Habitat Restoration
Our Habitat Restoration projects engage people in cultivating, conserving, and caring for local habitats and urban wildlife in San Francisco. We aim to empower individuals and communities to be stewards of San Francisco's beautiful and biodiverse natural landscapes.
We invite people to record plants and wildlife at our project sites on iNaturalist, as they have since 2008. Visit our iNaturalist page to learn more.
Green Hairstreak Corridor
Located in Golden Gate Heights, the Green Hairstreak Corridor is a true urban wildlife corridor of eleven restored habitat sites for the Green Hairstreak butterfly. The restoration of these “stepping stone” public spaces between larger parks has helped prevent this beautiful butterfly from becoming locally extinct (extirpated) in San Francisco. With the help of dedicated neighbors and the Backyard Nursery Network, our work is increasing the numbers and genetic diversity of the local Green Hairstreak butterfly population.
Adah’s Stairway
Tucked below Buena Vista Park in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, Adah’s Stairway provides sanctuary for birds and a haven for walkers and those who want to sit and soak up some peace. Restored in partnership with neighbors, this grand public stairway honors Adah Bakalinsky, a local walking advocate and author of the Stairway Walks of San Francisco. With its stacked Napa basalt walls, coast live oak trees, berry-producing shrubs, and flowering perennial plants, Adah’s Stairway nourishes a multitude of birds that frequent nearby Buena Vista Park. Canine friends will enjoy the dog fountain too!
Native Plant Nursery
Our trained staff and knowledgable volunteers gather for monthly nursery workdays, sharing educational resources to empower you to grow plants from seed in our nursery, backyard, or community garden. The plants we grow support ecological restoration projects throughout San Francisco. This is one more way you can help us restore wildlife habitat.
Partner Projects
We partner with like-minded organizations and communities to restore and steward remnants of San Francisco’s native habitat.
Palou Phelps Park
Palou Phelps Park in the Bayview neighborhood includes a hillside of rare native grassland that bursts with wildflowers each spring. With Friends of Palou Phelps, we support the ongoing stewardship of this important habitat.
Alemany Farm
We also partner with Friends of Alemany Farm to restore native plants at San Francisco’s largest agricultural landscape, located between the Glen Park and Bernal Heights neighborhoods.
