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Category Archives: Mt Sutro Cloud Forest
In Mount Sutro Forest, May 2011
Last Thursday evening, we wandered around the forest. We hadn’t headed that way, but it drew us in, as it often does. Despite the recent habitat destruction here and on the Kill-Trees Trail, it’s still a magical place. Here’s our report. THE GASH The Gash … Continue reading
Posted in Mount Sutro Stewards, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest
Tagged Edgewood, mount sutro, mt sutro stewards, native plants, Sutro Stewards
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Mount Sutro Forest, Native Plants, and Ideology: Debate between a Climatologist and Charlie – Part III
This is part of a continuing series of conversations between Charlie, a US-based naturalist, and Gov Pavlicek, a climatologist in Europe (on our front-page comments section). We’re finding their contrasting worldviews interesting. For those interested in earlier exchanges, here’s Part I … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, nativism
Tagged environment, mount sutro, native plants, nativism, unscientific
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Mount Sutro Forest, Native Plants, and Ideology: Debate between a Climatologist and Charlie – Part I
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been hosting an interesting debate on our website, between US-based Charlie (who’s commented here before) and Gov Pavlicek , a climatologist from the Netherlands (NL). We think this conversation is interesting enough for its own … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, eucalyptus, Herbicides, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, nativism
Tagged eucalyptus, mount sutro, Sutro Forest, unscientific
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Sutro Forest: Courtesy on the Mountain
Up in the forest this afternoon, we encountered an unusually large number of visitors. Good Friday holiday, maybe? Anyway, in under an hour we saw: Two hikers; three dogs with six people; and five guys riding their cycles. (It’s always … Continue reading
Cats, Catbirds: Why the Smithsonian study doesn’t say what everyone thinks it does
There’s been a huge amount of publicity recently about a 2004 study, publicized by the highly-respected Smithsonian. It implies that cats are the main cause of death of songbirds, and has become a talking point for those advocating stronger measures … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Mount Sutro Stewards, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest
Tagged birds, cat, catbird, mount sutro, smithsonian, smithsonian study, Sutro Forest
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Supermoon over Sutro Forest
On 19 March 2011, there was a “supermoon” when the moon looks much larger than usual. This happens when the full moon is also at the point in its orbit when it’s closest to earth. (Technically, according to wikipedia, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged moon, mount sutro, Sutro Forest
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Century-old Trees Help the Forest Grow
An interesting study from Canada’s McGill University recently indicated the particular value of old trees. In brief: Trees that are over 100 years old tend to have more moss growing on them at the 15-30 meter (i.e 50-100 feet) level … Continue reading
The Shrine in the Forest
Some months ago, we’d written about a little shrine to Ishi, the last of the Yahi tribe, in a small cave along a trail in the beautiful Sutro Cloud Forest. There’d been a little picture of him, and some offerings … Continue reading
Thirty Years in Mount Sutro Forest – Alicia Snow
Alicia Snow sent us this lyrical piece about walking the forest’s trails for over 30 years. Though she doesn’t walk alone there any more, she still fights to preserve Sutro Forest and against the use of toxic herbicides in the … Continue reading
Posted in Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, Neighborhood impact
Tagged cloud forest, mount sutro, Sutro Forest
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UCSF, Mt Sutro Stewards, and the Fate of Sutro Forest
In an article about East Africa, conservationists WA Rodgers and ND Burgess spell out some of the difficulties faced in preserving coastal forests: the attitudes of the people. “At best the local inhabitants see their forest as a resource to … Continue reading
Ravens vs Great Horned Owls by Patricia Greene
We’re always interested in our forest’s most spectacular residents: The Great Horned Owls. Today we saw this fascinating account from Patricia Greene on a birding group, and are re-printing it below with permission. I and others have been hearing Great … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, great horned owl, mount sutro, Sutro Forest, wildlife
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Sutro Forest EIR Scoping Meeting – 10th Jan 2011
Here’s an extract from a message from UCSF: “Next Steps: EIR Scoping Meeting and Initial Study An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) scoping meeting for the UCSF Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve Management Project will be held: Monday, January 10, 2011, … Continue reading
