The endangered Franciscan manzanita found at the Doyle Drive construction site won't be planted at the Parkway, but may show up in other areas of the Presidio.
The beginnings of 21 native coast live oak trees for the revamped Doyle Drive.
The future lanscape of the Presidio Parkway is growing at the Presidio Nursery. (
In the greenhouse, Nursery manager Brianna Schaefer points out native species that will be incorporated into the parkway landscape.
Cuttings of the Franciscan manzanita are growing at sites throughout the Bay Area, including the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden.
In a small, temperature-controlled greenhouse in the Fort Scott District of the Presidio in San Francisco, barely-visible blades of blue-eyed grass and bits of young coyote bush plants are beginning to peak out of soil. It doesn’t look like much yet, but the closely monitored greenery will eventually become part of the lush landscaping at the Presidio Parkway, the major seismic remake of the Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge.