Trees

1930s photo viewing Crocker Amazon Park looking west

The trees of Crocker Amazon Park are already established in this photo from the 1930s

Overhead view of rows of buildings on the grass fields

The trees were preserved when the park served as a naval hospital and housing from 1944-1960

Overhead view of the park with fields restored to grass

This aerial photo from 1965 shows the trees getting larger

Current satellite photo of Crocker Amazon Park with the trees outlined

The drawings of the future park indicate that most of the remaining trees will be cut down

Current view over the football field where all of the trees in view are planned to be cut down

The plans indication that all of these trees will be cut down

This field, called the airplane field, is within the boundary of the renovation project and will remain grass

This baseball field is within the project area

Topo map of southeast San Francisco illustrating that Crocker Amazon Park is between McLaren Park and San Bruno Mountain, along a habitat corridor

In addition to birds, mammals and insects, conversion of the lawns to plastic grass and removal of the trees will affect bats

Grand trees will be cut down and replaced with a wider concrete path lined with chainlink fence and artificial turf

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