Since our establishment in 2005, Nature in the City has been dedicated to restoring the biodiversity of San Francisco by connecting people with nature where they live. We are the first and only organization wholly dedicated to the conservation, restoration and ecological sustainability of the Franciscan bioregion.
One of our main objectives is to engage all local resource agencies to manage their natural lands for biodiversity toward a future goal of robust inter-agency natural resource cooperation.
Our highest priority advocacy campaign is for the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) Natural Areas Program, which manages 31 of the city%u2019s remaining natural areas with only 2% of RPD staff and 1% of the RPD budget. Their 31 areas harbor native wildlife and plants endemic to the Franciscan bioregion, such as the Green Hairstreak butterfly.
The SF Planning Department has finally published the Initial Study for the Significant Natural Resource Areas Management Plan (SNRAMP). The finding of the Initial Study is that an Environmental Impact Report is required. For more information see our last newsletter. Nature in the City, in collaboration with many other local environmental organizations, has been tracking the SNRAMP for years. Check out our Natural Areas webpage for the most recent history.
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Thank you so much for your support of San Francisco%u2019s natural heritage, one of its most important champions, its' single most important land manager, and the City%u2019s Significant Natural Areas Plan.
