Tag Archives: NRD

Surprise Tree Removals for McLaren Park Native Plant Garden

Posted on September 12, 2020 by SF Forest Alliance

San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department’s Natural Resources Division (NRD), in conjunction with Fran Martin’s Visitacion Valley Greenway group, have been planning to construct a native plant garden just south of the McLaren Park community garden along Visitacion Avenue. This … Continue reading →

Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Fells Trees | Tagged McLaren Park, non-native trees, NRD, SFRPD, trees | Leave a comment

2018 Herbicides in San Francisco: NRD Use Rises (Again)

Posted on January 27, 2019 by SF Forest Alliance

For many years now, we have been obtaining and compiling monthly pesticide use reports from San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD). This is our report for 2018. Our analysis omits Harding Park, which is under contract to the PGA … Continue reading →

Posted in Applies Pesticides | Tagged Axxe, NAP, NRD, pesticides 2018, Sharp Park | Leave a comment

San Francisco “Natural Resources” Herbicide Usage Up 57% in 2017

Posted on March 6, 2018 by SF Forest Alliance

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 →

Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Applies Pesticides | Tagged Aminopyralid, Garlon, Glyphosate, Imazapyr, Mt Davidson, Natural Areas Program, Natural Resources Department, NRD, SFRPD, Triclopyr | Leave a comment

San Francisco Parks and Pesticides, Jan-Oct 2016

Posted on December 17, 2016 by SF Forest Alliance

Our regular readers may know that we have been following the use of herbicides in our city parks, and particularly in our so-called Natural Areas. Contrary to their name, they are a major user of herbicides. We collect the monthly … Continue reading →