About

Neighbors on the the hill.

The Lakeview Nature Stewards is a group of neighborhood volunteers working together with San Francisco Recreation & Parks to foster the ecological health of the area officially called the Lakeview Ashton Mini Park.

You might also know the hill as the Rocky Outcrop, the Orizaba Outcrop, or one of a handful of other names depending on who you ask. Whatever you call it, it's already a great place to sit and take in the view. We're trying to make it even better, for the people who live near it and for the wildlife that depends on it.

Our aspiration

To bring back the ecosystem that lived here 250 years ago.

We envision a rocky hilltop full of native plants and animals — lots of birds and pollinators. A place where you can watch the seasons turn. The wet rainy winters turn to springs bursting with wildflowers and green native grasses.

When the foggy summer arrives, the spring flowers dry into seed heads that feed and shelter birds (maybe even quail, one day). It's a long road to bring the hill back to the fullness that it was 250 years ago, but it begins with the small patch at a time.

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