Vegetation Removal Near Sawyer Camp Trail Starts May 6--Trail Will Be Open

SFPUC crews will return to Peninsula Watershed land adjoining part of the Sawyer Camp Trail, starting the week of May 6, to remove resprouted acacia saplings and other non-native, invasive vegetation. The trail will remain open, but crews may need to halt pedestrian and bike traffic for short periods when vegetation is being treated or removed. The work will be in areas adjacent to the trail between Mile Markers 1 and 3, and will continue for two to three weeks. 

This work follows our previous vegetation removal project for habitat restoration in 2016, when we cleared large acacias and other highly invasive plants from the same area over a four-month period. However, the control of re sprouts and other tenacious invasives can be ongoing if we are to protect and nurture the new native grasslands and oak woodlands we’ve restored in their place. The historic native habitats are vital for other native plants, butterflies, birds, and animals, many of them endangered.

Peninsula Watershed native habitats range from old-growth Douglas fir forests and coastal scrub to serpentine grasslands and freshwater marsh. Together, they harbor over 800 species of plants and trees, 165 bird species, 50 mammal species, and 30 species of reptiles and amphibians. The 36-square-mile watershed also has the Bay Area's highest concentration of rare, threatened and endangered plant and animal life.