By Murray Schneider After 28 years working as a horticulturist for San Francisco’s Recreation and Park Department, Gloria Koch simply couldn’t walk away from work she loved. So the 20-year Diamond Street resident, after retiring six months ago, began volunteering with Friends of Glen Canyon Park. Gloria Koch ready for a day volunteering along Glen […]
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Lots of poison oak in the Canyon right now
A warning about poison oak in the Canyon I was emailing with Murray Schneider, who writes about the Canyon on the Glen Park News blog, and he warned me that there’s a lot of poison oak out right now. In fact his exact words where “Where isn’t there poison oak?” He suggests staying on the […]
Crime Report: April 16 – 22, 2013
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 7:30am Diamond/Chenery Threats 11:13am Brompton/Joost Recovered Vehicle 12:30pm 200 Blk Randall Theft from Building 10:27pm Congo/Stillings Traffic Collision Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 2:58am Unit Blk Monterey Burglary Thursday, April 18th, 2013 3:06pm Oshaughnessy/Bosworth Traffic Collision Friday, April 19th, 2013 9:51pm 2800 Blk Diamond Theft Officers Lustenberger and Chew were patrolling the […]
Owl back in the Canyon
Last fall the male Great Horned Owl that lived in Glen Canyon was found dead. A necropsy revealed that he had eaten a poisoned mouse or rat. With his demise many all been concerned about the mating prospects this year. No nesting activity had been observed. But today Evelyn Rose of the Tramps of San […]
Native plant garden tour April 28
By Jeanne Halpern T. S. Eliot notwithstanding, April is not the cruelest month. In Glen Park, in fact, it may be the kindest month for the senses, when native plants in public and private gardens seem to have no goal other than to delight. Walk the trails in Glen Canyon Park and, at the boardwalk, savor […]
A Canyon Wedding
Story and photos by Murray Schneider Alison Draper came to Glen Canyon to pull mustard and returned a month later to get married. On March 9 she and her partner Neil Mitchell stood above the canyon floor next to the angelica rocks. That’s what the Friends of Glen Canyon Park call them, because the wildflower […]
High winds blow over tree on Chenery, crush car
Monday afternoon’s high winds blew over a tree in the 800 block of Chenery Street, crushing a car windshield and sheering off a mirror. Branches flew over 20 feet away. The roots of the tree had been bricked in to a small space, unclear if that affected the tree’s stability.
Chamber music for strings at St. Aidan’s
CHAMBER WORKS FOR STRINGS Ravel Duo for Violin and Cello and Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op. 127 in Eb major SYMPHONY MUSICIANS: CHEN ZHAO, MARIKO SMILEY KELLY LEON-PEARCE, GINA FEINAUER, AND MARGARET TAIT DATE SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 TIME Doors opens at 615 PM – performance starts at 7 PM VENUE ST. AIDAN’S CHURCH […]
Crime Report April 1 – 8, 2013
Monday, April 1st, 2013 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 3:28pm Unit Blk Arbor Battery 8:22pm 600 Blk Chenery Warrant Arrest Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 5:30am Chenery/Diamond Stolen License Plate 5:59pm O’shaughnessy/Bosworth Traffic Collision Thursday, April 4th, 2013 10:12am 200 Blk Baden Theft Officers Rueca and Graham were dispatched to the […]
Glen Park Association meeting April 11
Greetings! This is a reminder of our Thursday meeting. Please join us for the 2nd quarterly meeting of the Glen Park Association. Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 Location: St. John School at 925 Chenery Street Time: 7:00 PM Agenda: 700 PM: Call to Order Committee / Treasurer Reports Program: Updates on pending Bosworth–Diamond and Bosworth-Arlington traffic improvements. The Planning […]