San Francisco Parks Trust was a
U.S.
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non-profit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of
park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
s in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
, California. In 2011 the San Francisco Parks Council and San Francisco Parks Trust merged to form the new
San Francisco Parks Alliance.
History
Founded in 1971 with a $50,000 grant from developer and philanthropist,
Walter Shorenstein
Walter H. Shorenstein (February 15, 1915 – June 24, 2010)Dennis McLellan (June 26, 2010)"Walter H. Shorenstein dies at 95; Democratic Party fundraiser and San Francisco real estate mogul" ''Los Angeles Times''. was an American billionaire re ...
, San Francisco Parks Trust, formerly Friends of Recreation & Parks, began as an all-volunteer organization dedicated to supporting San Francisco parks. SFPT's offices are located in historic
McLaren Lodge at the eastern end of
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, United States, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. It is administered by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, which began in 1871 to oversee the development ...
, overlooking the
City Tree of San Francisco, a large
Monterey Cypress
''Hesperocyparis macrocarpa'' is a coniferous tree. It is commonly known as the Monterey cypress and is one of several species of cypress trees endemic to California.
The Monterey cypress is found naturally only on the Central Coast of Califor ...
.
Programs
SFPT partners with the San Francisco Departments of Parks and of Public Works, as well as community organizations, to facilitate the construction and maintenance of parks and
community garden
A community garden is a piece of land gardened or cultivated by a group of people individually or collectively. Normally in community gardens, the land is divided into individual plots. Each individual gardener is responsible for their own plo ...
s. SFPT also sponsors guides giving tours of Golden Gate Park, as well as partnering with
San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Opera (SFO) is an American opera company founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola (1881–1953) based in San Francisco, California.
History
Gaetano Merola (1923–1953)
Merola's road to prominence in the Bay Area began in 1906 when he ...
and San Francisco Chronicle Charities to present "Opera in the Park".
External links
San Francisco Parks Trust{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126044849/http://www.sfpt.org/ , date=2022-01-26
References
Organizations based in San Francisco