Tag Archives: fire hazard

Lessons From the Terrible North Bay Wildfires of 2017

Posted on November 5, 2017 by SF Forest Alliance

This careful analysis of the terrible wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area is republished with permission from MillionTrees, a website that fights to prevent unnecessary tree removal in the Bay Area. Lessons learned from fires in the North … Continue reading →

Posted in OTHER | Tagged environment, fire hazard | 2 Comments

SF Fire Department Busts Some Myths

Posted on September 20, 2015 by SF Forest Alliance

Recently, Supervisor Norman Yee called a hearing of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee to find out how prepared San Francisco was to deal with fires in brush and forest. The San Francisco Fire Department busted some myths we’ve heard … Continue reading →

Posted in OTHER | Tagged environment, fire hazard, McLaren Park, Mount Sutro Cloud Forest, Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve, trees | 2 Comments

Mt Davidson’s Moist Green Forest in September 2015

Posted on September 16, 2015 by SF Forest Alliance

Moisture content of vegetation is one of the key determinants of fire hazard. In Mount Davidson, the drier side is clearly the native plant area, not the forest. This visitor went up to the forest to see – and document … Continue reading →

Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, OTHER | Tagged environment, fire hazard, girdled trees, Mount Davidson, trees | Leave a comment

FEMA Rule Change Could Make Tree-felling Easier

Posted on August 14, 2014 by SF Forest Alliance

Very often, land managers seeking funding for a project look to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for funds. FEMA provides money for fire hazard reduction, and if the project can be presented in those terms, the land managers can … Continue reading →

Posted in OTHER | Tagged EIR, environment, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), fire hazard | Leave a comment

Open Letter to Jake Sigg: Transparency

Posted on July 23, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

[Note: This article is slightly modified from one that originally appeared at SutroForest.com.] This is an open letter to Jake Sigg who has wrongly criticized the San Francisco Forest Alliance and Save Sutro Forest. We invite Mr. Sigg – doyen … Continue reading →

Posted in OTHER | Tagged environment, fire hazard, Jake Sigg, trees | 5 Comments

Fire at McLaren Park: Letter from a Park-Lover

Posted on July 7, 2012 by SF Forest Alliance

We received this letter from a frequent visitor to McLaren Park. It’s published here with permission and minor edits. I was at McLaren a few days ago and the seasonally dry, “Natural Areas” grassland south of Mansell is burnt. I … Continue reading →

Posted in "Natural" Areas Program | Tagged fire, fire hazard, habitat, McLaren Park, Natural Areas, Natural Areas Program, Pesticides | 1 Comment

Natural Areas Plan: SFFA comments on the DEIR (Pt 7: False “Fire Hazard” Assumptions)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by SF Forest Alliance

One of the most problematic assumptions in the Significant Natural Resource Area Managment Plan (SNRAMP – Sin-ramp) is that the eucalyptus forests are a fire hazard, and that thinning/ felling them, removing the existing understory, and substituting native plants will … Continue reading →

Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Fells Trees | Tagged eucalyptus, fire hazard, flammability, San Francisco Forest Alliance, Significant Natural Resource Areas Management Plan, SNRAMP, trees | 2 Comments

The “Natural” Areas Program Fells Trees

Posted on March 1, 2012 by SF Forest Alliance

One would think the Natural Areas Program would be about preserving trees in our city. It’s not. San Francisco in its pre-European state had very very few trees if any, and almost all our trees are non-native. Despite the huge … Continue reading →