SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY
RENOWNED PARKS, RARE NATURAL AREAS ATTRACT LOCALS, TOURISTS
With beaches, wetlands, Golden Gate Park, a substantial portion of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and significant habitat for native plants and animals, San Francisco has exceptional natural resources. It also has exceptional need: it’s the nation’s second most densely populated city, but the neighborhoods with the most people have the least parkland.
Population
2005: 796,000 | 2020 projection: 857,000
Conservation in Action
The Crissy Field restoration transformed the
former Presidio airstrip into a thriving tidal marsh,
learning center, and popular place to bike, run,
and play. It involved thousands of volunteers plus
public and private funding.
Opportunities >>>> Create more parks, natural areas, and places to play by ensuring that open space and ecological preservation are priorities in development and planning projects. Manage the network of natural areas throughout the city to Complete the Blue Greenway, a 13-mile corridor along the city’s |
Golden Gate Park alone gets about 15 million visitors each year, nearly half of them nonresidents, and city lands support more than 300 species of native plants.