Tag Archives: Sutro Forest

Invasion Biology – Pseudoscience? – Talk in Berkeley, 14 July 2013

Posted on July 11, 2013 by webmaster

David Theodoropoulos, author of the book “Invasion Biology: Critique of a Pseudoscience” will be giving a talk in Berkeley this Sunday. It’s jointly sponsored by East Bay Pesticide Alert and the Social Justice Committee of the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian … Continue reading →

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The Making of the Mt Sutro Tree Spirit Project

Posted on July 11, 2013 by webmaster

Yesterday, we published a picture made in Sutro Forest for the Tree Spirit Project, which creates art photographs of sylvan nudes to draw attention to endangered forests and trees. (Click here to go to the Tree Spirit page for Mount … Continue reading →

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Tree Spirit Project in Mount Sutro Forest

Posted on July 10, 2013 by webmaster

Jack Gescheidt – tree-lover, photographer, artist – uses his photographs to publicize forests at risk in his Tree Spirit Project. He calls for volunteers who pose naked among the trees, and makes a beautiful and telling picture. (The website has … Continue reading →

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Sutro Forest June 2013: Trails and Flammability

Posted on June 29, 2013 by webmaster

The summer evening was golden and lovely, and though it was getting late, the forest beckoned. We met a few others in the forest – a dog-walker, three joggers, and as we were leaving, three bicycle-riders, all out enjoying the … Continue reading →

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Hiking Through Mount Sutro Forest by Tony Holiday (Part I)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by webmaster

Tony Holiday is a San Francisco resident who likes hiking the area. This is republished with permission and minor changes from “Both Historic Trails” on his blog, Stairways are Heaven. This, the first of two articles, describes a hike that … Continue reading →

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People Overwhelmingly Favor Preserving Mount Sutro Forest

Posted on May 9, 2013 by webmaster

In recent weeks, we’ve had several developments regarding Sutro Forest. COMMENTS OVERWHELMINGLY FAVOR PRESERVING THE FOREST UCSF has compiled and published the public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR).  Though the comments are meant to address the DEIR, … Continue reading →

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Sutro Stewards: The Good, The Bad, and the… ???

Posted on May 8, 2013 by webmaster

In recent months, many people have asked us about the Sutro Stewards, and we’d like to explain our position. We’re not affiliated with them. The Sutro Stewards are a volunteer group that works primarily on Mount Sutro. Craig Dawson is … Continue reading →

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May 2013: Mount Sutro Forest Hike in a Dry Spell

Posted on May 6, 2013 by webmaster

We’ve had an unusually dry winter here in California, and even San Francisco’s had a hot spell recently. So what’s happening in Mount Sutro Forest, usually so damp and green? In brief: It’s not damp, but it is green. The … Continue reading →

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Sutro Forest “Fire Hazard” – Lesson from the Oakland Hills

Posted on April 27, 2013 by webmaster

We are publishing, with permission and minor edits, this statement from a Board Member of the Hills Conservation Network.  This East Bay organization includes among its Board people who were directly impacted by the Oakland fire, and are dedicated to … Continue reading →

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A Tree Story in Mount Sutro Forest

Posted on April 27, 2013 by webmaster

There’d been a couple of really windy days in San Francisco recently, and trees went down all across the city. In Sutro Forest, too, one fell across a trail. We received notice of it from UCSF’s Damon Lew: “Due to … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Bay Guardian: SH!T H@#PENED – The Battle of Mt Sutro

Posted on April 23, 2013 by webmaster

Who can resist a title like that?  “SH!T H@#PENED – The Battle of Mt Sutro” So when one of our readers told us about this SF Bay Guardian article, we went looking online. No luck. We went right out for … Continue reading →

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Mount Sutro Forest “Management Plan” Timeline

Posted on April 4, 2013 by webmaster

The public comment period for the Mount Sutro Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) closed on March 19th. A lot of people are saying, Now What? The bottom line: Unless the project is delayed or cancelled, tree-felling could start in mid-August … Continue reading →

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March End, 2013 – Mount Sutro Forest Hike

Posted on April 1, 2013 by webmaster

By the time we went up to the forest, the day’s rain had stopped. The world of Mount Sutro forest was fresh and green. The world of homes and automobiles fell away at the trailhead. It’s a wonderful time in … Continue reading →

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Bucketloads of Herbicides Coming to Sutro Forest

Posted on March 19, 2013 by webmaster

We’ve often praised UCSF here for keeping Mount Sutro forest pesticide free. No pesticides have been used there since 2008. We’ve said things like “This may be the last pesticide-free wild land in the city. (Thanks, UCSF!)” On the other … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Cut Me Down”: Found in Sutro Forest

Posted on March 16, 2013 by webmaster

A few weeks ago, we’d mentioned seeing lots of trees along the Sutro Forest trails marked with orange blobs of paint. They were mostly trees in apparently poor condition, though they didn’t look especially hazardous. We assumed they had been … Continue reading →

