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Save the butterflies!
Urge Brisbane's City Council to
Reject the Northeast Ridge
Environmental Impact Report Addendum



Take Action Here!

NEW! "WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THE CITIZENS OF BRISBANE?"
Brisbane resident Jamie Dunn passionately speaks for the people at the Brisbane City Council Meeting on February 1st


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San Bruno Mountain Experts Speak Out Against the EIR Addendum>
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Taking Stock:
MountainWatch's Accomplishments in 2009

 

We exist because our generous volunteers contribute their efforts and their financial support
Please click here for our annual fundraising appeal

 

 


Summer 2009 Newsletter

 

 

Mountain Watch's mission is to preserve and protect San Bruno Mountain's native American village sites and endangered habitats from further destruction by invasive non-native plants and urban sprawl. We educate the public, including groups of school children, and we watchdog government agencies.

To confirm the time and meeting place of our upcoming hikes and events on the mountain, please call (415) 467-6631. Schools and other groups wishing to arrange a hike on the mountain can also leave a message at this number.

 

San Bruno Mountain Watch

Mountain Home
44 Visitacion Avenue
Brisbane, CA 94005

(415) 467-6631

Mailing Address
PO BOX 53

Brisbane, CA 94005

sanbruno@mountainwatch.org

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01/19/10 SF Chronicle: "Brisbane Hearing on Plan in Butterfly Habitat"
10/05/09 San Mateo County Times: "Developer Bulldozes Butterfly Habitat"
09/29/09 KALW: "Development Threatens Wilderness on San Bruno Mountain"
09/22/09 San Mateo County Times: "Board Approves Development"
08/29/09 San Mateo County Times: "Deadline nears for Comments to Protect Butterflies on San Bruno Mountain"
07/29/09 San Francisco Bay Guardian: "Best of the Bay 2009: Local Heroes: David Schooley"
06/21/09 Terrain Magazine: "Foggy Mountain"
04/27/09 San Mateo County Times: "Native Plant Greenhouse"
04/26/09 San Mateo County Times: "Conservancy on San Bruno Mountain"
09/08/08 San Mateo County Times: "Mother Nature Restores Mountain"
08/01/08 San Mateo County Times: "Local resident stops destruction of frogs"
07/24/08 San Francisco Examiner: "Struggle between preservation and development on SBM"
6/24/08 San Jose Mercury News: "Brisbane fire a mixed blessing for endangered species"
1/04/08 San Francisco Examiner: "Lawsuit likely over SBM development"
8/3/06 SF Examiner: "Battle for the Butterflies"
7/31/06 San Mateo Co Times: "Nature Lovers Fight for Quarry"
5/12/06 San Mateo Co Times: Trekking through history: Mountain hikes to explore
5/9/06 SF Chronicle: Where have all the butterflies gone?
4/10/06 Examiner: Cougar Sightings Signal Changes
3/20/06 Music, Politics to Rock Brisbane
2/28/06 Council OKs quarry housing EIR
2/6/06 SF Examiner: Opposition Remains to Quarry Housing Plan
1/31/06 San Mateo County Supervisors Unanimously Pass ESA Support Resolution
11/05 San Mateo Co. Times: Shellmound Walk -- Taking a Walk Through History
11/14/05 SF Examiner: Quarry Issue Back Before City Council
3/28/05 Environmental groups sue California water boards to force compliance with Public Records Act.
Mountain Watch CEQA Complaint City of Brisbane Bayshore Condo Project
9/13/05 Brisbane City Council delays vote on quarry
9/13/05 Brisbane residents unite against housing in quarry
9/12/05 Quarry Conversion Sparks Debate
7/28/05 SF Bay Guardian: Best Micro Ecosystem award!
5/3/05 Pioneer conservation plan falls short
4/05 Center for Habitat Restoration Newsletter:
SBMW Protecting the Mountain
4/20/05 Saving a Little Slice of Heaven in Brisbane
10/28/04 Developer proposes commercial district for Baylands property
10/22/04 South City condo plan offers jobs
10/15/04 Crews whack weeds on San Bruno Mtn.
9/29/04 Parks to open again in middle of the week as budget looks better, board bows to public
9/29/04 San Bruno Mountain and three other San Mateo Co. parks to re-open soon! Citizen letters made a difference.
9/10/04 San Bruno Land Set Aside - Site Once Used As Native American Burial Grounds
9/10/04 San Bruno Mountain Land Acquired For Park
7/22/04 Butterfly Paradise Lost
7/20/04 County Park Users Upset By Three-Day-Per-Week Closures
7/5/04 Powerline Raises Concerns
5/5/04 Bayland Site May Finally Be Set For Development
4/26/04 Earth Lovers Weed San Bruno Mountain
4/22/04 Brisbane Embraces Earth Day
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