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Mar 5, 2018
Spring Native Plant Sale! Saturday, March 31
Spring Native Plant Sale Saturday, March 31 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Sutro Native Plant Nursery | 476 Johnstone Drive, SF 94131 Plant a...


Janis Gomes
Feb 27, 2018
Mt. Sutro Native Plant Nursery Needs You!
When I was a kid I loved to play in the dirt. I spent many happy ​​hours digging up the back yard looking for buried treasure...


Maryann Rainey
Jan 30, 2018
Hike Report: Bird Watching Route
Hike Report: Bird Watching While Walking from the Neighborhood to Trails on the UCSF Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve In the 1970s I...


Sutro Stewards
Oct 24, 2017
Habitat Restoration Crew Leader Training
Join the team as a Sutro Stewards Crew Leader! Learn about habitat restoration, identify native and invasive plants, and gain leadership...


Sutro Stewards
Jul 6, 2017
Rainwater Catchment & Rain Garden
In 2016, Sutro Stewards received a Community Challenge Grant from the City of San Francisco to install a rainwater catchment system and...


Sutro Stewards
Apr 2, 2017
Spring Intern Profile: Kelsey & Dion
KELSEY BEECHLER My name is Kelsey Beechler, and I am one of the Nursery and Conservation interns with Sutro Stewards this Spring! I am a...


Maryann Rainey
Mar 29, 2017
Sutro Bird Watcher: Dark-eyed Junco
Grab Your Binoculars! The Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) March and April: Early Springtime After Wet Winter Rains Do you hear that long...


Amy Kaeser
Jan 31, 2017
Meet Stewardship Assistant, Sasha Lepeschkin-Noel
Meet Sasha Lepeschkin-Noel, Sutro Stewards' Stewardship Assistant! Sasha began working with us this past fall to lead volunteers during...

Amy Kaeser
Jan 23, 2017
Winter Plant Sale: February 11
WINTER PLANT SALE Saturday, February 11 | 9:00am-1:00pm Sutro Native Plant Nursery | 476 Johnstone Drive, SF 94131 It's planting season!...


May Slen
Dec 5, 2016
Fall Intern Profile: May
My name is May Slen and I am the Fall Conservation Intern. I am a student at SF State University anticipating graduation in the spring...


Amy Kaeser
Dec 5, 2016
Winter Internships with Sutro Stewards
We are accepting applications for winter quarter internships with our Nursery and Conservation programs. Join the Sutro Stewards team to...


Craig Dawson
Sep 6, 2016
Sutro Stewards 10th Anniversary: Reflections From Our Beginning
The Cat It was Fourth of July weekend in 2007 and I found myself out on the Fairy Gates Trail chipping away at a massive rock outcrop. I...


Amy Kaeser
Sep 6, 2016
Sutro Stewards Principles for Inclusion in the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve Management Plan
Sutro Stewards support the creation of a management plan for the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve. Mount Sutro needs to be managed...


Janis Gomes
Aug 31, 2016
Gardening in the Dunes
San Francisco is a city of sand. When I arrived here over 35 years ago my first garden was in a flat in the Sunset District. I recall...

Janis Gomes
Aug 1, 2016
Plant Profile: Grindelia (Gum Plant)
Summer in San Francisco is in full swing. While the sun shines and the fog rolls in, there’s no better time to take a walk up on Mt....


Liza Kachko
Jul 31, 2016
Rainwater Catchment & Rain Garden
Sutro Stewards has been awarded a Community Challenge Grant from the City of San Francisco for an exciting new project in the Nursery!...


Janis Gomes
Mar 7, 2016
Plant Profile: Blue-Eyed Grass
While our welcome winter rains are forecast into March and April, my internal body clock is asking, "Is it spring yet?" From the look of...
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