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Stop the deforestation of Glen Canyon Park
By San Francisco Forest Alliance (Contact)
To be delivered to: Supervisor Scott Wiener, Supervisor, District 8, Phil Ginsburg, Director of Recreation & Parks Department, Mayor Ed Lee, Mayor, City of San Francisco, and Recreation & Parks Commissioners
Petition Statement
Stop the Deforestation of Glen Canyon Park: The planned removal of hundreds of trees will harm our park and community
Tell Mayor Lee, Supervisor Weiner, the Recreation and Parks Department, and commissioners to modify renovation plans to avoid destroying hundreds of mature, and beautiful trees in Glen Canyon Park.
*70 for the Rec Center Project
*30 for the trails project
*120 for the Natural Areas Program
*150 more "poor suitability" trees
*And an additional unknown number of smaller trees that aren't counted
Additional impacts from this program:
*Potential negative impact on neighborhood home values
*Decrease in neighborhood air quality
*More noise–loss of a natural noise buffer
*Loss of shade and wind protection areas that benefit park users
*More barren patches in the park where there used to be plants–take a look at what is happening on the slopes of the canyon
*Less of the "wildness" which is the signature character of the park
*Destroying mature trees will release tons of stored carbon into the atmosphere as CO2, contributing to the greenhouse gases that cause climate change.
Unfortunately, RPD senior management, companies with RPD contracts, politically appointed environmental advocates, and environmental consultants paid by city contractors support this plan–hence, we are appealing directly to the Glen Park Public.
We, the undersigned, ask the following: Please revise the 2008 Park Bond projects to avoid removing our trees.
Tell Mayor Lee, Supervisor Weiner, the Recreation and Parks Department, and commissioners to modify renovation plans to avoid destroying hundreds of mature, and beautiful trees in Glen Canyon Park.
*70 for the Rec Center Project
*30 for the trails project
*120 for the Natural Areas Program
*150 more "poor suitability" trees
*And an additional unknown number of smaller trees that aren't counted
Additional impacts from this program:
*Potential negative impact on neighborhood home values
*Decrease in neighborhood air quality
*More noise–loss of a natural noise buffer
*Loss of shade and wind protection areas that benefit park users
*More barren patches in the park where there used to be plants–take a look at what is happening on the slopes of the canyon
*Less of the "wildness" which is the signature character of the park
*Destroying mature trees will release tons of stored carbon into the atmosphere as CO2, contributing to the greenhouse gases that cause climate change.
Unfortunately, RPD senior management, companies with RPD contracts, politically appointed environmental advocates, and environmental consultants paid by city contractors support this plan–hence, we are appealing directly to the Glen Park Public.
We, the undersigned, ask the following: Please revise the 2008 Park Bond projects to avoid removing our trees.
Petition Background
Hi everyone who wants to preserve the trees and wilderness in Glen Canyon:
Rec & Park is planning to remove the first 60 to 70 trees soon and has already posted 30 day notices, so the clock is ticking, with tree removal to begin after October 15th.
This is just the start of the Rec & Park tree removal projects that will likely cut 300 to 400 trees to permanently mar the character of Glen Canyon Park while continuing to waste limited RPD funds.
For more information about what is going on in Glen Canyon, please visit: sfglencanyon.net
What you can do now:
**PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION
**COME TO THE SFFOREST COMMUNITY MEETING: Saturday, October 6th, 3pm at the Recreation Center in Glen Canyon Park -- 70 Elk Street.
**CONTACT: Rec & Parks Commission: recpark.commission@sfgov.org, Supervisor Scott Wiener: scott.wiener@sfgov.org and the Mayor: mayoredwinlee@sfgov.org
**GET INVOLVED and let others know
If you would like to help with the effort to stop the deforestation of Glen Canyon Park or Mount Davidson, please contact the San Francisco Forest Alliance:
website: sfforest.net
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ForestAlliance
Thank you for helping! Sincerely, the Team at SFForest Alliance
Tell Mayor Lee, Supervisor Wiener, the Recreation and Parks Department, and commissioners to modify renovation plans to avoid destroying hundreds of mature, and beautiful trees in Glen Canyon Park.
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