Yesterday I took my team to a community service event at the Presidio in San Francisco. As part of our company policy each employee needs to give back 1% of their time to the community. I've been trying to plan 2 of these event a quarter because they make great team bonding events. Yesterday we we combed the cliffs of the old Battery bluffs. Here is what it looked like in 1890 during the Spanish American War.

Years after they turned this area into various landfills and at one point had a large incinerator on the cliff edge. After use as a landfill the Army pushed the large incinerator over the cliff where it lay until last year when the Precidio used a grant to have it removed. Why the people of San Francisco back then put landfills and cemetaries in some of the most scenic areas is beyond me. Todd, what are you talking about? Check out this podcast/website I am obsessed with lately, Sparkletack. This site is dedicated to revisiting the history of San Francisco and it will make your skin crawl at times.

Anyway, back to community service. We were supposed to be on the lookout for 4 plants on the cliffs, English Ivy, Cape Ivy, Iceplant, wild radish, and mustard. These are non native invasive species that wipe out native plants on the bluffs. Below are pictures from a great day out in the Presidio.