Bernal Heights Park

12/19/2014

The rains work their magic. Nothing quite like the green of fresh shoots of grass.

02/11/2013

No blizzard here!

03/01/2012

Check out this mashup of the Trail Project planning documents with Google Earth. Really helps visualize the changes that are in store.

https://jobius.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/bernal-trails-overlay-for-google-earth/

San Francisco Rec & Parks has posted notes from the last community meeting about trail restoration on Bernal Hill. Of particular interest is the presentation with a map (on page 41) of their "C...

02/27/2012

Updates from the 2nd community meeting for the Bernal Heights Trail project are now available from the project website, on the "Key Links & Docs" tab of http://sfrecpark.org/Bernal-Heights-Trails-Project.aspx

There will be one more meeting planned for April 4th. From the documents posted, it looks like they will be attempting to close a number of trails on the west and north faces of the hill, and in the case of the bluff trail, relocating it uphill away from the bluff. I'm sure most of the changes will be beneficial, but I have to admit that I'm worried that many of the trails and shortcuts I use requently will be shut down.

So please review the plans and Q&A they have posted.

Bernal Hill rises out of the Mission District, offering 360-degree views of San Francisco and the bay. This grassland has outstanding wildflower displays in spring, and provides abundant hunting grounds for hawks, owls, and coyotes. The Urban Trails Program will improve access and safety throughout ...

01/25/2012

Meeting tonight about a $750k project to "improve" Bernal Hill trails. Note that this is the first of three meretings.

http://bernalwood.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/city-meeting-about-bernal-hill-trail-restoration-tonight/

Neighbor Joe Thomas call our attention to things afoot in the park up the hill. The San Francisco Department of Recreation and Parks will hold a meeting about trail improvements on Bernal Hill, ...

01/01/2012

Happy New Years from Bernal Hill. Great to see so many people out on the hill today, relaxing and taking in the views on this balmy holiday.

09/28/2011

I met an SFNAP team in Glenn Canyon today, doing restoration work there. They are also active on Bernal, with a work party schedued for the 3rd Sunday of the month, from 10am-2pm. Nice to know that the tradition of volunteer restoration work started by Barbara and Roland Pitschel is alive and well.

Bernal Hill provides visitors with a breathtaking 360-degree panorama and clear views of San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge, downtown, San Bruno Mountain and the hills of the East Bay. These windswept slopes are still sunny when Twin Peaks is shrouded in afternoon fog. Red-t...

07/21/2011

These 1905 Sanborn maps are fascinating. Bernal hilltop was subdivided on paper, poised for development. Esmerelda Ave, I'm glad you never happened!

Choose a page of the 1905 San Francisco Sanborn Insurance Atlas to align with a map from today.

04/11/2011

Four years ago this week, Bernal Heights lost some of its most remarkable residents — a pair of Great Horned Owls. The owls lived in a tree along the western side of Bernal Heights Boulevard, and for a time they were a popular neighborhood attraction. Then one died, on April 9, 2007. The second died

01/03/2011

After posting the note about the native plant restoration work party, I learned that one of the organizers of the work parties, and one of the key restoration volunteers, passed away over a year ago. We continue to benefit so much from his work and his legacy.

Roland Pitschel, whose quiet passion for native plants helped restore the grassland on San Francisco's Bernal Heights Park, died Aug. 1 after a long battle with cancer. He was 67. "He lived well and he died well,...

12/29/2010

The Bernalwood blog is barely a month old and they've become a must read for me. Lots of posts about our park, needless to say.

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12/28/2010

Why is there no FB page for fans of Bernal Hill Park?