Category Archives: Maps

A 1927 San Francisco Tourist Map Shows Sutro Forest

Posted on September 13, 2014 by webmaster

This delightful tourist map from 1927 has been circulating on the Internet. It’s got a lot of fun detail. (Clicking on this map will make it larger.) The RichmondSF blog researched the map, and had some interesting notes about the … Continue reading →

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Mt Sutro Cloud Forest: An August 2012 Hike

Posted on August 18, 2012 by webmaster

The summer fog’s been hanging around the Cloud Forest, and when we went up there late last weekend, it had lightened but not lifted. We climbed up by the Christopher entrance to the South Ridge trail. It was cool and … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, eucalyptus, Maps, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest | Tagged cloud forest, drying out the forest, eucalyptus, mount sutro, Sutro Forest, trail conditions | 1 Comment

A Map of Mount Sutro Forest

Posted on July 2, 2011 by webmaster

Readers of this site may remember that a few months ago, we took down a number of maps after we received a strongly-worded legal letter. We had assumed they were in the public domain (they were based on city/ UCSF … Continue reading →

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UCSF “Community Input”: The Opposites Game

Posted on July 28, 2010 by webmaster

We’ve been concerned that the only community input UCSF has been accepting is from the Mount Sutro Stewards and their supporters. Grade school kids sometimes play an infuriating game called Opposites: They do the opposite of what you ask. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Herbicides, Herbicides: Roundup, Garlon, Maps, Meetings, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, Neighborhood impact, UCSF | Tagged Aldea Student Housing, drying out the forest, eucalyptus, mount sutro, mt sutro stewards, nature in the city, opening up the forest, Sutro Stewards, UCSF | 4 Comments

Report: UCSF Sutro Forest Meeting May 2010

Posted on May 26, 2010 by webmaster

This is a report on UCSF’s May 25th Community meeting. There are some changes following from previous meetings: The Environmental Review shows six steps instead of just a black box. The ending is not a predetermined cutting of trees on … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, eucalyptus, Herbicides, Maps, Meetings, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, nativism, Neighborhood impact, UCSF | Tagged drying out the forest, EIR, Environmental Impact Report, eucalyptus, Garlon, nativism, opening up the forest, Sutro Forest, UCSF | 6 Comments

Report: UCSF’s Agenda-Planning Meeting

Posted on May 11, 2010 by webmaster

After withdrawing its FEMA proposal, UCSF decided to go ahead on its own. It convened a small group of supporters and opponents for an agenda planning meeting prior to its planned Community workshop. UCSF plans to hold three such meetings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Maps, Meetings, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, Neighborhood impact, UCSF | Tagged cloud forest, drying out the forest, Environmental Impact Report, mount sutro, UCSF, weather, wildlife | 7 Comments

Protecting Mount Sutro Cloud Forest Helps Biodiversity

Posted on May 7, 2010 by webmaster

We’d like to put Mt Sutro Cloud Forest in the context of the bio-diversity in the Western part of San Francisco. This is an 80-acre forest (including both the UCSF portion and the Interior Green Belt). That’s fairly large for … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, eucalyptus, Herbicides, Maps, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, UCSF | Tagged cloud forest, habitat, herbicide, san francisco, Sutro Forest | 13 Comments

UCSF Update and March 24 meeting

Posted on February 26, 2010 by webmaster

We attended a meeting at UCSF today, in which they addressed several planning items. On Mt Sutro, UCSF was seeking money from FEMA to gut a quarter of the forest in the name of fire hazard mitigation. What UCSF’s Lori … Continue reading →

Posted in Maps, Meetings, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, Neighborhood impact, Sutro Forest "Fire Risk", UCSF | Tagged cloud forest, Edgewood, EIR, Environmental Impact Report, Farnsworth, mount sutro, sutro, Sutro Forest, UCSF | 8 Comments

Low Fire Risk and the “Historic Trail”

Posted on February 9, 2010 by webmaster

I attended a meeting called by Parks and Rec this evening, to discuss opening access to the forest at 17th and Stanyan in Cole Valley. This the black dotted line in the map below. [ETA: The map was distributed at … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, eucalyptus, Maps, Meetings, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, Neighborhood impact, Sutro Forest "Fire Risk" | Tagged mount sutro, opening up the forest, trails, trees | 11 Comments

Fire Hazard Map(s)?

Posted on October 22, 2009 by webmaster

Fire Hazard maps are critical to substantiating that there even is a hazard. The maps associated with this Plan don’t achieve that. TWO MAPS THAT DON’T MATCH UCSF’s 19 October presentation included a map called City-Wide Wildfire Hazards. (Page 18 … Continue reading →