🌎 Hobbies: We love to restore the wetlands, patrol the waters, and even take polluters to court—keeping the Bay clean and safe for fish, birds, and people alike!
"For 36 years we've patrolled the Bay, stood up to polluters, and defended the Bay and local communities from major threats. The Bay faces unprecedented threats from the federal government and corporate polluters. We’re holding them accountable—People and wildlife deserve to thrive. We use science, advocacy, and law to hold polluters accountable and stop destructive activities throughout the Bay and its watershed."
DID YOU KNOW? San Francisco Baykeeper has been taking legal action against the City of San Francisco for releasing millions of gallons of mixed sewage and stormwater into the Bay, especially during heavy rains when the city's combined system becomes overwhelmed. Recent legal developments include the Supreme Court siding with San Francisco in a dispute that could weaken the Clean Water Act, and a joint lawsuit against the city by the EPA, California, and Baykeeper to force system upgrades. Baykeeper also points to outdated infrastructure as a major cause and encourages public action to minimize pollution.
