Adorable baby Western pond turtle discovered at S.F. lake in Presidio, a sign of ecological comeback
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Presidio Trust ecologists found a tiny Western pond turtle at Mountain Lake in San Francisco.Courtesy Jonathan YoungShow MoreShow Less
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Presidio Trust ecologists found a tiny, quarter-size Western pond turtle at Mountain Lake in San Francisco in April.Courtesy Jonathan YoungShow MoreShow Less
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Presidio Trust ecologists found a tiny Western pond turtle at Mountain Lake in San Francisco.Courtesy Jonathan YoungShow MoreShow Less
Two Presidio Trust ecologists said they found the first baby turtle at Mountain Lake this month after reintroducing the species to the lake in 2015.
Skip to main content Years go by, and I can t leave : Disabled veterans remain stranded in Presidio housing without elevators
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Veteran Jerry Bartlett goes down the stairs with his crutches at the Veterans Academy in San Francisco. Elevators under contruction at the veterans facility should ease the physical burden and danger of the stairs for Bartlett and other residents with mobility concerns.Constanza Hevia H. / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Veteran Cherrie Willingham outside the Veterans Academy in San Francisco. One of two elevators under construction at the facility are visible behind Willingham. The elevators will ease the physical burden and danger of stairs for residents there with mobility concerns.Constanza Hevia H./Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
. An illustrated rendering of the restored Quartermaster Reach Marsh with people walking along the new pathways. (Art Zendarski via Presidio Trust) The Presidio opens new hiking trails and green space with the restored Quartermaster Reach Marsh
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Dec 18, 2020
Since it first opened in 1776 as a Spanish Army post overlooking San Francisco Bay, the Presidio has made a slow and steady transformation back to its original state as an epic natural green space in The City, and has been part of the National Park Service since 1994.
Today our 1,491-acre, urban national park continues its ongoing evolution with the opening of a brand new trail, cutting through the area s $23 million wetlands restoration project set in the foreground of the Golden Gate Bridge. And, with socially distanced outdoor strolls among the few activities allowed to Bay Areans under the new stay-at-home order, we can t think of a better time to get out and explore new terrain.