Nature in the City - First Half of 2009

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Join Nature in the City TODAY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

 

Dear MERGEFIELD First_Name,

Thanks! to our generous donors and active foundation grants,

 

Nature in the City has had a very productive first half of 2009.

Not only have we made progress toward our goals of local ecological

literacy, community restoration & stewardship, and transforming City policy, we

also have worked diligently on improving our fundraising strategy;

 

 

we now have a terrific volunteer who is helping us with foundation

fundraising.

Meanwhile, we published 13 email newsletters and 9 action alerts, produced 4

Nature in the City TALKS, and developed the 3rd edition of natureinthecity.org.

You've shown how much you value the work we do, please consider showing

your support today so that we can:     finish & publish our new website,

 

                                           continue to produce our myriad

community services,

 

 

                                                        and turn our new

stewardship intern into a permanent stewardship coordinator.

No one else advocates for collaborative nature conservation and habitat

restoration like Nature in the City;

 

that is why we need your membership & the support of your friends and

family!

 

 

 

Selected Jan - June 2009

 

Accomplishments

 

 

* Published & Printed 10,000 guides of the Butterflies of San Francisco.

 

* Planted 100s of native perennials and wildflowers at four Green

Hairstreak sites.

* Hired Brian Harvey to help us create the first ever San Francisco

invasive weed inventory and GIS.

* Hired Iris Clearwater as our very first community stewardship intern.

* Rewrote the entire Biodiversity Objective of theRecreation and

Open Space Element of the City's General Plan.

 

 

 

* Submitted letter to the City to create a maximum ecological

restoration alternative in the Natural Areas Plan.

 

 

Thanks to our members, we have been present at every single critical

conservation advocacy juncture this year, including:

 

 

Providing important ecological conservation input at the Lake Merced

Watershed Plan Advisory Committee,

Advocating for socially and ecologically sustainable planning at

Candlestick Point State Recreation Area & Bayview Hunter's Point,

Advocating for community support and Recreation and Park Commission

approval of the Neighborhood Parks Bond Nature Trails Program,

 

Educating the community about the need for ecologically-based fire

management on Mt. Sutro,

Advocating for endangered species stewardship at Sharp Park in Pacifica,

Advocating for sustainable revegetation of the Doyle Drive corridor.

 

 

Our priorities for the remainder of 2009 include:

 

Promoting our Twin Peaks Bioregion vision for a San Miguel Hills Park

Preserve,

Advocating for San Francisco garter snake restoration at Sharp Park,

Urging the SFPUC to adopt our biodiversity objectives for their

watershed lands,

 

Working closely with the new General Manger of Recreation and Parks,

Phil Ginsburg, to prioritize and advance our comprehensive Natural Areas Program

agenda.

 

 

 

And last but not least, thanks to our new! stewardship intern, we will:

 

 

Continue building community for the restoration of the Green Hairstreak

Corridor,

 

Produce expert naturalist-led WALKS and continue our Fall TALKS,

Strengthen our entire Stewardship Program by coordinating with projects

like Mt. Sutro Stewards, Mission Greenbelt & Alemany Farm to better connect

community volunteers with their nearby nature and each other,

Catalyze backyard habitat restoration via our new partnership with

Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council's Native Plant Nursery in Golden Gate Park.

 

Develop volunteer habitat enhancement projects at Golden Gate Park in

partnership with Habitat Potential and Golden Gate Audubon.

 

 

 

We need financial support to be your voice for the restoration of nature in

the city!

 

 

Please join Nature in the City today!

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Peter Brastow

 

Founding Director

 

 

 

Restoring Franciscan nature and biodiversity by connecting urban people with

nature where they live.

 

Nature in the City is a project of Earth Island Institute, a 501©3

California non-profit public benefit corporation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our postal address is

PO Box 170088

San Francisco, California 94117

United States