History of restoration efforts at Edgehill Mountain

HISTORY OF RESTORATION EFFORTS AT EDGEHILL MOUNTAIN OPEN SPACE PARK
-see here also for a brief history & description of the park: http://www.sfneighborhoodparks.org/parkhistories/edgehill.html
June 8, 2002 Work Party neighbors welcome for input/questions
May 11, 2002 Work Party neighbors welcome for input/questions
April 13, 2002 Work Party This is the first time the main area has looked clean enough to appreciate without a desperate need to keep up with the weeding: photos Cleared Erharta from the upper outcrop of Steve's Rocks (ivy was initially cleared in October '99). There are some Woodland Peas doing well & a few Woodmints gaining foothold. Some Sanicula continues to hold it's ground at the lower end of the outcrop. The snails ate the Dudleya that was planted & the Soaproot is once again smothered in weeds but surviving. The cliffs look truly spectacular... the wavy topsy turvy layers of chert are now waiting for a fresh crop of Dudleya this winter after we spend the summer cleaning out the reseeding Erharta. The switchback trail has largely been abandoned (people just simply prefer the direct route) but maybe we can attract attention to the rocks with the new work going on in this area now & re-establish that section of trail.
March 9, 2002 Work Party Continued weeding... clearing the transition area.
February 25, 2002 History: Shangrila gate re-opened! (subject to appeal)
February 9, 2002 Work Party Continued weeding... A couple of large trees which had been marked for removal (due to the nearby contruction) were cut down along the route of the the proposed path down to Kensington. The large trunks have yet to be cut up & dealt with. There is a good deal more sun in this area now.
January 12, 2002 more planting!!
December began planting!
November 10, 2001 Work Party Clearing duff below the cypress that lies above Christopher's Meadow to prepare for planting that connects all the restored areas. R&PD staff cleared dozens of smaller trees West of the restored, area bringing in sunlight, opening views & preparing for construction of the long-planned trail down to Kensington Way. R&PD proposed installing newspaper mulch to choke out the remaining Erharta patch above the area that was cleared this day.
October 8, 2001 Work Party Continued weeding & moving away the brush pile below the cypress, described in the above work party. photos
September 8, 2001 Nursery visit
August 24, 2001 History Uphill owner of vacant lots installed a fence, closing off access from Edgehill Way. Legal action is being pursued based on historical access rights. photos
August 11, 2001 Work Party
July, 2001 Work Party Moved the brush pile from the transition area to the lower edge of Paul's slope.
Planning Proposal for 2 large homes on the lots above Edgehill rejected by the Planning Commission in a discretionary review hearing. Appeals are expected.
June, 2001 Work Party weeding
May, 2001 Work Party weeding
April, 2001 Work Party weeding
March, 2001 Work Party weeding
February 20, 2001 Work Party Argh, I saw lots of fresh Erharta sprouting in the "transition" area that was just planted... photos
January 8, 2001 Work Party another 150 4" pots planted Re-built both entries to improve the grade. photos
December 9, 2000 Work Party 300 4" pots planted! photos
November 11, 2000 Work Party Cleared a transition area between Mary's Ferns & Christopher's Meadow (NAP staff enlarged this area later in the month). Cleared a bit along the new path below Paul's Slope. Weeding Mary's Ferns.
October 14, 2000 Work Party weeding
September 9, 2000 Work Party weeding
August 12, 2000 Nursery visit
July 8, 2000 Work Party
June 10, 2000 Work Party
May 13, 2000 Work Party Weeding & trail building
April 8, 2000 Work Party More tedious weeding of Erharta Grass in the replanted areas and cleaning out ivies around the existing Bee Plant & Wood Mint above Christopher's Meadow. First Phacelia bloomed.
March 29, 2000 Planning Met with Rec. & Park to discuss plans. New drawing followed showing possible trails & priority revegetation areas.
March 11, 2000 Weeding.
February 12, 2000 Work Party Planting a few more pots & weeding.
January 8, 2000 Work Party Planting (100) 4" pots & weeding.
December 11, 1999 Work Party Planted around (400) 4" pots
November 13, 1999 Work Party Cleared ivy at Christopher's Meadow, continued work along the trail above Marge's Ferns. Began the suggestion of a trail switch back at the Steve's Rocks (a large pine log needs to be cut to clear this route).
October 1999 Tree Trimming Tree Crews cut down several Eucalyptus & Pine trees and the large Cypress that was tagged for being too close to the excavation above The Wall .
October 26, 1999 Planning The Structural Advisory Committee approved the plans for two new houses above the park from a geotechnical & structural standpoint. Planning & the Department of Building Inspection will take over the review process from here.
October 9, 1999 Work Party Cleared ivy & erharta from the rock outcrops at Steve's Rocks. Piled brush from eucalyptus sapling trimming above The Wall. Marge's Ferns were cleared some more near the trail.
September 1999 Tree Trimming Rec. & park cleaned out saplings to make room for Tree Crews to take down larger trees.
September 11, 1999 Work Party Cleared Ivies off of Joan's Rocks, Met & discussed the management plan and revegetation.
September 1999 Tree Work City crews removed the tree swing on the uphill property & took some more limbs from the leaning trees near the trail at the North Entry
August 14, 1999 Work Party One group of people continued clearing around Marge's Ferns while another group stripped the dried cape ivy from Paul's Slope.
July 1999 Work Party A switch back was (re) built & branches from pruning were piled to block the steep eroded part of the trail. More branches were cleared below from the rocky outcrop and piled near the property line below. Mary's & Marge's Ferns were cleared some more.
June 1999 Tree Work City crews began to remove the most dangerous overhead branches & marked a number of trees for removal for safety and due to construction damage from "the wall" below.
June 1999 Work Party Mary's & Marge's Ferns were cleared some more.
May 3, 1999 Planning Edgehill Mountain Protection Area established an 18 month moratorium on new construction was established by the Board of Supervisors
December 1998 Planning EMOSC OSAC presentation to The City regarding further acquisition.
May 5, 1998 Work Party (first) Beginning of involvement from R&PD Natural Areas Program: Lisa Wayne, Director, walked through with T.R.E.E. volunteers to identify existing native plants in the Edgehill Mt. Open Space Park. List published that identified 18 indigenous plants (more found later) and the two primary invavsive plants needing removal and controlling. Around this time the north entry trail was improved, piling branches directly below the trail by the Urban Pioneer program. Joan's Rocks & Mary's Ferns were first cleared of weeds.
August, 1997 History T.R.E.E. (Team Rescue Edgehill Environment) volunteer group formed to begin a stewardship program to involve residents, neighboring schools, scout troops in effort to revitalize the natural areas park. Cleared litter, widened trail, established logo (Alan Walden painting), made and sold T-Shirts with logo.
January 1, 1997 History Big landslide above Knockash Court. Repaired with concrete for millions of dollars.
1985 Planning Land Purchased
1980 Planning GWPNA lobbied for acquisition of private lands to create the park. A list of bird species was compiled.
1952-53 History One house & part of Edgehill Way slipped above and to the left of the area where a church now sits on Knockash Court.
1930's History 4 lots on the hillltop developed with a charming Spanish style home by Rhododendron enthusiasts, the Sumners: photos taken after the owner deceased & the property was purchased by neighbors.
1920's History Claremont Court, San Francisco's first "subdivision"
1800's History Rancho San Miguel, Adolf Sutro

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