San Francisco’s official flower is in bounteous bloom
The Dahlia Dell, right next to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, is in full bloom. Some 5oo clumps of the confetti-colored and, in some hybrids, gargantuan blooms fill a fenced oval plot east of the Conservatory.
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According to a recent story in the San Francisco Chronicle, the green duckweed coating the surface of Lily Pond in Golden Gate Park is a sign of neglect and should be eradicated.
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Best of Bay eco-roundup
I always look forward to the annual San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay edition. I consider it a sort of test of how hip and in-the-know I am about the Bay Area's best spots.
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SF Environment on hiring binge
San Francisco's Department of Environment is "literally bursting at the seams," said acting director David Assmann.
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SF composting a success?
Almost a year after San Francisco's mandatory composting law went into effect, city officials are trumpeting its success.
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Local food can be a bargain
You know the argument. Eating local food is for rich and crunchy Alice Water types who can throw down $3.50 for a pint of organic strawberries that a family of four can wolf down in a matter of seconds.
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