Name: Mount Sutro Nature Walks: Wildflower Walk
Start: 2023-05-07T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-05-07T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Sutro Native Plant Nursery

Mount Sutro Nature Walks: Wildflower Walk

Sutro Stewards creates urban recreational opportunities while practicing sustainable habitat conservation through stewardship.Sutro Stewards work to conserve habitat through ecological restoration and native plant propagation while providing recreational opportunities in the UCSF Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve. Mount Sutro Open Space, located in the geographic center of San Francisco, was overlooked by surrounding communities for a century. In the last decade, the true value of the open space was revealed through the Sutro Stewards’ creation of multi-use trails, allowing the public to explore this exceptional place.Since 2006, we have mobilized volunteers to build trails, remove invasive species, and grow and install native plants. We host over six events a month and work with over 1,000 volunteers annually! We work with city agencies and land managers to continue to expand the network of connectivity between San Francisco opens spaces and engage community in the planning of improvements and long term stewardship of each project.

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Learn about the flowers that are here now, their role in the ecosystem and some ethnobotanical uses!

Sutro Native Plant Nursery

Spring 2023 Nature Walks

Join Sutro Stewards for a guided spring nature walk on the Mount Sutro Open Space between March and May! Our experienced leaders will lead you through the trails on a two-hour tour on a variety of focused topics.

Mount Sutro Nature Walks are back!Join us for a guided spring nature walk on the Mount Sutro Open Space between March and May! Our experienced leaders will lead you through the trails on a two-hour tour on a variety of focused topics. However, on each walk you'll learn about the unique ecology of the area and the efforts being made to preserve and protect it. Check out our Eventbrite Page to see dates and topics!Sunday, May 7th : Featuring Ildiko Polony: Come enjoy the terrific, florific beauty of your local ecosystem. DId you know that California is known for its wildflowers? Our golden hillsides were once covered in springtime blooms, up and down the coast and to the mountains, with early settlers journaling about the vast displays of color that blanketed the hillsides for miles around. Although much of California has lost its wildflwoer habitat, Sutro Stewards is working to bring it back on our little patch of urban open space. Learn about the flowers that are here now, their role in the ecosystem and some ethnobotanical uses (we won't forget the other plants around us as well!). We'll talk about the flowers that were once here, and what we are doing to bring them back. Join executive director, Ildiko Polony for a leaisurely hike packed with useful and inpsiring information.Space is limited to 15 people per walk. RSVP is required.Suggested donation $20. This is not a top or bottom limit; please give what you can to support our educational efforts and our work to improve the Mount Sutro Open Space through trail building and maintenance, plant propagation, and habitat restoration! Limited parking is available for participants during the hike. Parking is available along Clarendon Avenue or Christopher Drive and a short 5-10 minute walk to the nursery or at red Aldea Guest parking spots.Accessibility: Please note trails on Mount Sutro can be steep and narrow, which may pose a challenge for some hikers. Hikers with mobility challenges may find some parts of Mount Sutro's trails difficult to traverse.**Hikes may be canceled for rain or high winds. Hikes will be canceled if there are not at least 3 RSVPs 2 hours prior to the event. Please check your email for updates.**Nature Walks Full Schedule (Check often for updates!):Saturday, March 18 | 10:00a-12:00p | Natural History &amp; Cultivating Hope<ul><li>Featuring Vincent Distrola: A walk along the historic trail of Mount Sutro. Discussions to include natural history and hope in the face of climate change</li></ul>Saturday, April 8 | 10:00a-12:00p | Contiguous Habitat Corridor <ul><li>Featuring Kelly Dodge: Learn about our big plans for Mount Sutro! A tour of our current restoration sites and where we hope to expand and connect native habitat in the future. Plus you'll get to learn about all the native plants that make this area worth restoring!</li></ul>Saturday, April 22 | 10:00a-12:00p | Water History of Mount Sutro<ul><li>Featuring Joel Pomerantz of Seep City: Are you aware that spring water from Mount Sutro was sold commercially for many years? Have you noticed places on the trail where special treatments were necessary due to springs activity? Where does Woodland Creek come from and go to? Who was the white crane that the community garden springs were named for? We’ll have a couple hours to wander trails and nearby streets, stopping to discuss the old irrigation ditches, ponds, maps, plus what’s here now. Be prepared to share your knowledge, too, as this will include those opportunities.</li></ul>Saturday, April 29 | 10:00a-12:00p | Woodland Canyon Watershed<ul><li>Featuring Ildiko Polony: We will be exploring the oftentimes elluisive and sometimes overwhelming path of water in this walk of the Woodland Canyon Creek watershed. In June of 2022, Sutro Stewards began work to restore one of few remianing above ground creeks in San Francisco. Woodland Canyon Creek is a seasonal creek that begins on the summit of Mount Sutro and is culverted into a pipe at Stanyan Street. We envision a creek bed clear of invasive brambles, and teaming with life supported by native plants. Join us to learn about the creek, our efforts to restore it and how you can get involved.</li></ul>Sunday, May 7| 10a-12p| Wildflower Walk<ul><li>Featuring Ildiko Polony: Come enjoy the terrific, florific beauty of your local ecosystem. DId you know that California is known for its wildflowers? Our golden hillsides were once covered in springtime blooms, up and down the coast and to the mountains, with early settlers journaling about the vast displays of color that blanketed the hillsides for miles around. Although much of California has lost its wildflwoer habitat, Sutro Stewards is working to bring it back on our little patch of urban open space. Learn about the flowers that are here now, their role in the ecosystem and some ethnobotanical uses (we won't forget the other plants around us as well!). We'll talk about the flowers that were once here, and what we are doing to bring them back. Join executive director, Ildiko Polony for a leaisurely hike packed with useful and inpsiring information. </li></ul>Saturday May 13 | 12:30p-3:00p | Mother's Day Walk<ul><li>Featuring Bridget Llanes: Calling all mothers! We want to appreciate you this day with a walk around the Historic trail. Enjoy a nourishing tea. Learn a few nourishing medicinal plants and self care practices to take with you.</li></ul>Saturday, May 20 | 1:00p-3:00p | Foraging and Drink-Making<ul><li>Featuring Geri Diaz: A leisurely walk around Mount Sutro as we witness all that it provides as food for humans and other animals. Depending on blooms, we will forage to make native plant tea or wild plum spritzes. </li></ul>

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