Hello Tree Lovers. I'm sorry to inform you, but July 22nd's Tree Tour with Tony Wolcott is canceled; Tony is experiencing a family emergency. I am very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and Tony and I will be trying to re-schedule the McLaren Park Tree Tour. Stay tuned. Thanks - Nancy Strahan

Embarcadero & Design Improvements of Ferry Park

Martha Ketterer
Wednesday, July 18,
11:45 am - 12:45 pm

Martha is a landscape architect with the City & County of San Francisco, Department of Public Works.
Tour description: Starting at the Villaincourt Court Fountain, Martha will discuss the changes to Justin Hermann Plaza as a result of the removal of the Embarcadero Freeway, the selection of Canary Island Date Palms as the signature tree planting for the Embarcadero Streetscape & many other site details. Martha will conclude with a walk thru Ferry Park to elaborate the improvements which will be coming to this important open space in the future.
Meeting site: The Villaincourt Fountain in the Justin Herman Plaza at the end of Market St.
MUNI: 2, 7, 12, 14, 21, 71, F

Yerba Buena Gardens & South of Market

Bill Carney
Tuesday, August 14, 12-1:30 pm

Bill Carney, ASLA, is principal of Landscript Associates. He is a past president of FUF & former director of the Yerba Buena Center & South of Market redevelopment areas.
Tour description: We’ll meet about 20 species of trees, discussing their role & performance in both park & street settings. Species descriptions will be interlaced with tales of the design philosophies & political ecologies that inform the urban landscape that we see today. We’ll see plantings by the Redevelopment Agency, Recreation & Park Department, Department of Public Works & private developers & residents.
Meeting site: In front of the waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens (Mission Street between 3rd & 4th Streets).
MUNI: 9, 12, 15, 30, 45, 76, F, J, K, L, M, N, T

Octavia Blvd

John Thomas
Saturday, August 18,
10 am - 12 pm

John was the project landscape architect for the Octavia Blvd project. Currently, he is a landscape architect with the City & County of San Francisco, Department of Public Works. He is also an instructor with the UC Berkeley Extension Landscape Architect Certificate Program.
Tour description: Come check out the Octavia Blvd/Patricia’s Green Project. John will also be discussing how Octavia Blvd came to be along with the design concept.
Meeting site: The LGBT Center at 1800 Market St.
MUNI: 6, 7, 71, F

Trees of the Filbert & Greenwich Steps in North Beach

Kenneth Allen
Sunday, October 14, 1-3 pm

Kenneth is a Registered Consulting Arborist & Palm Specialist with 35 years experience helping to take care of trees. Most of his work has been in California but he also taught arboriculture & worked as a consultant in Spain for a number of years. He is a Board Certified Master Arborist, Certified Urban Forester, & a member of the International Palm Society. His home is in North Beach where he walks the Filbert & Greenwich Steps regularly.
Tour description: Come for a leisurely walk from Levi Plaza up the Filbert Steps to the top of Telegraph Hill & then down the Greenwich Steps back to the Plaza again. It’s a lovely walk through gardens along the way with a fascinating variety of trees & panoramic views of the bay.
Meeting site: By the large stone fountain in Levi Plaza at 1155 Battery St.
MUNI: 10, F