Mount Sutro Forest with Forest Knolls 'hood below

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Trying to get more signatures for UCSF Board of Regents to stop destruction of thousands of trees in this unique Openspace Reserve. Please read all info and sign! www.savesutro.com

I'm a solitary hiker who loves San Francisco's beautiful parks who's concerned about all the overdone enthusiasm lately for baring our forests so there will be mostly native plants, as in drastic deforestation of thousands of healthy mature trees

In these days of confirmed climate change and global warming, I continue to read that more and more experts on the subject are advising that use of pesticides should be reduced and more trees planted--instead of doing the exact opposite and destroying thousands of perfectly healthy trees and making this mountaintop practically bald-as appears to be the case with the advocates of this destruction. Sutro Forest just FITS so perfectly; it is a totally unique midcity treasure and people have become used to having it here over many years.

Native plant advocates can plant plenty of natives without destroying so much of the forest. They can extend trails, trim ivy, do trailwork, etc. without cutting down all those trees. Why is there such a trend these days to overdo things instead of trying harder to protect our precious, dwindling openspaces.

I'd like to also mention the Presidio Trust as regards its management. When the Trust has projects planned, they TELL people in detail about what is planned, send explanatory e-letters, answer people's email inquiries and even host walks to show what is planned for the area. The Trust makes an effort to include neighbors and park-goers in discussions instead of seemingly trying to thwart any opposition or in my case being blocked on Sutro Stewards' Facebook site for merely asking about their plans. Am also concerned with overuse of pesticides and waste of taxpayer $$$ by an org like UCSF who should know better!

May common sense prevail here! Let the "little guys" have their say about this!