Park Equity in the GGNRA

Wild Equity recently claimed that the GGNRA's proposed rule for dog management will, if some modest but essential changes are made to the proposal, create a more equitable park experience for all. But  calling something 'equitable' begs the question: equitable for whom? I've been involved with dog management issues for over…

Defend Wildness Resolutely Everywhere: A Defense of Drake’s Estero Wilderness, In Response to Jason Mark

This article is intermittently childish (‘cows degrade wilderness, so oysters should be able to too!!’), ignorant (nearly all designated wildernesses begin as a ‘potential’ wilderness area) and myopic (if your vision for Alemany Farm was as short-sighted as it is for Drake’s Wilderness, we’d still be using the farm as…

From Hubris to Hope

San Franciscans don’t need Shakespeare to know benevolence, hubris, and tragedy: our very own Sharp Park has an epic story to tell. Located in Pacifica, Sharp Park was deeded to San Francisco by wealthy benefactors at the turn of the 20th century.   Unfortunately, Alister MacKenzie—a renowned landscape architect—spent fourteen months…

Feeling Xerces Blue

If San Franciscans voted for their totem animal, a little butterfly known as the Xerces Blue would almost certainly be on every ranked-choice ballot.  Found here and nowhere else on Earth, the butterfly’s fierce loyalty to these lands reflects our own love for the City, and it also mirrors San…