THANK YOU!
Thanks to everyone who supported our very first fundraiser last Saturday!
It was an amazing success, and we couldn't have done it without you!
Stay tuned for news about the fundraiser and our program, but this week we need to alert you to the following public meetings & events!
SHARP PARK MEETING
November 19
2 pm
City Hall, Room 416
Sharp Park is on this Thursday's Recreation and Park Commission agenda as an action item.
Please email the Commissioners to let them know you want them to wait to take action on Sharp Park until there has been adequate opportunity for public and stakeholder dialog on the issue.
Please consider attending this meeting to advocate for the restoration of Sharp Park!
CRAIG DAWSON FOR COX CONSERVES HERO!
The Mount Sutro Stewards Director, and Nature in the City Steering Committee member, Craig Dawson, has been selected as one of five finalists in the San Francisco Bay Area's Cox Conserves Heroes program, a national awards program to honor and celebrate conservation in everyday life.
The winning Hero, chosen by online public vote, will be awarded $5,000 to donate to the environmental nonprofit of his or her choice. Please support our local hero, Craig Dawson, by casting your vote in support of the Mount Sutro Stewards program and their successful effort at reclaiming Sutro Forest for all to use.
NPS OPEN HOUSE
November 17
4 - 7 pm
GGNRA, Building 201
For Mason
Join us for a public open house to discuss plans and projects in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Open houses are an opportunity to meet park staff, to learn about ongoing projects, and to provide your input. Come any time during the open house and stay as long as you like!
EXTREME ICE NOW: Vanishing Glaciers and Changing Climate
November 18
Fort Mason Officers Club
1 Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
Reception at 5:30 pm / Program at 6:30 pm
For more than 25 years, James Balog has photographed nature in a way that challenges our perceptions and our presumptions. He has received international acclaim, and is the recipient of the Leica Medal of Excellence and awards for photography and nature at World Press Photo in Amsterdam. In Extreme Ice Now, his latest—and ongoing—project, Balog combines art and science to vividly illustrate how global warming is forever altering the world we live in.
MISSON GREENBELT CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
November 20th
24th and Lilac (between Mission and S. Van Ness)
11 a.m.
Come help the Mission Greenbelt Project transform ten empty tree basins along lower 24th St. Amber will have a truck, soil, tools and a map. The action plan is to excavate soil in existing tree basins, add fresh soil and sow native California wildflower seeds.