15 July 2009 - 21:37, Alane said
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A summer day on a sunny hill in San Francisco…

The grasses on Bayview Hill are golden this time of year and ripple with every passing breeze. The hill is a beautiful setting for collecting seeds from native plants, which is how we spent our morning.

Learning to identify the plants after most of their leaves and flowers have dried was challenging but fascinating. We were lucky to find almost all of the seeds the Natural Areas Program was looking for, including Bee plant (Scrophularia californica), Ithuriel’s Spear (Triteleia laxa), Coast onion (Allium dichlamydeum), Coast buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium), Deerweed (Lotus scoparius), and Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium bellum), among several others. We’re hoping if we do this long enough, we’ll be able to identify our San Francisco native plants from seedlings through leaves and flowers and back to seeds.

There is something in every season to inspire a sense of wonder on Bayview Hill. Come on up to see for yourself.

Comments

2009-08-30 10:44:45 -0700, Chuck said:

Can anybody here tell me how to get a hold of a natural areas representative concerning a project in Mclaren Park???

2009-08-30 15:17:59 -0700, Alane said:

Hi Chuck,
Click McLaren Park link under Sites in the upper righthand box on this page. Leave a message there and someone who can help will get back to you. Or you can call NAP at 753-7268.

2009-09-15 15:19:20 -0700, Suzanna said:

I just wanted to let everyone know about our Natural Areas and Volunteer Program Open House BBQ on 10/17 from 1-4 pm at 811 Stanyan Street. All are welcome. To RSVP or see additional information go to:

http://www.parks.sfgov.org/wcm_recpark/Volunteer/101709.pdf

Thanks!
Suzanna

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