Heron's Head Park Explained

Heron's Head Park
Type:	Urban park
Location:	San Francisco, California
Coordinates:	37.738°N -122.373°W
Operator:	San Francisco Port Authority

Heron's Head Park is a public park in San Francisco, California; maintained by the San Francisco Port Authority. The park is about 22 acres in size. It is based in a wetland and is known for its bird watching.^{[1] [2] [3]} The park is home to The EcoCenter, an environmental education facility.^[4]

History

The area used to be called "Pier 98". In 1998, some 5,000 tons of garbage and waste was cleared to make room for picnic areas, hiking paths, and native plants. There are 8 acres of intertidal marsh in the park.

Improvements were completed in 2012, to add walking and bicycle facilities.^[5] From 2020 until 2022, the park underwent a project to stop the eroding shoreline by planting more native plants.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chan . Nicholas . Project to restore vegetation, eroding shoreline at Heron's Head Park . 2022-11-24 . . 26 August 2020 . en . 2574-593X.
2. Web site: Wu . Gwendolyn . July 16, 2022 . Want to see a hawk? Here are the best places to go birding in the Bay Area . 2022-11-24 . The San Francisco Chronicle.
3. Web site: Hall . Carl T. . 2004-07-09 . Park flourishes in a tough locale: Abandoned pier in Bayview-Hunters Point transformed into thriving nature preserve and a model for similar projects around bay . 2022-11-24 . . en-US.
4. Web site: George . Aleta . January 2010 . Environmental Education Off the Grid - . 2022-11-24 . Bay Nature . en-US.
5. Web site: Bevk . Alex . Hunters Point's Heron's Head Park Gets a Facelift . 29 February 2016 . San Francisco Curbed . 2 November 2012 . Vox Media.