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Mt. Davidson Park – An Open Space Preserved for Recreation or Native Plants?
Native plant interests threaten trees throughout the city, and in particular, in one of San Francisco’s significant century-old forests: Mt Davidson. A favorite area for the residents of Miraloma Park,...
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How Unnatural can San Francisco’s “Natural” Areas get?
This post is republished with some modifications and permission from Save Sutro Forest. ————————————————————————— Why San Francisco’s Natural Areas are – Unnatural by Save Sutro Forest WHEN I first...
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Refuting Allegations – and a Candidate who “Gets It.”
One of the organizations that support the Natural Areas Program is called, ironically, “Nature in the City” (NIC). In a recent newsletter, they accused opponents of the NAP “a handful of people” who...
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West Portal Monthly: Clearcut Case of Overkill at Mt Davidson Park
The West Portal Monthly today published an article by Jacquie Proctor explaining the problem of the NAP specifically at Mt Davidson and generally throughout the city. The plan seeks to destroy at...
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“Natural Areas Program” Restricts Access
When people hear “Natural Areas” they often have visions of wild areas where trails wind their way through rampant plants, and you can bushwhack your way into interesting nooks and discoveries. Maybe...
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Natural Areas Plan: SFFA comments on the DEIR (Pt 4: Restricting Recreation)
One of the failings of the SNRAMP is that it blocks recreational access to the Natural Areas. Visitors are required to stay on the trails, and just about the only thing you can do is walk along the...
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West of Twin Peaks Central Council opposes Natural Areas Program, Part 3:...
This article is Part 3 of the West of Twin Peaks Central Council (WTPCC) letter opposing the Natural Areas Program (NAP). Emphasis has been added. Part 1 is HERE (Opposing the Natural Areas Plan) Part...
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Franciscan manzanita is now an endangered species
Last week US Fish & Wildlife announced that Franciscan manzanita is now an endangered species. In 2009 the single plant known to exist in the wild was discovered during the reconstruction of Doyle...
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Endangered Manzanita – Reopened Comments until July 29, 2013
Franciscan Manzanita – Nursery specimen, six dollars US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has reopened the comment period for its designation of “critical habitat” for an endangered manzanita. [You...
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Update –“Unsuitable” tree removals on Creekside Trail, Glen Canyon Park
On October 24th we reported the planned tree removals along the Creekside Trial (west side of Islais Creek) in Glen Canyon. We are now submitting aftermath photos: the conditions now, after the Glen...
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Long Lost Manzanita Brings Newfound Problems (Westside Observer re-post)
Editor Notes: This is a reposting of an important story about the plan to reintroduce Franciscan manzanita into City park land and now includes private property along Marietta Drive in the Miraloma...
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Glen Canyon Park: Nine Months after Tree Destruction
Video update to the Glen Canyon Park tree demolition project San Francisco’s Wreck and Park Department is now calling this “The Glen Canyon Playground and Tennis Court Project“. This is only a...
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Glen Canyon Park: One Year after Start of Tree Destruction
The Glen Canyon Playground and Tennis Court Project – as the city is calling this – is nearly completed. In February or March 2014 there will be great fanfare at the completion of this project. Video...
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Help us save the urban forests in our San Francisco Parks
We must save the urban forests in our San Francisco Parks; Sign now, help stop NAP: chn.ge/1ahjIxo #sf #sanfrancisco #mayoredlee— SF Forest Alliance (@SForestAlliance) March 06, 2014
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Improvements to the Glen Canyon Park Playground?
Last month we reported on the status of the Glen Canyon Park Playground Improvements. We mentioned the new playground and that it will not be the same as it was:- a steep staircase to the slide and...
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Fighting The NAP Nativist Agenda
Once in a while, we want to affirm the values that San Francisco Forest Alliance stands for. We’re a grass-roots organization of people who love nature and the environment, pay taxes responsibly, and...
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Restricting Access to San Francisco’s Parks
Access to our parks and especially our Natural Areas is one of our key concerns with the Natural Areas Program – and the values that underlie it, now being spread to all open lands. (Click here for our...
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Glen Canyon with Stairs and Coyote
This is one of our “park visitor” series – first person accounts of our parks, published with permission. Source: Wikipedia (fair use) It was dusk when I climbed down into Glen Canyon from the...
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Excluded Bike Riders Volunteered Thousands of Hours
Tom Borden, a bike rider who has been active with various recreational bicycle organizations in San Francisco contacted us some weeks ago. A rash of new restrictive signage has gone up all over the...
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Signs of Annoyance – Natural Areas Program
Recently, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) spent an estimated half-million dollars on signage, most of which listed various Don’ts (though ironically, they start with “San...
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