All Blog Posts for SF Natural Areas
Here are blogged musings from our volunteers. Depending on how you access this collection, it will include posts about a specific site or about general issues. Click on the title bar of a post in order to open it up.
Seeding, weeding, and ... [Bayview Hill]
11 November 2008 - 18:09, Alane said:
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On Saturday, November 8th, three Natural Areas gardeners and eight volunteers spent a beautiful morning on the Hill. We spread an eclectic mix of seeds collected on the Hill over the summer on bare spots on the mesa and nearby hillside, which should produce even more native plants this spring.
There is a lot of new damage on the hillsides due to illegal dirt-biking, which is fun for the perpetrators but extremely destructive to the park’s plants and, consequently, to the animals who depend on those plants for food and shelter. To discourage this activity, we piled eucalyptus saplings across the illicit trails.
We ended by pulling French broom, mostly before it went to seed. The ground was soft from the rains the week before, so we got a lot done in a short time.
It was another beautiful day on the Hill; the air was very fresh and clean. As we walked down to Key Avenue, a light rain began to fall. Perfect.
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2009-02-11 19:03:57 -0800, rcbakewell said:
Thanks for your work on Bayview Hill – i have yet to visit and later this spring I will !
Rob Bakewell
Corona Heights Work Plan Nov-May 2008 [Corona Heights]
01 November 2008 - 10:17, JonC said:
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All work parties are Saturday from 10am-12pm
NOV 22
Seed broadcast
Lower bench planting site fence extension
Trail maintenance
Plantain removal in prioritized sites
DEC 20
Prepare the planting site with rice straw
Plant the Lower Bench site
JAN 31
Plant the upper Pine Bowl site
Weeding upper and lower planting
FEB 28
Weeding upper and lower planting
Roam hill for radish/mustard/broom/fennel
MAR 28
Weeding upper and lower planting
Roam hill for radish/mustard/broom/fennel
APR 25
Plantain removal in prioritized sites
Roam hill for radish/mustard/broom/fennel
MAY 30
Plantain removal in prioritized sites
Roam hill for radish/mustard/broom/fennel
Seed collection
This is a 6 month work scope guide for Corona Heights. Please feel free to comment on things you would like to see happen in the park. You can contact me at 415.831.6332 or Jon.Campo@sfgov.org
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2009-02-11 18:57:10 -0800, rcbakewell said:
Good scope guide , Jon !
Thanks to all volunteers who work on this site.
Rob Bakewell