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Showing posts with label Trees. Show all posts
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Turf Wars: Locals Concerned About Unsteady Sutro Forest Trees
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Thursday, July 28, 2011, by Sally Kuchar
"Trees do fall," said UCSF spokeswoman Barbara Bagot-Lopez. "We have folks keep an eye out there and rush over to assess the situation, if there is an issue. If need be, we take the tree down." The trees in the Sutro Forest near UCSF are causing problems for the locals. Because the Recreation and Parks Department's urban tree maintenance program is "woefully underfunded," limbs from trees often fall, sometimes causing safety concerns for parked cars and neighboring apartment complexes. This has caused UCSF to keep watch of all dangerous situations. The university is currently working on an environmental impact report of six options that would thin the forest while maintaing and restoring vegetation.
· San Francisco’s immense trees put homes, cars at risk [SF Examiner]
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Green Architecture & Design: The Mission: Ballerinas and Fruit Trees Butt Heads Over Parking
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Wednesday, April 13, 2011, by Philip Ferrato
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In a reinvention of the term NIMBY, we now have NIMPL, the acronym for Not In My Parking Lot. Or anywhere close. We've been looking at- and looking forward to- the Folsom/17th Street Park project for a while now, and this morning Socketsite alerted us that "someone" had filed an appeal to the Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration which would have allowed the project to move forward. That "someone" is Sean Dowdall, a board member and past president of ODC Dance Center half a block away from the park site and a resident of Pacific Heights. Along with stating that San Francisco is so impoverished that it can't take care of the parks it already has and without identifying his affiliation, Mr. Dowdall fires every cannon except LGBT rights in his appeal:
Elimination of more than half of the parking spaces alone, not to even consider the cumulative reduction of parking in the area due to other projects, will be detrimental to health care, arts, community outreach, businesses and employment in a low and moderate income neighborhood. As the Certificate of Determination states, people will initially circle for parking-and then ultimately give up without getting access to health care, arts and / or forcing businesses to reduce staff or close.There's the unspoken issue of ODC patrons feeling unsafe in the neighborhood. May we recommend the 22 Fillmore?
The ODC has an impressive dance, rehearsal and pilates facility and apparently, they depend on having parking nearby to support their hundreds of annual classes and dance events. In fairness, ODC is a contributing organization and the lot is paid parking, not free. It's also a neighborhood bereft of parks and full of parking lots. Currently surplus property of the Public Utilities Commission and leased by UCSF, the site will be sold- presumably to a developer- if the city decides not to buy it.
· Parking Not Parks at 17th & Folsom [Socketsite]
· ODC Dance [ODC]
· 17th & Folsom Coverage [Curbed SF Archives]
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Superior <b>Real Estate</b> | Landscaping Options: Spaded Trees vs <b>...</b>
Landscaping is a fairly easy way to bring a bit of beauty to the outside of your home. Trees throughout thier life will provide a sense of timeless beauty, coolness for the interior of your home, and a place to play outside for your family. When you have decided to plant a few trees, the next question is whether they will be nursery trees or spaded ones. They both have their strong and weak points.
Nursery Trees
Using a nursery tree is one that most people gravitate towards. They are smaller, easier to transport, and are often in better shape due to the time in the nursery. In addition, they often have a denser root structure, and the nursery will often supply specialized soils and materials to help make sure the tree survive and thrive in their new environment.
The nursery trees are not able to provide an instant and mature look to your yard, and some would consider this a bad point. A new home owner may not see this as a problem. However, a seller may see this extended growth time as a deterent to their goals.
Why Make the Spaded Tree Decision?
If the resources are available, and there are time restraints in your future, spaded trees may be a more cost effective decision. These are nothing more than trees that have been allowed to grow in another area before being transplanted to your yard. The main advantage of these spaded trees is that they will instantly transform your yard into something truly unique.
It should be noted that the cost of digging up, transporting, and successfully planting the spaded tree can be considered a disadvantage. Also, there is no real gaurantee that the tree will survive the move. This is why many people with limited resources do not choose this option.
Regardless of which tree type you choose, both will make your yard go up in aesthetic beauty. Both choices are viable options depending on your needs, your resources, and your desired results.
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
That's Rather Lovely: Mosaicked Wonderland Suggests Seeing the Trees For the Forest
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Monday, January 17, 2011, by Sarah Photos: R. Daniel Foster/LAT
This weekend's L.A. Times visits a tripped-out, vibrant, and overall very cool Los Angeles home of a mosaic artist and a concert-poster illustrator. The pair mosaicked the fireplace, kitchen backsplash, and outdoor shower with ceramic shards and found objects such as teeny salt shakers. The full story isn't available online; have a look above for select photos and head over here for more.
· Home Tour: L.A. Artists and Their Mosaic Madness [L.A. Times]
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