Balboa Park Boulevard and Presidents Way LawnSan Diego, CA
Saturday, April 25 • 11 AM - 5 PM
Overview
San Diego’s largest Earth Day festival, with 100+ exhibitors, entertainment, speakers, international foods, wellness classes, and kids zone.
Join GCF at the upcoming Carlsbad Village Street Faire on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Carlsbad Village.
This iconic community event—organized by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce—brings together hundreds of artisan booths, international food vendors, live entertainment, family activities, and a vibrant all-day street celebration that draws visitors from across Southern California.
GCF will be on-site with a full merchandise booth featuring our latest releases alongside classic GCF apparel and gear. Every purchase directly supports our ongoing wildlife protection, conservation initiatives, and frontline ranger and K9 programs.
This immersive 7 - 10 day professional development program in Bangladesh places participants directly into active endangered species conservation, combining wildlife rehabilitation, wildlife monitoring, and applied conservation K9 fieldwork. Working alongside Global Conservation Force instructors Mike Veale, Scent Imprint Conservation Dogs, Scott Trageser of The Biodiversity Group, and local partners Creative Conservation Alliance, attendees will gain hands-on experience in pangolin and tortoise tracking, camera trapping, DNA sampling, and rehabilitation clinic operations, building real, transferable field skills. With only two spots available, this program offers exceptional access, mentorship, and meaningful involvement in frontline conservation work under challenging tropical conditions. Designed for motivated individuals at any experience level, this is a rare opportunity to learn by doing, contribute directly to endangered species protection, and strengthen your foundation for a future in conservation.
Global Conservation Force invites you, your family, and friends to join us for a special GCF Donor Meet & Greet featuring two of our working conservation K9s, Odin and Kesa.
This family-friendly event combines hands-on fun, behind-the-scenes insight into GCF’s K9 conservation programs, and engaging demonstrations that showcase the real-world capabilities of working dogs used in conservation and anti-poaching efforts.
Guests will enjoy food available for purchase as part of the day’s fundraising efforts, including burgers, hot dogs, chili, chips, and refreshing shaved ice. We’re also excited to welcome Parrs Mobile Mini Golf, offering a short, fun, family-friendly round of putt-putt golf for a small donation—perfect for kids and adults alike.
Join Mike Veale and Rita Santos for an immersive, one-day seminar focused on the real-world application of conservation K9s in wildlife protection, tracking operations, and counter wildlife trafficking.
This specialized seminar brings together two critical operational disciplines used in the field:
High-Risk Suspect Tracking & Trailing led by Mike Veale
Endangered Species Scent Detection led by Rita Santos
Join Global Conservation Force on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to Sumatra, where we’ll explore wild orangutan habitats, soak in warm tropical waters, and trek through some of the last untouched rainforests on Earth.
Safari West Presents! Global Conservation Force. Conservation Dinner Series: Mike Veale of Global Conservation Force joins us in the elephant room after dinner to give a talk about conservation in action. The conservation dinner series is complimentary to all dinner guests.
Join Global Conservation Force (GCF) for the first-ever Pokémon Ranger Card Fest, a World Ranger Day celebration that combines trading card culture with wildlife conservation.
This family-friendly event brings together collectors, traders, vendors, and conservation supporters for an evening of cards, community, and conservation. Browse, buy, sell, and trade cards while helping protect some of the world's most endangered species and the rangers working to defend them.
Join expert K9 trainers and anti-poaching rangers for this intensive course, designed for handlers, trainers, and rangers working with active K9 units. Participants will engage in real-world scenarios, enhancing operational effectiveness in anti-poaching, counter-trafficking, and wildlife protection roles. Like all GCF programs, this course provides exposure to diverse habitats and local tourist experiences within GCF’s conservation zones.
The Global Conservation Force Wildlife Protection & Conservation Bootcamp is an advanced, multi-environment field training program designed to prepare conservation professionals for wildlife protection operations across diverse global landscapes.
The Wildlife Protection & Conservation Bootcamp is built for individuals seeking to develop high-level field capability applicable across multiple continents, including Central America, Asia, and remote regions throughout Africa. This program emphasizes adaptable conservation security skills that translate across ecosystems, cultures, and wildlife conflict zones.
This bootcamp is designed for advanced students, conservation practitioners, and those pursuing long-term careers as rangers, wildlife protection specialists, or future instructors. Training is delivered at an accelerated pace and higher technical standard, requiring strong mental resilience, physical endurance, and the ability to perform under sustained stress and environmental pressure.
