Sutro Stewards

We're hiring two interns! Applications are open for our Urban Ecology Internships. This is a part-time position for a 10 month term. 20 hours per week with a $1600 monthly stipend. Application and full job description can be found: sutrostewards.org/careers

We are so happy to introduce our new summer interns! This group of 10 youth from around the Bay Area will be with us for the next 3 weeks to learn all about community-based stewardship. Say hi next time you join a volunteer event with us!

This Saturday, 6/17, join the effort to restore Woodland Canyon Creek on Mount Sutro! We will be pulling out invasive species and making more room for native plants. Spend your Saturday morning with us! sutrostewards.org/event-details/…

Lonicera involucrata (Black Twinberry) See how unique that flower is in the top left? Once pollinated, the twin berries are then formed! 💀Berries are best left for birds and wildlife 🌱Berries can be used as a natural dye, producing a wonderful magenta purple color

(Insert cheesy🧀 pun about helping us grow)...but for real we are almost there! Help us meet our matching grant from Cole Valley Improvement Association (CVIA)! Donation link ⬇️⬇️ ow.ly/6Gmh50OCy6F!

🍃Marah Fabacea🍃 A perennial #CaliforniaNativePlant ! A vine that can grow up to 18ft long before dying back each summer. While extremely toxic to us (this plant is sometimes called wild cucumber, but do NOT eat!), it is a food source for the green hairstreak butterfly!

#ThrowbackThursday - quite the difference 140 years can make! Mount Sutro viewed from #GoldenGatePark in 1883 as well as 2023. Note the lack of non-native eucalyptus trees and the in-tact #californianativeplants scrub habitat in 1883!

💙 #NationalEndangeredSpeciesDay 💙 Mission blue #butterfly! 💙Endemic to the SF #BayArea 💙You can find their host plant Lupinus albifrons on Mount Sutro. 💙Our work is helping to restore habitat in order for them to reach our summit with ease. Photo by Patrick Kobernus

The cutest surprise! We are celebrating and early #MothersDay in our #nativeplantnursery ! Join us this Saturday, May 13th for a special Mother's Day walk for a gentle walk around Mount Sutro with Bridget Llanes. Sign up here ow.ly/ROAH50OjBMj /

On Sunday, April 23, join local lepidopterist, Liam O'Brien, for a Butterfly Walk on Mount Sutro! Get to know which butterflies call this place their home. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/mount-sutro-…

This is an incredible opportunity to rethink the landscape we know and love! #MountSutro #Earthday2023 #Thingstodoinsf

Our Nature Walks Series continues this weekend with two experts! Saturday, April 22, Join Joel Pomerantz for an exploration of Mount Sutro's past, current and future waterways. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/mount-sutro-…

Thanks for the coverage of our Woodland Canyon Creek daylighting project! This weekend, our awesome volunteers helped pull plenty of invasive species out of the creekbed!

Join us Saturday morning, April 15th, to help restore & daylight Woodland Canyon Creek on Mount Sutro! This photo is a rendition of the possibility of what the creek could look like, but we've witnessed it multiple times this rainy season! Link in bio to register. @craignewmark

@SFParksAlliance Thanks for spreading the good word!

Love taking walks through Sutro Forest? Help @sutrostewards repair trails damaged by recent winter storms this Saturday, April 15 to see them reopen quickly!🌱Plus pizza and drinks are on them after🤗🍕 Learn more + register at the link below👇 sutrostewards.org/event-details/…

@Yizhazha Clarendon, South Ridge, Quarry, Mystery and Upper Historic trails are currently open. Join this Saturday, April 15th for a morning of trail stewardship to get Edgewood Trail back open! Link in bio to register.

Interested in learning more about the native plants on Mount Sutro? Join our Conservation Program Manager, Kelly Dodge, this Saturday for a guided walk focusing on our restoration sites! Register on our eventbrite: eventbrite.com/e/mount-sutro-…