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Upcoming Nature in the City Fall/Winter Urban Treks
Twin Peaks Watershed and Botany
with Amber Hasselbring
Saturday OCTOBER 24
10 am - 1 pm
An introductory walk exploring the Twin Peaks watershed, with Amber Hasselbring, eco-artist and leader of the Mission Greenbelt Project, discussing the plants, habitat, and landscape features of this watershed at the heart of our city. Gentle pace with all ages and families welcome.
5 Person minimum, Please RSVP at iris@natureinthecity.org or 415-564-4107. $10-20 donation for all walks, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Tidepooling at Duxbury Reef
with Chris Giorni
Sunday NOVEMBER 1
3 - 6 pm
The Halloween Spiders Emerge
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Orb Spider at Glen Canyon. Photo by Ruth Gravanis. |
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Orb Spider feasting on Gulf Fritillaries at Alemany Farm. Photo by Ruth Gravanis. |
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Orb Spider feasting on Gulf Fritillaries at Alemany Farm. Photo by Ruth Gravanis. |
Sharp Park Debate Now Online!
The debate between Restore Sharp Park and the anti-park advocates is now on-line! You can view the entire debate here or view some of the highlights on YouTube here. Learn more at restoresharppark.org!
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National Treasures & Ken Burns |
National Parks: Antidote to Propaganda, ‘Government is the Enemy'
BeyondChron
"Not once in Ken Burns’ masterful documentary on America’s National Parks does he overplay his most abiding lesson: good government is the heroic engine by which we save special places, ourselves, our nation, and our planet. Methodical and meditative, Burns dramatizes monumental themes by telling stories that start small, one visionary or scattered cluster who find the human and the sacred in the natural – redefining significance for all in the process."
America Needs More 'Crown Jewels'
LA Times
"The 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch, between Los Angeles and Bakersfield in the Tehachapis, features extraordinary ecological resources: ancient oak groves, Joshua tree and pinyon pine forests, and 80 imperiled species, including the California condor. Its owners and some environmentalists have cut a deal to put 90% of the ranchland into a private conservancy in exchange for allowing intense development on the other 10%. But here's what hasn't been seriously considered: Protecting this precious area as a national park for the benefit of creatures and people in one of the nation's most densely populated regions."
Yosemite Indians, Where Did They Go?
"If you have been watching the series on PBS by Ken Burns called 'The National Parks, Americas Best Idea' you will see Yosemite Valley featured several times. Yosemite was one of the first national parks created in the United States so everyone could share in its beauty, but have you ever wondered what happened to the original Indians of Yosemite?"
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Calendar |
October 21 |
October 22 |
October 25 |
California State Parks Foundation 40th Anniversary 12:30 - 4 pm It's the Great Pumpkin Spider! 1 - 3:30 pm San Bruno Mountain Watch Conservancy 40th Anniversary 5 pm - 9 pm |
October 26 |
Quartermaster Reach Open House 5:30 - 7:30 pm |
October 28 |
*For more calendar items go to the NTC Community Calendar.
