Tag Archives: urban forest

The Environmental Danger of Preferring Native Plants

Posted on January 17, 2022 by SF Forest Alliance

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 | Leave a comment

Trees Matter: Mc Laren Park and Environmental Justice

Posted on March 6, 2016 by SF Forest Alliance

This is one of our park visitor posts, written by a neighbor of McLaren Park. The Natural Areas Program targets over 800 trees in McLaren Park for destruction. TREES MATTER by Ren Volpe My San Francisco neighborhood is surrounded on … Continue reading →

Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Fells Trees | Tagged environment, environmental justice, McLaren Park, tree canopy, trees, urban forest | 7 Comments

Can We Save These San Francisco Trees?

Posted on August 3, 2015 by SF Forest Alliance

There are plans under way to cut down hundreds of street trees along some of San Francisco’s main thoroughfares. Generally, these plans get little publicity until the trees are posted with 30-day notices (these are the notices that inform neighbors … Continue reading →