OBJECTIVE 4.2
Increase biodiversity and interconnectivity on City parkland
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
Acres of parkland supporting multi-story habitat
PERFORMANCE TARGET
Establish FY16 baseline and achieve annual increases through FY20
Key
Initiatives
a) Support the adoption of the
Significant Natural Areas
Management Plan and fulfill
requirements of USFW
biological opinion at Sharp Park
b) Develop a set of ecological practices
for park operations that includes tree
and plant selection policies based on
the Department’s Climate Action and
Sustainability Plan
c) Complete the Trails program and
expand the volunteer trail corps to
help maintain San Francisco’s urban
trail network
Lead
Operations
Operations
Capital & Operations
Support
Capital
Capital
Policy & Public Affairs
Timeline
FY16-20
FY 16-17
FY18-20
Define preferred
tree and plant
characteristics
(e.g. drought
tolerance, CO2
sequestration,
and species
compatibility
In conjunction
with Nursery
operations,
cultivate a
preferred plant
palette
OBJECTIVE 4.3
FY16-20
Increase eco-literacy of park users and park maintenance staff
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
Participation: Number of individual volunteers, YSP participants, and Greenagers participants
PERFORMANCE TARGET
Establish FY16 baseline and achieve annual increases through FY20
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
Bay Friendly Staff Certifications: Number of field staff who have successfully completed Bay Friendly Staff Certification course
PERFORMANCE TARGET
100% of staff fully certified by 2020
Key
Initiatives
a) Grow volunteer and
youth stewardship
programs
b) Work with PROSAC and the San
Francisco Parks Alliance to create a
Sister Park stewardship model
c) Train field staff in biodiversity, sustainable
landscape and maintenance practices, and
Bay Friendly best practices
Lead
Policy & Public Affairs
Policy/Pub Affairs & Partnerships
Operations
Support
Operations & Partnerships
Operations & Capital
Administration
Timeline
FY16-20
FY 16-17
FY18-20
FY16-20
Pilot a Sister
Park program
Expand the
Sister Park
program
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