Spring Native Plant Sale! Saturday, March 31
Spring Native Plant Sale Saturday, March 31 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Sutro Native Plant Nursery | 476 Johnstone Drive, SF 94131 Plant a...
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Tommy Alexander
Feb 27, 2018
Winter Conservation Intern Profile: Tommy Alexander
Winter Conservation Intern Profile: Tommy Alexander Hi everyone! I am Tommy: a writer and cartographer with a neighborly interest in Mt....
Janis Gomes
Feb 27, 2018
Mt. Sutro Native Plant Nursery Needs You!
When I was a kid I loved to play in the dirt. I spent many happy hours digging up the back yard looking for buried treasure...
Lauren Jones
Jan 8, 2018
Plant Profile: Franciscan Wallflower
Franciscan wallflower or San Francisco wallflower (Erysimum franciscanum), a rare and endemic plant to California, can be seen growing in...
Janis Gomes
Nov 30, 2017
Soaproot: A Multi-use Marvel
Soaproot: A Multi-use Marvel (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) It’s a cold and rainy November afternoon and winter is tugging at my too-thin...
Liza Kachko
Aug 27, 2017
Fall Native Plant Sale
FALL NATIVE PLANT SALE Saturday, September 30 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Sutro Native Plant Nursery | 476 Johnstone Drive, SF 94131 It's...
Janis Gomes
Aug 27, 2017
Yerba Buena: A Refreshing Native Steeped in History
As far back as 1775 and likely much earlier, yerba buena, a California native herb was thriving on the San Francisco peninsula. It was...
Sutro Stewards
Aug 18, 2017
Sutro Stewards Response to UCSF Mount Sutro Draft Environmental Impact Report
August 2017 Take action for the long term health and sustainability of Mount Sutro! We have a big opportunity for improved user...
Janis Gomes
Jul 25, 2017
Columbine: A Flower of Meanings
Columbine (Aquilegia Formosa): A Flower of Meanings Plant lore associates the columbine with at least as many meanings as the petals on...
Sutro Stewards
Jul 5, 2017
Rainwater Catchment & Rain Garden
In 2016, Sutro Stewards received a Community Challenge Grant from the City of San Francisco to install a rainwater catchment system and...
Janis Gomes
Apr 24, 2017
Native Trees: San Francisco’s Long time Residents
California is widely known as the home to some of the largest trees in the world. Among them is the native California redwood (Sequoia...
Janis Gomes
Jan 30, 2017
Plant Profile: Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum)
During recent walks atop Mt. Sutro, I found a fair amount of native Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum, syn. H. lanatum). With its large...
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....
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...
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’...
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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