MILLIONS of our tax dollars
That’s what San Francisco’s “Natural” Areas Program (NAP) spends to:
- Fell trees: Some 18,500 trees are to be cut
- Block trails and access: Around 9 miles of trails would be closed or “relocated”; dog-play areas would be closed down; public access to park features would be blocked
- Apply toxic pesticides: In 2010, the Natural Areas Program used more Tier I (most hazardous) pesticides than any other park area.
Clubhouse - remodeled, then closed to save Director's salary
Meanwhile, clubhouses are closed because they can’t pay the directors $40 thousand annually; preschool programs are terminated because they won’t pay teachers; restrooms are closed because they can’t keep them clean and functional; and 23,000 street trees become the responsibility of nearby homeowners to save the city $300 thousand.
OUR MISSION:
Halt destruction of city park trees and wildlife habitat
- Reverse plans that deny public access to trails and natural areas
- Eliminate unwarranted toxic pesticide hazards to children, wildlife and the public
- Stop misuse of tax revenue and funding within city natural areas
(For more details on NAP’s plans, go here.)
If you are a neighbor, parent, hiker, runner, outdoor enthusiast, dog walker, or environmentalist, please learn about these issues and help keep our parks and open areas in their natural state and accessible for all to enjoy with minimal disturbance to nature.
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- Let us know if you would like to help in other ways, such as contacting supervisors and other government officials, giving talks, or give us your own ideas for helping out.
- Sign our petition!
We’re at SFForestNews at gmail dot com
Congratulations on the launch of this vital source of information to the public about the damage being done in the parks of San Francisco by the misguided Natural Areas Program. As you point out, this program is doing far more harm than good to the environment and the animals and humans who live in it.
And thanks to the Forest Alliance for this effort to inform the public and advocate for a less destructive and restrictive approach to the maintenance of the city’s parklands.
We hope that those who are interested in the controversial impact of the native plant movement in the San Francisco Bay Area will visit the Million Trees website for information about similar destructive projects all over the Bay Area.