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Category Archives: Ruins Habitat
The Environmental Danger of Preferring Native Plants
This article is republished with permission and minor edits from Conservation Sense and Nonsense, an environmental blog about current ecological topics including “native plant restorations.” We are publishing it here because we think the opposition to “invasives” by nativist activists … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Fells Trees, Ruins Habitat, Wastes Money
Tagged non-native trees, urban forest
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Beautiful Trees at Stow Lake to be Cut
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) is cutting down more trees. Several supporters alerted us to warning notices on eight large, beautiful trees at Stow Lake that have been marked for destruction. Why? Apparently to repair the perimeter path … Continue reading
Sutro Forest Tree Destruction Started
In 2017, UCSF introduced a Plan that reduces the UCSF forest area by one-third, removes around 6,000 trees (new estimate!) and all the understory/ midstory shrubs. This has started. The article below is republished with permission and minor changes from SaveSutro.com, … Continue reading
Posted in OTHER, Ruins Habitat
Tagged environment, Habitat destruction, Save Sutro Forest, Sutro Forest
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Coyote, Playing!
Sometimes, we want to bring our readers some of the joys of our parks, not just the threats to them. Besides being our green spaces and forests, they are the habitat for all kinds of wildlife. Watch this happy coyote … Continue reading
Before and After in the “Natural” Areas
Satire… for when truth is so strange that most people don’t believe it
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Blocks Access, Ruins Habitat
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Felling Trees Will Harm Rare Frogs in Sharp Park
The Natural Resources Department (NRD -formerly called the Natural Areas Program) is planning to cut down more than 15,000 trees in Pacifica’s Sharp Park, mostly on hillsides east of Highway 1. This is supposed to benefit the two species that … Continue reading
Hands Off Mt Davidson’s Forest – Take it Away from NAP
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department’s Natural Areas Program (NAP) plans to remove 1/3 (10 acres) of the mature and healthy forest on Mount Davidson. We think the 30-acre forested area of the mountain should be removed from NAP’s control … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Applies Pesticides, Blocks Access, Fells Trees, Ruins Habitat, Wastes Money
Tagged Mt Davidson, NAP, SNRAMP
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San Francisco RPD Map of Responsibility Areas for Pesticides (and Unrecorded Spraying)
If you’ve every wondered – as we have – which section a particular playground or park falls under, this map will help. This also determines who within San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) is responsible for pesticide use in … Continue reading
A Rare Walk in Idyllic Threatened Forest – Sharp Park, Pacifica
Recently, the San Francisco Forest Alliance organized a walk in Sharp Park for a small group of supporters. Not on the familiar historic golf course; this was on the freeway’s other side, in the woods around the San Francisco Archery … Continue reading
Don’t Cut Trees in the Nesting Season!
This year, the issue of tree-trimming or cutting during the nesting season was highlighted by the sad destruction of black-crowned night herons’ nests when the Oakland Post Office decided to get its trees trimmed. Five young herons were injured, others … Continue reading
Posted in Fells Trees, OTHER, Ruins Habitat
Tagged birds, breeding, environment, trees, wildlife
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Bees in Glen Canyon – Update
We’ve reported here before about the bee tree that was cut down as part of the “improvements” to Glen Canyon Park – and the one that was killed by mistake when someone thought it was a nest of yellow-jackets, not … Continue reading
Fighting The NAP Nativist Agenda
Once in a while, we want to affirm the values that San Francisco Forest Alliance stands for. We’re a grass-roots organization of people who love nature and the environment, pay taxes responsibly, and want access to our parks and wild … Continue reading
Improvements to the Glen Canyon Park Playground?
Last month we reported on the status of the Glen Canyon Park Playground Improvements. We mentioned the new playground and that it will not be the same as it was:- a steep staircase to the slide and bushes that were … Continue reading
Help us save the urban forests in our San Francisco Parks
We must save the urban forests in our San Francisco Parks; Sign now, help stop NAP: http://t.co/QQH0tsjlVE #sf #sanfrancisco #mayoredlee — SF Forest Alliance (@SForestAlliance) March 6, 2014
Glen Canyon Park: One Year after Start of Tree Destruction
The Glen Canyon Playground and Tennis Court Project – as the city is calling this – is nearly completed. In February or March 2014 there will be great fanfare at the completion of this project. Video update to the Glen … Continue reading
How Children Draw ‘Save the Eucalyptus Trees’
Someone sent us these amazing ‘Save the Eucalyptus’ posters, produced by the children in political artist and printmaker Doug Minkler’s art class. They’re used with permission. [Edited to add the artists’ names.] (If your kids are drawing pictures of San Francisco’s … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Applies Pesticides, Fells Trees, Ruins Habitat
Tagged environment, eucalyptus, owl, Pesticides, wildlife
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Audio Talk (YouTube) Against the Needless Destruction of Urban Forests
You are invited to hear comments by Ariane Eroy, a supporter of Sutro Forest, trees, and the environment, on KPFA radio (broadcast date: 1/2/2014). Ariane speaks in support of the effort to save the Sutro Forest and challenges East Bay … Continue reading
California Invasive Plant Council: Remove Blue Gum Eucalyptus from the List of Invasive Plants
This is a guest post, republished from Death of a Million Trees: 2013 Progress Report | Death of a Million Trees 2013 PROGRESS REPORT from ‘Death of a Million Trees‘ As we approach the end of the year, let’s review … Continue reading
Glen Canyon Park: Nine Months after Tree Destruction
Video update to the Glen Canyon Park tree demolition project San Francisco’s Wreck and Park Department is now calling this “The Glen Canyon Playground and Tennis Court Project“. This is only a continuation of the mis-information that have been provided … Continue reading
Long Lost Manzanita Brings Newfound Problems (Westside Observer re-post)
Editor Notes: This is a reposting of an important story about the plan to reintroduce Franciscan manzanita into City park land – and now also private property along Marietta Drive in the Miraloma Park neighborhood. We also want to refer … Continue reading
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