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Rex Harris
Oct 3, 2016
A Little Bell Goes a Long Way
Author: Rex Harris, proprietor and trail guide for Urban Trails SF, SF Urban Rider and Sutro Stewards Volunteer. When it comes to riding...
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Craig Dawson
Sep 6, 2016
Sutro Stewards 10th Anniversary: Reflections From Our Beginning
The Cat It was Fourth of July weekend in 2007 and I found myself out on the Fairy Gates Trail chipping away at a massive rock outcrop. I...
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Amy Kaeser
Sep 6, 2016
Sutro Stewards Principles for Inclusion in the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve Management Plan
Sutro Stewards support the creation of a management plan for the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve. Mount Sutro needs to be managed...
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Janis Gomes
Aug 31, 2016
Gardening in the Dunes
San Francisco is a city of sand. When I arrived here over 35 years ago my first garden was in a flat in the Sunset District. I recall...
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Amy Kaeser
Aug 2, 2016
Beers Made by Walking Native Plant Hikes
The parking lot is cool and foggy and small drops of fog are dripping from the trees above. It’s just another Sunday July morning on...
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Amy Kaeser
Aug 2, 2016
Mount Sutro Management Plan & TAC Meeting
UCSF Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve Management Plan Are you a user of Mount Sutro Open Space? If so, please mark your calendar to join...
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Janis Gomes
Aug 1, 2016
Plant Profile: Grindelia (Gum Plant)
Summer in San Francisco is in full swing. While the sun shines and the fog rolls in, there’s no better time to take a walk up on Mt....
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Liza Kachko
Jul 31, 2016
Rainwater Catchment & Rain Garden
Sutro Stewards has been awarded a Community Challenge Grant from the City of San Francisco for an exciting new project in the Nursery!...
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Craig Dawson
Jul 5, 2016
San Francisco's "Best City Hike" is Mount Sutro
As the Sutro Stewards celebrate our 10th year of stewardship this September, the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve has again been awarded...
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Liza Kachko
Jul 2, 2016
Nursery News - Summer 2016
After a busy spring propagating, the Sutro Native Plant Nursery is full of plants! Almost 6,000 plants are currently in the nursery. Our...
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Maryann Rainey
Jun 7, 2016
Sutro Bird Watcher: Pacific Wren
Grab Your Binoculars! Summertime. The Pacific wren is singing in the Sutro shrubbery, even as most other small birds fall silent in San...
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Janis Gomes
Jun 2, 2016
Plant Profile: Farewell To Spring (Clarkia)
All seasons must reach their zenith, and spring is no exception. To prove it, I was sitting chewing on a pencil in the Sutro Stewards’...
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Janis Gomes
May 2, 2016
Plant Profile: Manroot (Marah)
Since early January, I had been watching this cute little vine weave its tendrils around plants on Mt. Sutro, sometimes overwhelming...
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Maryann Rainey
May 2, 2016
Sutro Bird Watcher: Wilson's Warbler
Grab your binoculars! When in the moisture laden undergrowth of Mt. Sutro, watered by rain or fog, listen for the insistent call of the...
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Janis Gomes
Mar 7, 2016
Plant Profile: Blue-Eyed Grass
While our welcome winter rains are forecast into March and April, my internal body clock is asking, "Is it spring yet?" From the look of...
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Janis Gomes
Jan 30, 2016
Plant Profile: Silk Tassel
While most flowering natives are bedding down for the winter, a little drama can be found in the landscape on Mt. Sutro, some of it on...
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Maryann Rainey
Jan 5, 2016
Sutro Bird Watcher: The Hermit Thrush
Grab your binoculars! Do you hear a low, gentle “cluck-cluck” coinciding with the double wing ‘flap-flap’ motion in a medium-sized brown...
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Maryann Rainey
Dec 1, 2015
Sutro Bird Watcher: Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Grab Your Binoculars! December is here and with winter, migrating birds are arriving on Mt. Sutro. This month the ruby-crowned kinglet is...
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Janis Gomes
Nov 29, 2015
Plant Profile: Pink Flowering Currant
Winter is here in the Bay Area, but some natives are already looking forward to the clear yet milder weather that spring will bring. One...
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Christina Russo
Sep 1, 2015
Plant Profile: Sticky Monkey Flower
Sticky monkey flower (Mimulus aurantiacus) is a beautiful drought tolerant plant. The name “monkey flower” was given to this plant...
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