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Flaws in UCSF’s Sutro DEIR: Public Comments Due 19th March 2013

Posted on March 15, 2013 by webmaster

This post is about flaws in UCSF’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve. It isn’t comprehensive, but hits some of the high points. Here is the PDF of the DEIR: Mount_Sutro_EIR_1-16-13_with_Appendices MISLEADING PICTURES The DEIR … Continue reading →

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Sutro Forest Statement by Dr Joseph Mascaro

Posted on March 14, 2013 by webmaster

This is the statement of Dr Joseph Mascaro at the February 25th 2013 hearing UCSF held about the Draft Environmental Impact Report regarding Sutro Forest. It is published here with permission and added emphasis. ——————————- My name is Dr. Joseph … Continue reading →

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UCSF’s Mt Sutro DEIR: How Many Felled Trees – 30,000 or 22,000 or zero?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by webmaster

As we’ve noted before, UCSF’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the Management Plan for Sutro Forest has been published, and public comments are due by March 19th, 2013. It covers what UCSF designates the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve, … Continue reading →

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Fimrite’s Forest: The Evil Twin of Sutro Forest

Posted on March 5, 2013 by webmaster

Fimrite’s Forest is the evil twin of Mount Sutro Cloud Forest. It occupies the same space, but it’s quite different from the forest we know and love. It’s described in Peter Fimrite’s recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, and … Continue reading →

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Mount Sutro Forest: Why UCSF’s Protests Aren’t Convincing

Posted on February 25, 2013 by webmaster

UCSF has been messaging their mailing list, claiming they have no plans to fell 30,000 trees. They only intend to fell trees on 7.5 acres, the four “Demonstration Projects.” After that, they’ll get community input to figure out how many … Continue reading →

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Why Does UCSF Want to Destroy Sutro Forest?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by webmaster

This article is republished from Death of a Million Trees with permission and minor edits. —————- Why Does UCSF Want to Destroy Sutro Forest? The short answer to that question is “I don’t know.” However, since many of the over … Continue reading →

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Message to UCSF: Do the math!!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by webmaster

We are reprinting, with permission, the following article from the Million Trees blog. ************************************************************************************* UCSF has sent an email to its neighbors about its plans for the Sutro forest in which they say, “Contrary to rumors being circulated, there is … Continue reading →

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Mount Sutro Forest Hike in February

Posted on February 18, 2013 by webmaster

The day was perfect, the weather unusually nice. A long weekend, and perhaps the publicity surrounding UCSF’s plans to “thin” the forest, drew many more hikers than usual. We hiked up the steep trail from Christopher (scheduled to be closed … Continue reading →

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Is UCSF’s Sutro Forest Actually Unhealthy?

Posted on February 13, 2013 by webmaster

The main argument UCSF makes for the plan to remove 30,000 trees is that the forest is unhealthy. But is it? The letter below is from Alma Hecht, a Certified Arborist who evaluated the forest. SAN FRANCISCO’S FORESTS by Alma … Continue reading →

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Nearly 800 Signatures on the Mount Sutro Forest Petition

Posted on February 8, 2013 by webmaster

At midnight of Feb 7, the petition already had 789 signatures,  and of course, many more comments. If you’re interested,  please go to the petition by clicking on the button below. And if you haven’t signed it but would like … Continue reading →

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“Enough with this Tree Genocide”: Comments from The Petition to Save Mount Sutro Forest

Posted on February 7, 2013 by webmaster

In two days, 540 people have signed the petition to save the trees on Mt Sutro. To recap, the UCSF plan for Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve – of which it owns 61 acres – proposes to fell over 90% … Continue reading →

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Save Mount Sutro Forest – How You Can Help

Posted on February 5, 2013 by webmaster

If you would like to help save this forest, there are a number of ways to help. 1)   Write to Governor Jerry Brown. He is ex-officio a Regent of the UC Board of Regents. Governor Jerry Brown c/o State Capitol, … Continue reading →

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UCSF Plans to Fell More Than 30 Thousand Trees on Mount Sutro

Posted on January 30, 2013 by webmaster

Mount Sutro Forest has approximately 45,000 trees in the 61 acres belonging to UCSF, and designated as an open space reserve. This dense forest, with an estimated  740 trees per acre, a sub-canopy of acacia, an understory of blackberry and … Continue reading →

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Sutro Forest is Visible From Space

Posted on January 29, 2013 by webmaster

The Bernalwood blog alerted us to this interesting photograph, sent out by Chris Hadfield, commander of the International Space Station over his Twitter feed. (Twitter is a social medium that allows people to share their pictures and their thoughts in … Continue reading →

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The Draft Environmental Impact Report for Sutro Forest

Posted on January 24, 2013 by webmaster

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Sutro Forest is available for comment. It’s long, and we’re still going through it. (We find the report cover a little disturbing, though; the “forest” seems to consist of some trees growing in … Continue reading →

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