San Bruno Mountain Watch has been advocating for years to preserve and protect the Daly City Dunes. There have been a long list of successes and the transfer of Daly City-owned parcels into a new park is another step in preserving a larger area of the dunes - much of which has already been developed. This new park will expand the existing Hillside Park.
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Deal offers sand dunes protection: Ancient remains and endangered species saved from development
A movement is underway to preserve Sign Hill Park as officials agreed to nominate the home of the signature "South San Francisco The Industrial City" declaration for conservation and restoration through a regional grant program.
A broad effort is underway to make San Bruno Mountain a priority for conservation as cities and environmentalists team with San Mateo County to leverage grants to preserve the “urban oasis.”
One of the most important activities on the mountain -- much of it a state and county park -- is a program to protect and restore the area's biodiversity, led by Cannon and scores of passionate volunteers involved with the environmental nonprofit San Bruno Mountain Watch.
There's been a changing of the guard at one of north San Mateo County's storied environmental organizations.
Some local conservationists have taken on an effort to protect a portion of South San Francisco's Sign Hill from potential development as they explore forming an open-space trust that could assist in protecting such environmentally sensitive land.
With the support of some conservationists and Native Americans, a local landowner hopes to donate his piece of the historic Daly City Dunes to San Mateo County.
Whether you are flying into San Francisco International Airport or driving north on Highway 101, the landmark 'South San Francisco The Industrial City' lettering on Sign Hill makes locals know they are returning home.
The Mission blue butterfly flies again on Twin Peaks, thanks to a dedicated six-year relocation project.