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UC RELEASES SUTRO FAQ

More answers to your questions regarding plans for Mount Sutro directly from the source.UCSF%20Sutro%20FAQ%202013%200220.pdf

Added by Craig Dawson on February 20, 2013 at 5:37pm — No Comments

ORIGINAL SUTRO MANAGEMENT PLAN

If you want a better understanding of what the 1,000+ page DEIR responds to, please take a look at the 80 page UCSF Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve Management Plan. This is the document that has guided the process of creating the trail network (SF's first multi-use trails), Rotary Meadow and numerous restoration sites, and the Sutro Stewards.…

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Added by Craig Dawson on February 18, 2013 at 11:26am — No Comments

New Map shows Trails in San Francisco

The Walker's Map of San Francisco is a great new map by Sutro Steward's cartographer, Ben Pease, who has been exploring San Francisco for more than 3 decades. This large-format topographic map shows all the City's neighborhoods, parks, and trails.

The north half extends from Golden Gate Park and Civic Center north to Angel Island and the Marin Headlands; the south…

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Added by Benjamin Pease on December 7, 2010 at 11:05am — 1 Comment

Busy First Week of December

Early on the morning of December 1, Dan, Hector and I set about reconstructing the granite bench that sits in Rotary Meadow. Fairly confidant it wouldn't be too complicated with

assistance of our skilled BobCat operator Hector, we assembled at the site with rock bars and assorted tools and timber. I can't say for sure what the weight of those granite slabs is for certain but before the morning was over many tons of stone were lifted and jockeyed into place. In the process the bases… Continue

Added by Craig Dawson on December 6, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

BREAKING NEWS: Mt. Sutro in SF weekly

This Just In: Here is a link to today's edition (9/15/10) of SF Weekly and an article by Matt Smith. For the record… the Sutro Stewards and the native plant lovers amongst our organization are tree lovers too. Our…

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Added by Craig Dawson on September 15, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

4th Anniversary Volunteer Day

We had a nice size turnout for the September 4th volunteer day. You can see the results of the volunteer effort as you walk along the Fairy Gates Trail where the trail crew worked and at the top of the NIKE road where the habitat crew moved a mountain of mulch for another permaculture project. Lila's got a lot of great photos… Continue

Added by Craig Dawson on September 8, 2010 at 11:02am — No Comments

Thursday Night Trailwork

Dan, Chris, Mike and I spent a few hours at the intersection of the North Ridge and Mystery trails last night working on some drainage issues. We are currently experiencing the worst severe winter conditions the area has seen since last winters heavy rain. The results are muddy, boggy and slippery conditions in areas on the west side of Sutro. The remedy is to remove buildup along the outer edges of the trails to let the water move off the trails.

Added by Craig Dawson on August 20, 2010 at 10:43am — No Comments