20 Years of Non-Native Tree Removal and Restoration on the Presidio Coastal Bluffs

Twenty years of tree removal and restoration on the Presidio Coastal Bluffs in San Francisco have been a great boon for locally significant plant communities and rare plants, including the once presumed extinct Franciscan manzanita (Arctostaphylos franciscana). A significant expansion of diverse native plant habitat in the project area, successful rare plant introductions/expansions, the reemergence from seedbank of several locally rare species (e.g., Centromadia pungens, Orobanche californica) and the return of locally uncommon birds are among the results of this work. This talk will chronicle the history of restoration on the Presidio Coastal Bluffs, highlight the 2011 tree and Cape ivy removal project, and report on sitewide trends observed when a 1993 vegetation inventory for the Coastal Bluffs was recreated in 2014. Michael Chasse (Biologist, National Parks Service) and Catey Ritchie (Project Manager, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy) will present.

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