Blog Posts about Mt Davidson
Here are blogged musings from our volunteers. Depending on how you access this collection, it will include posts about a specific site or about general issues. Click on the title bar of a post in order to open it up.
August 2008
Sun, 10 Aug 2008, 5:25pm, Tinman said:
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This month we worked on the Lower Ledge area, an amazing area that really demonstrates the benefits that come from careful management of the park. This is right in the middle of Adolph Sutro’s tree plantation, and so it suffers the usual blight that has resulted from Sutro’s misguided (or at least derailed) program: the trees he planted are far too close together and as a result, the profligate fog drip has caused a riot of blackberry, ivy, cape ivy, and cotoneaster.
However, in this particular area, about ten eucalyptus trees blew down during the major storm we had this past January. This has opened up the area considerably—to light and progress. On their own, the indigenous western sword fern, Pacific reed grass, and salal have sprung into action and are well on their way to filling in the area. All we’ve had to do is to wrestle with remaining blackberry, ivy and cotoneaster.
This photo
shows this area, though it’s hard to photograph. There are still far too many trees, but the area looks much better than it did before the winds. This month we mostly dealt with blackberry and ivy.
This area is well on its way to becoming one of the most productive sections on Mt D!
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PUC Work About to Begin
Wed, 09 Jul 2008, 5:28pm, Tinman said:
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Here’s a notice from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission that just arrived today:
NTK Construction, the contractor for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Mt Davidson tank, pipeline and pump station project, will begin a control survey of the pipeline alignment on Mt Davidson during the week of July 14th, with a duration of approximately five days. Rough staking of the alignment will start on or around July 21st.
The San Francisco Recreation & Park Department will review the alignment and rough staking and will work with NTK Construction and the SFPUC to ensure the best alignment.
A public notice will be mailed to residents on Dalewood Way this week informing them about the installation of a temporary mobile pump station near their homes. Please see the attached public notice. Thank you.
So, the time for vigilant observation is about to start. If you see any irregularities, post them here with photos and call Brian Roberts (415-740-4382) and SFPUC (415-551-4659 and 415-550-4911 after hours) to complain.
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