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Hills Conservation Network files suit to stop FEMA grants in East Bay Hills | Death of a Million Trees
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Death of a Million Trees. Saving trees from needless destruction in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hills Conservation Network files suit to stop FEMA grants in East Bay Hills. March 11, 2015. Tags: City of Oakland. East Bay Regional Park District. Ten years after UC Berkeley, City of Oakland, and East Bay Regional Park District applied for FEMA grants to fund the destruction of hundreds of thousands of non-native trees on 1,000 acres of public open space, FEMA announced its final decision. Http:/ www.hi...
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Global increases in biodiversity resulting from new species | Death of a Million Trees
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Death of a Million Trees. Saving trees from needless destruction in the San Francisco Bay Area. Global increases in biodiversity resulting from new species. August 15, 2014. Great horned owl in eucalyptus. Courtesy urbanwildness.org. However, despite the conventional wisdom that the introduction of new species of plants to islands would result in extinction of their predecessors, there is no evidence that this is indeed the case with introduced plants. In 2008, Dov Sax and Steven Gaines published a s...
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More public comments on FEMA projects in the East Bay Hills | Death of a Million Trees
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Death of a Million Trees. Saving trees from needless destruction in the San Francisco Bay Area. More public comments on FEMA projects in the East Bay Hills. July 24, 2015. Tags: FEMA grant East Bay Hills. We are publishing a few more of our favorite public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the FEMA projects in the East Bay Hills. Which will destroy nearly a half-million trees if implemented as presently described. Visit the HCN website HERE. To make a contribution. Absolutely do no...
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The Sierra Club must STOP advocating for deforestation and pesticide use in San Francisco Bay Area | Death of a Million Trees
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Death of a Million Trees. Saving trees from needless destruction in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Sierra Club must STOP advocating for deforestation and pesticide use in San Francisco Bay Area. August 9, 2015. Monarch butterflies over-winter in California’s eucalyptus groves. Which demands the destruction of 100% of all non-native trees (eucalyptus, Monterey pine, acacia). This is an on-line petition which can be signed HERE. There will be a demonstration. This article is about the Sierra Club’s public...
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Invertebrates such as insects are plentiful in the eucalyptus forest | Death of a Million Trees
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Death of a Million Trees. Saving trees from needless destruction in the San Francisco Bay Area. Invertebrates such as insects are plentiful in the eucalyptus forest. November 22, 2013. Tags: California Invasive Plant Council. Native plant advocates frequently claim that the eucalyptus forest is a biological desert. We find no evidence to support that claim. We are as likely to see a diverse understory in the eucalyptus forest. Loss of native plant forage and migratory disruptions may have greater long-te...
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San Francisco recommendations
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My San Francisco recommendations. I've only been living in San Francisco since the summer of 2010 (though I did live here as a teen-ager in the 80s), so I'm not fully qualified as a native to give recommendations. I've never let that stop me before. Here are some of my favorite things in San Francisco. If you only have a day or two, here are my picks (details of each are further down):. Best Coffee in the World: Blue Bottle. Best Casual Dining: Gracias Madre. Best Special Occasion Dining: Millenium.
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Observer
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Welcome to Westside Observer. News And Views from the West of Twin Peaks Central Council. Rime and Coyotes dominated the discussion at the West of Twin Peaks Central Council meeting on June 27. President Roger Ritter. Kicked off the meeting at 7:35 in front of a large crowd and immediately introduced San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon. District Attorney George Gascon. When asked about Prop 47. The DA. spoke about the problem of 70% recidivism. Within Balboa Terrace to the maximum extent permit...
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Mount Davidson Maps: A Trail Map, Web App, and Photo Gallery | Waypoints and Ramblings
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Mount Davidson Maps: A Trail Map, Web App, and Photo Gallery. Mount Davidson Maps: A Trail Map, Web App, and Photo Gallery. February 23, 2015. Evening view from Mt. Davidson. Download the map as a PDF. Mt Davidson Trail Map PDF. Mount Davidson Trail Map Web Application. Access the Mount Davidson Trail Map Web Application. Mt Davidson Trail Map Web Application. Mount Davidson Photo Gallery Story Map. Access the Mount Davidson Photo Gallery Map. Mt Davidson Photo Gallery Map. View towards Sutro Towers.
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TURFHUGGER: Wildlife in Focus: Coyote
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Wildlife in Focus: Coyote. Recently David Phipps of Stone Creek GC posted on his blog some pics and a video. Can be seen below) of a Coyote that has been visiting the course lately. This got me thinking about Coyotes and how Turfhugger should be providing more wildlife centered posts, so I contact Janet Kessler of. Janet graciously agreed to explain some of her experience with these amazing animals, including photo's too! Check out Janet's blog. You may hear coyotes howl, sometimes along with fire engine...
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Coalition to Defend East Bay Forests
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Coalition to Defend East Bay Forests. Save the East Bay Hills. Gives a good overview of the issues, as well as resources for contacting the responsible agencies. Death of a Million Trees. Keeps track of the environmental science relevant to the East Bay hills ecology. East Bay Pesticide Alert. Has toxicological information about the pesticides being used in the hills, and documents some of the history of this struggle back to 2005. Bay Area Progressive Directory. The Next Major Fire in the East Bay Hills.
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