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New (Old) Park at Fairmo(u)nt

September 16, 2019 by Heather World 8 Comments

The scraggly yellowed bluff where Everson Street dead ends will soon become a scenic overlook with tree-framed views of the San Francisco Bay, thanks to an anonymous donation of almost $100,000* to the Recreation and Parks Department to restore the small neighborhood open space. “We anticipate completing the work this winter,” said Nathan Tinclair, deputy […]

Filed Under: Anniversary NO, Birds, Fairmount Plaza, Miguel Street, SF Recreation and Parks Department, Trees, Uncategorized, Wildlife

After three years away, the owls are back in Glen Park

April 10, 2019 by Murray Schneider 2 Comments

The missing great horned owls have returned! A eucalyptus tree only yards from the Recreation Center has once again become a wooded refuge to a great horned owl family. Their return comes three years after Glen Canyon’s resident owls disappeared. On March 16, 2016 a distant relative was found dead on a trail just west […]

Filed Under: Birds, Featured, Glen Canyon Park

A Nuthatch Family Makes A New Home

December 5, 2018 by Murray Schneider Leave a Comment

Richard Craib raised his family on Turquoise Way, his backyard abutting the upper reaches of Glen Canyon. This summer he oversaw a family of white-breasted nuthatches at the house he built and has lived in since 1962. Craib recently sat in his living room, which overlooks a mini-forest of pines, cypresses and redwoods. A barn […]

Filed Under: Birds, Glen Canyon Park, Glen Park History, GPA Print Newspaper Fall 2018, Wildlife

The call of the white-breasted nuthatch across Glen Canyon

July 7, 2018 by Murray Schneider Leave a Comment

By Murray Schneider Richard Craib raised his family on Turquoise Way, his backyard abutting the upper reaches of Glen Canyon. Now he’s overseeing a family of white-breasted nuthatches in the house he’s lived in since 1962. Craib sat recently in his living room, which overlooks a mini forest of pines, cypresses and redwoods. A barn […]

Filed Under: Birds, Glen Canyon Park, Uncategorized, Wildlife

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The Glen Park Association Website Turns 10!

See some of our favorite stories and images from the past ten years here:

  • Click the thumbnails below or the arrows to the left or right to see selected photos from the last ten years.
  • Aug. 2009: The wild parrots of San Francisco were taking a rest from flight in a pine tree in Glen Park on Wednesday. They’re cute, but noisy, says Glen Park News writer Ashley Hathaway, who got this photo.
  • Nov. 2010: We are thankful for the stand-up family that lives over the dry cleaners, who put up paper and pens so people in our neighborhood could publicly give thanks on this Thanksgiving Day.
  • Dec. 2010: Photographer Ellen Rosenthal captured a brooding sky over the moldering condos on Bosworth Street just after Christmas.
  • May 2011: Mayor Ed Lee and Glen Park Merchants Assoc. president Ric Lopez open the Glen Park Farmers Market. Photo Credit: Michael Waldstein.
  • July 2011: Laidley Street 4th of July.
  • July 2011: Car crashes into Bernie Kelly’s office at Bosworth and Diamond.
  • Nov. 2011: Didge, tabla, oud, flute – Sunnyside Conservatory travels the world in music.
  • Feb. 19, 2012: Glen Park Gym. Photo Credit: Michael Waldstein.
  • April 2012: Scenes from the Glen Park Festival. Photo Credit: Michael Waldstein.
  • Dec. 17, 2012: Dusk in Glen Park. Photo by Michael Rice.
  • Feb. 2013: Glen Canyon shot in infrared. Photo by Michael Wallstein.
  • March 2013: GP likes Leo.
  • May 2013: Pop-up bag hoisted on her shoulder, Gloria Koch negotiates the Saddle Trail switchback after a day’s volunteering in Glen Canyon.
  • March 2014: Playground fills with kids as Glen Park Canyon opens. Photo by Michael Wallstein.
  • Oct. 2014: A must-see Glen Park pumpkin tradition–Don’t miss it
  • Nov. 2015: Moon Over Glen Park. Photo by Bonnee Waldstein.
  • Sept. 2016: Hal and Susan Tauber retire. So long and thanks for a great 38 years of Glen Park Hardware.
  • Rainbow
    Feb. 2017: A rainbow over Glen Park. Photo by Marian Dalere.
  • April 2017: Remembering Tom Coulter, Owner of Glen Park Station Bar
  • May 2018: Happy Mother’s Day to Glen Park Moms.
  • April 2019: After three years away, the owls are back in Glen Park
  • Feb. 2019: Celebrate 16 Years of Music at Bird & Beckett.

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