Tag Archives: Glen Canyon Park tree-felling

Bees in Glen Canyon – Lose Some, Win Some

Posted on July 18, 2014 by SF Forest Alliance

 We’ve reported here before about the bee tree that was cut down as part of the “improvements” to Glen Canyon Park – and the one that was killed by mistake when someone thought it was a nest of yellow-jackets, not … Continue reading →

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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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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 Park Rec Center: The Next Phase

Posted on June 19, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

Finally, the Glen Park Recreation Center is getting what the neighbors really wanted – a makeover for the old building. We attended a meeting held by SF Rec & Parks’ Capital Planning about this phase of the project. About 30 … 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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Glen Canyon Park Update

Posted on March 12, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

Well, it’s done. The grove of trees that graced the park’s Elk Road entrance is now a bunch of stumps and mulch. Here’s what it looked like when the cutting had just started, and what it looks like now. ………… … Continue reading →

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The Bee Tree Was NOT Saved

Posted on February 11, 2013 by SF Forest Alliance

Sadly, the bee tree was a casualty of the tree destruction that was going on. We had understood that the bee-friends of  San Francisco had talked to the SFRPD, and they agreed that the stump would be cut off at … 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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