Category Archives: Felling Trees

Canyon Disappointments – by Tony Holiday

Posted on December 7, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

Tony Holiday is a trekker and blogger based in San Francisco. He recently re-visited Glen Canyon, and was disappointed with the destruction he saw there. This post is re-published (with minor edits) from his blog, Stairways are Heaven . Visit … Continue reading →

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Glen Canyon Park: Nine Months after Tree Destruction

Posted on December 5, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

This article has been reprinted from the San Francisco Forest Alliance’s website. Video update to the Glen Canyon Park tree demolition project San Francisco’s Wreck and Park Department is now calling this “The Glen Canyon Playground and Tennis Court Project“. … Continue reading →

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Last chance: See Glen Canyon’s Outback Trail before it’s Tamed

Posted on September 26, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

If you love the secret, twisty mysterious Outback Trail that runs along the west side of the creek in Glen Canyon, this would be a good time to see it. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department is just about … Continue reading →

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Glen Canyon Trails Project : 31 Trees Will be Cut in September

Posted on August 16, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

SF Recreation and Parks Department is stepping up the Trails project in Glen Canyon. By the time you read this, they may already have posted notices for removal of 31 trees that they say have been assessed as “Hazardous.” The … Continue reading →

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Glen Canyon Park: What It Looks Like 6 Months After the Trees

Posted on July 31, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

It’s been over six months since the trees were felled between Elk Rd and the Glen Canyon Rec Center.  Here’s what it looks like now. ——————————— The destruction part took no time at all: An avenue of majestic century-old trees, … Continue reading →

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Glen Canyon Trees – Why We Should Have Saved Them, and Where It’s At Now

Posted on May 19, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

We’re bringing you two videos that together will take under ten minutes of your time: One made some months ago, when the trees in the picture still dappled the hillside with their shadows; and a recent one that follows up … Continue reading →

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Still More Trees Going Down in Glen Canyon

Posted on February 10, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

We’re continuing to document the work at the Elk Street entrance of Glen Canyon. Here are some recent pictures. It looks like what it was – a logged worksite where lately there were trees and bushes. We hope the realigned … Continue reading →

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Trail Construction and Destruction Starts in Glen Canyon

Posted on January 24, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

The trail work has started in Glen Canyon. What’s happening now seems reasonable; they are widening and flattening a popular trail, and adding native plants. However, it also apparently involves “decommissioning” a social trail (the dark orange line on the … Continue reading →

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More Trees Gone in Glen Canyon

Posted on January 20, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

The tree-felling continues – up the slope above Alms Road, and around the Recreation Center. The wooded feeling of the Elk entrance and the area surrounding the Rec Center is gone. Here are photographs from Ron Proctor, documenting the ongoing … Continue reading →

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Days 4 and 5 of the Tree-Felling

Posted on January 17, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

It’s nearly finished now. The line of grand old eucalyptus trees are mostly stumps. Here are some photographs from Days 4 and 5 of the tree-demolition. There’s also a video of one magnificent tree going down. It’s called Remembrance, and … Continue reading →

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