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1841

The Russians sold out in 1841 and went home.

1855

• The second ever lighthouse on the West Coast was built on Southeast Farallon in 1855.

1863

Rival companies attempted to uproot the Farallon Egg Company, and things came to a head in 1863 when one of the competitors rallied two-dozen armed men to raid the island.

1905

The keepers then took over the profitable business and golden egging continued until 1905.

1981

In January, 1981, the United States Congress designated Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the authority of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

1986

The multi-agency Common Murre Restoration Project begins efforts to re-establish a Common Murre and cormorant colony at Devil's Slide Rock, devastated by the 1986 T/V Apex Houston oil spill.

…and philanthropist who founded (1986) Farallon Capital Management and later became a noted environmental activist.

1989

The sanctuary is delegated management responsibility for the recently designated (1989) Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Bolinas Lagoon is cleared of toxic waste and landfill with funds recovered from the illegal dumping of roadway debris from the 1989 Highway 1/Stinson Beach landslide.

1996

In 1996, the first fur seal pup was recorded on the refuge, according to FWS.

1998

Major funding is from the S/S Jacob Luckenbach and 1998 T/V Command oil spill incidents.

1998: Beach Watch citizen scientists receive the NOAA Volunteer Recognition Award for rapid response during the T/V Command oil spill.

2000

2000: Association Executive Director Maria Brown is honored with NOAA's Environmental Hero Award.

2002

2002: Beach Watch volunteer Gordon Bennett receives the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Volunteer of the Year award.

2006

The sanctuary participates in one of the largest multi-agency oil spill drills of its kind, "Safe Seas 2006," simulating an oil barge spill just outside the Golden Gate.

2007

2007: GFNMS staff receive a NOAA General Counsel's Award for exceptional performance and significant contributions to the Office of the General Council during the Cosco Busan oil spill.

2007: Beach Watch volunteer Mary Cantini receives the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Volunteer of the Year Award for her outstanding contribution during the Cosco Busan oil spill.

2008

2008: The sanctuary receives Point Reyes Bird Observatory’s Conservation Partner Award.

2014

2014: The United States Department of Commerce awards Research Coordinator Jan Roletto its Bronze Medal for assistance in shoreline cleanup damage assessment from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

2019

2019: Beach Watch 25 documentary short wins Citizen Science film award at 15th International Ocean Film Festival in San Francisco.

2020

COVID shuts down office and Visitor Center in March 2020.

2020: Rosemary Romero, Farallones Association LiMPETS Program Manager, receives Naturalist of the Year from the Western Society of Naturalist

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