Sutro Forest Photo by Vickie McNamee
We were delighted to receive this lovely picture from hiker Vickie McNamee, together with a nice note: We had the most beautiful hike today (Saturday, Nov 27). Thank you! Here’s a picture you are welcome to post. Vickie Thanks, Vickie! … Continue reading
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Tagged eucalyptus, mount sutro, Sutro Forest, trails
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Mt Sutro Stewards and the Kill-Trees Trail
The Mount Sutro Stewards are building a trail from Stanyan into the Forest, in the city-owned Interior Green Belt. Work has started; in fact, they’d planned on getting volunteers in there earlier this month. We thought we’d take a look. … Continue reading
SF Natural Areas Program, Roundup and Birth Defects
Someone sent us a paper published May 2010 in the journal, Chemical Research in Toxicology. It linked glyphosate to birth defects in vertebrates. We’d like people who have assumed that Roundup’s problems come mainly from its surfactant POEA to take … Continue reading
Found a Cat in Sutro Forest
We’ve been sent a report on a new cat that has shown up in the forest in the Belgrave/ Stanyan area. It’s probably someone’s pet. We don’t have photos, hence the public domain drawing; but here is the description: “It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, lost, pet, siamese cat
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Sutro Forest Visit: Hawk and Butterflies
It was a beautiful day up in the forest, bright and breezy. We took the trail from Christopher to the South Ridge trail, then up the South Ridge Trail to the Native Garden. The connector trail had been aggressively groomed, … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, mount sutro, Sutro Forest, thinning, wildlife
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Sutro Forest: Blue Angels and Forest Sounds
This time last year, they’d appeared through the trees, as huge and unexpected as jet-powered flying dinosaurs. The Blue Angels were tough to photograph as they blasted by, but this was another year and another opportunity. A bike-rider passing by … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, eucalyptus, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest
Tagged blue angels, mount sutro, Sutro Forest
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Something Like Avatar: Mt Sutro’s Networked Forest
What does the mysterious cloud forest on Mount Sutro have in common with the strange and wondrous forests of the movie Avatar? In that film, Pandora’s world encompasses huge old trees, vegetation that glows in the dark, and interconnected plants. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest
Tagged Avatar, eucalyptus, mount sutro, na'avi, Sutro Forest
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Excerpts from the Arborists’ Report
As we said in an earlier post, we asked two arborists to look at the Mount Sutro Forest and give us a report. Jocelyn Cohen, a Certified Arborist, holds a seat on the Urban Forest Council for the City of … Continue reading
Posted in eucalyptus, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, UCSF
Tagged cloud forest, eucalyptus, mount sutro, mt sutro stewards, Sutro Forest, UCSF
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Monsanto, Blackwater, Pesticides, and Spies
Someone sent me a link to an interesting article about Blackwater, the well-known defense contracting firm in the Iraq war (now called Xe Services LLC). They’ve diversified into corporate Intelligence. Said The Nation article by Jeremy Scahill: “Over the past … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Herbicides, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, Neighborhood impact, UCSF
Tagged EPA, herbicide, Monsanto, mt sutro stewards, pesticide
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Hiking in Mount Sutro Forest – Pointers and Map
We’ve been talking about the beauty of this forest, especially on a foggy day – and it occurred to us that hikers less familiar with it might want better information. This article has been reprinted from Mount Sutro Forest. [Edited … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest
Tagged cloud forest, mount sutro, Sutro Forest, trails
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Wind. Fog. Mount Sutro Forest
The wind was strong this afternoon, blowing over trashcans, swishing the tops of the eucalyptus like great lace fans, swirling the fog into romantic curls. The sun was AWOL. A perfect day for a walk in San Francisco’s own cloud … Continue reading
3 Reasons Not to Use Roundup
Someone sent us a link to an article about Roundup by Caroline Cox, a scientist who leads the pesticide research at Center for Environmental Health. Titled “Why You Shouldn’t Use Roundup (Or Trust Its Labels),” it’s one of the most … Continue reading
Posted in Herbicides, Herbicides: Roundup, Garlon, Mt Sutro Cloud Forest, UCSF
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Ishi’s Shrine
There’s a story that Ishi, the last of the Yahi tribe of Yana native Americans used to wander Mount Sutro Forest in the early part of the century. His tribe was massacred, and having nowhere to go, he wandered into … Continue reading
Mount Sutro Forest That Was 