Wed, 09 Apr 2008, 4:38pm, mediacraig said
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Last Saturday’s Mt. Sutro volunteers were treated to sunshine and fine weather as they turned out to perform habitat and trail work at the Rotary Meadow on top of Mt. Sutro. The large group of 38 volunteers accompanied the Mt. Sutro Stewards on a hike to the summit where the party split into two groups to focus on habitat work or trail construction.

Habitat Work: The Mt. Sutro Stewards Habitat Crew led by Jake Sigg (CA Native Plant Society), Peter Brastow (Nature In The City), Rob Bakewell (GG Park Oak Woodlands) and Aaron Thies worked with volunteers to remove invasive weeds from the swale in the lower section of Rotary Meadow. In all, enough weeds were removed to fill several pickup trucks providing another boost to the native plants in that area. The volunteers discovered that this is the best time of the year to spend a morning on the summit of Mt. Sutro as the plants bloom and the insects and birds return.

Trail Work: The Mt. Sutro Stewards Trail Crew led by Dan Schneider, Bob Siegel, Chris Brownfield and myself, begin work on a new upper North Ridge trail connector to the Summit. We accomplished the first phase of the rerouting around the previously steep sections to improve safety during wet conditions. This short but ambitious section of trail improvement will continue on May 3rd where we will finish the upper half that was roughed in and proceed into the lower section.

After a morning of hard work the volunteers were treated to food provided by UCSF and homemade beverages donated by Stewards Dan Schneider and Craig Dawson.

See more photos from Saturday (courtesy Charlotte Evans of One Brick).

Come out and join us on Saturday May 3rd!

Craig Dawson Mt. Sutro Stewards

(415) 665-1077 www.natureinthecity.org/mtsutro.php

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