Saturday, Nov. 22, 9:30 am – noon @ Martha Ave. entrance

Dorothy Erskine Park is located near the northeast border of Sunnyside on a hill overlooking Glen Park.  On sunny days, you can find solitude, views of Mt. Diablo and fluttering anise swallowtail butterflies.  In the spring, there are native wildflowers, just waiting for a helping hand to free them from the invasive grasses that have overrun the park.

The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association was instrumental in securing this land for the community back in 1978 and is now supporting the Friends of Dorothy Erskine Park with their efforts to improve the park and restore its native grassland habitat.

On Saturday, November 22nd, 9:30-noon, the SF Rec & Park gardeners will be spreading wood chips to suppress the foxtails and other invasive grasses.  They’ll also be working on the trails to improve drainage.  Friends of Dorothy Erskine Park will be there helping out and would love to have you join them.

Sign up on the SFRPD website and email them to let them know that you are coming.

For more information about the park and its history, see this wonderful blog post by Amy O’Hair of the Sunnyside History Project.

For updates on the work of the Friends of Dorothy Erskine Park, follow them on Instagram @dorothyerskinepark.

Please let us know how many will be in your party and what tasty treat you’ll be adding to the spread at https://tinyurl.com/ys65mnr6.

Unfortunately, the live stream of Monday night’s meeting did not work out, but we did get a good recording of all but the first two minutes. It’s uploaded to YouTube, and you can now view the conversations with Supervisor Melgar and Mayor Lurie.