October 19, 2013 Tree Fall by Andy Goldsworthy 10am-4pm
Tree Fall is the first Presidio Goldsworthy installation to be created indoors. Its backdrop is the historic Powder Magazine, constructed on the Main Post during the Civil War. The petite structure protected gun powder and munitions and is made up of four-foot-thick stone walls. The building was used to store the blank rounds for the daily 5 pm evening gun salute until 1994 when the Army departed the post.
While Spire articulates the space into which trees grow and Wood Line investigates the relationship of a tree to the earth, Tree Fall explores what occurs beneath the ground. The sculpture is comprised of a tree trunk removed as part of the Presidio Parkway project, suspended inside the building so that the sculpture does not touch or alter the historic walls. The trunk and the domed ceiling were covered with clay, also from the Presidio, that dried and cracked into a beautiful organic pattern.The sculpture illustrates the relationship between the natural and built environments.
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Tree Fall Hours: October 19 to December 1, 2013
The public is invited invited to docent-led tours on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm through December 1 (no reservations required). Tree Fall is also open weekdays by appointment. Call (415) 561-5300.
October 19th 11am-2pm International Archaeology Day
49 Moraga Ave in the Presidio
Visit the Presidio Archaeology Lab and discover the exciting field of archaeology. There will be hands on activities for kids, information on current projects at the Presidio, volunteer information, a peek inside the collections and more. Free.
October 19th 11am-5pm
9th Annual Alemany Farm Harvest Festival
700 Alemany Blvd, SF
Gather with us for...
Farm tasks: Garlic planting, fruit tree planting & more
Music: Live acoustic music by The Knuckle Knockers
...and Community!
We hope you will join us for this annual fall gathering!
October 19th 11am-3pm
India Basin
"Youth Day on the Bay": India Basin Shoreline Park, Hunters Point. Youth will be able to go out in kayaks with experienced adult instructors -- life jackets and BBQ lunch provided! 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., sponsored by America True, India Basin Neighborhood Association, Recology and many more!
October 19th 10am-12pm
San Francisco Nature Education.
Birding El Polín Spring in the Presidio.
Led by Logan Kahle, 10 am–noon. Adults $10, children free. Meet at parking area on McArthur
Avenue. With its charm, nature, and history, El Polín Spring is an “outdoor classroom” welcoming school
groups, birders, history buffs, and picnickers. It is ocated at the heart of Tennessee Hollow, the park’s
largest watershed, just off the Ecology Trail. Map: http://goo.gl/maps/3aeib
Photo credit: Nancy DeStefanis
California Towhee
Hike Ideas
Try Castle Rock State Park above Saratoga on Skyline Boulevard.
A wonderful mix of shade forests and coastal chaparral with ocean views. Great sand stone rock formations and even a waterfall! Lots of rock climbers to watch and rocks to scramble on.
Tree Fall is the first Presidio Goldsworthy installation to be created indoors. Its backdrop is the historic Powder Magazine, constructed on the Main Post during the Civil War. The petite structure protected gun powder and munitions and is made up of four-foot-thick stone walls. The building was used to store the blank rounds for the daily 5 pm evening gun salute until 1994 when the Army departed the post.
While Spire articulates the space into which trees grow and Wood Line investigates the relationship of a tree to the earth, Tree Fall explores what occurs beneath the ground. The sculpture is comprised of a tree trunk removed as part of the Presidio Parkway project, suspended inside the building so that the sculpture does not touch or alter the historic walls. The trunk and the domed ceiling were covered with clay, also from the Presidio, that dried and cracked into a beautiful organic pattern.The sculpture illustrates the relationship between the natural and built environments.
Tree Fall Hours: October 19 to December 1, 2013
The public is invited invited to docent-led tours on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm through December 1 (no reservations required). Tree Fall is also open weekdays by appointment. Call (415) 561-5300.
October 19th 11am-2pm International Archaeology Day
49 Moraga Ave in the Presidio
Visit the Presidio Archaeology Lab and discover the exciting field of archaeology. There will be hands on activities for kids, information on current projects at the Presidio, volunteer information, a peek inside the collections and more. Free.
October 19th 11am-5pm
9th Annual Alemany Farm Harvest Festival
700 Alemany Blvd, SF
Gather with us for...
Food: BBQ & potluck (we'll have BBQ, beans & greens, and tossed farm salad) -- please bring a side dish or dessert to share
Fun: T-shirt stenciling (bring your own shirt); farm tours & vineyard tour; face painting, nature crafts, & scavenger hunt for kids courtesy of BranchSFFarm tasks: Garlic planting, fruit tree planting & more
Music: Live acoustic music by The Knuckle Knockers
...and Community!
We hope you will join us for this annual fall gathering!
October 19th 11am-3pm
India Basin
"Youth Day on the Bay": India Basin Shoreline Park, Hunters Point. Youth will be able to go out in kayaks with experienced adult instructors -- life jackets and BBQ lunch provided! 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., sponsored by America True, India Basin Neighborhood Association, Recology and many more!
October 19th 10am-12pm
San Francisco Nature Education.
Birding El Polín Spring in the Presidio.
Led by Logan Kahle, 10 am–noon. Adults $10, children free. Meet at parking area on McArthur
Avenue. With its charm, nature, and history, El Polín Spring is an “outdoor classroom” welcoming school
groups, birders, history buffs, and picnickers. It is ocated at the heart of Tennessee Hollow, the park’s
largest watershed, just off the Ecology Trail. Map: http://goo.gl/maps/3aeib
Photo credit: Nancy DeStefanis
California Towhee
Hike Ideas
Try Castle Rock State Park above Saratoga on Skyline Boulevard.
A wonderful mix of shade forests and coastal chaparral with ocean views. Great sand stone rock formations and even a waterfall! Lots of rock climbers to watch and rocks to scramble on.
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