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Mt Davidson’s Moist Green Forest in September 2015

Posted on September 16, 2015 by

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 →

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Tree-vandals and a Reward

Posted on June 21, 2013 by

San Francisco apparently has vandals that hate trees. This is not the casual vandalism of drunk teenagers mowing down a tree because it’s in there, or a car reversing into a sapling. This is deliberate destruction of young trees in … Continue reading →

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The “Natural” Areas Program Fells Trees

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

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 →

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The Natural Areas Plan for Mt Davidson: a Walk with Jacquie Proctor

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Most people have no idea that the Natural Areas Program calls for cutting down 1600 trees on Mt Davidson. Jacquie Proctor, the historian of Mt Davidson (who quite literally wrote the book on it), led a tour there last Saturday, … Continue reading →

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