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Tag Archives: Mt Davidson
Toxic Herbicide on Mt Davidson – Triclopyr on Oxalis
In June 2020, we reported that SFRPD was using a new version of an old toxic pesticide: Vastlan, with the active ingredient Triclopyr. (The same as in Garlon, which was the single most toxic herbicide they used.) Neighbor and videographer … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Applies Pesticides
Tagged Mt Davidson, oxalis, Triclopyr, Vastlan
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San Francisco “Natural Resources” Herbicide Usage Up 57% in 2017
We have recently analyzed the data for herbicide use in the full year 2017 for San Francisco’s so-called “Natural Resources Department” (NRD – formerly Natural Areas Program). It’s up 57% from the previous year. NRD is a department of San … Continue reading
Cutting Down Forests Releases Green House Gases
Eucalyptus forests are exceptionally good at sequestering carbon: They’re big and fast-growing, with dense wood and long lives. The forests store even more carbon in the soil, much of it in the top three feet. This is true of Sutro … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Fells Trees
Tagged carbon sequestration, environment, eucalyptus, Mt Davidson, Mt Sutro Forest, trees
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Pesticides on Blackberry in Fruiting Season
Recently, one of our neighbors was walking on Mt Davidson. It’s the time of the year when the blackberry bushes bear fruit, to the delight of children and the public in general (and not a few animals and birds). She … Continue reading
Pesticides in our Parks, Jan-March 2017
Someone recently sent us this picture (above) of herbicide being sprayed at Glen Canyon. “Saw a guy spraying pesticides in Glen Canyon today. I didn’t want to get close enough to read the sign because he’s spraying right now and I’m … Continue reading
Neighbor Activists on Mt Davidson
We received this report from FRIENDS OF MOUNT DAVIDSON, neighborhood activists who staged some outreach on Easter Sunday morning at Mt Davidson We gave out more than 100 flyers to visitors before and after the service, at the two most heavily trafficked … Continue reading
Mt Davidson: Toxic Garlon, Felled Trees
On a recent trip to Mount Davidson, a visitor saw that Garlon had been sprayed on oxalis. The Natural Resources Department (NRD, formerly Natural Areas Program) is the most frequent user of pesticides in San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department … Continue reading
Can The Public Trust the Pesticide Notices in Our Parks?
One of the main issues the public has with the use of pesticides in our parks is the lack of transparency. There is no way to know in advance where the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) plans to … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, eucalyptus, herbicides, Mount Davidson, Mt Davidson, trees
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Save San Francisco’s Historic Forests: What You Can Do
The San Francisco Examiner had a column on August 28th, 2016 about the Natural Areas Program’s (NAP) plans to cut down thousands of trees, especially on Mt. Davidson: http://www.sfexaminer.com/shady-story-san-francisco/ Here’s the beginning: Did you know San Francisco originally didn’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Mt Davidson, Natural Areas Program, SF Natural Areas, trees
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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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Forest-Bathing on Mt Davidson
Another article in our Park Visitor series: First-person accounts of visits to our parks, published with permission. This one looks at the imperiled forest on Mt Davidson. Please help save these trees by signing our new petition to the Mayor. … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Mount Davidson, Mt Davidson, Natural Areas Program, trees
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Herbicide use on Mt Davidson – Nov. 2013
We saw this sign posted on Mt Davidson this week: It is too wet to apply these herbicides now and these two herbicides are very dangerous, one is banned in Europe and the other in New York: Polaris (Imazapyr). This Tier … Continue reading
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Tagged Mt Davidson, Natural Areas Program, Pesticides
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Fog for Mt Davidson
The day started out bright and hot, and the fog waited around the northern and western edges of the city. Then, late evening, it started to roll in. Mount Davidson got first dibs. The cloud covered the tops of the … Continue reading
Photo of San Francisco’s Wild Turkey on Mount Davidson – by Tim Cashman
Tim Cashman got photographs of San Francisco’s wild turkey, the same one Jacquie and Ron Proctor saw on March 30th 2013. Here’s his account and the photographs (printed with permission): “I was working at my computer when something large and … Continue reading
Wild Turkey On Mount Davidson
“For you wildlife watchers, I just saw a wild turkey cross the north trail on Mt. D today,” wrote Jacqueline Proctor. “He flew off toward Glen Canyon when we tried to get a better look and picture. I have never … Continue reading
Mt Davidson’s Memorial for the Newtown Children
Twenty-six white crosses stand beside the Murdered Tree on Mount Davidson, a memorial to the children and the adults killed by a crazed young man in the heartbreaking tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. We don’t know who … Continue reading
Inserting Endangered Manzanita in City Parks – A Call to Action
Recently, the Franciscan Manzanita has been declared an endangered species. Though readily available in plant nurseries, it does not exist in the wild. One specimen was found on Doyle Drive during the reconstruction work there, and has now been declared … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayview Hill, Bernal Heights, Franciscan manzanita, Glen Canyon Park, Mt Davidson
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In Mt Davidson’s Forest
We found a recent video by artist and photographer Lori D’Ambrosio , a self-portrait in the forest on Mt Davidson. This one’s mysterious and scary, with eerie music she composed for it… Lori D’Ambrosio on Mt Davidson, San Francisco This … Continue reading
Mt Davidson Chirps: The Pink Umbrella
We received this letter recently from a foggy-day visitor to Mount Davidson. It’s published with permission. After many visits to Mt Davidson, I’m still amazed at how it rains inside the forest even on some sunny days, and creeks run … Continue reading
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Tagged forest, Mount Davidson, Mt Davidson, Natural Areas Program, SNRAMP, trees
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