Nice piece on the Presidio this evening on Doug McConnell’s Bay Area Backroads.
Included were stories on Lucas Digital Arts, Presidio archeology, Presidio Restaurants and Presidio Recreation.
The archeology segment of the story features Eric Blind and Liz Clevenger of the Presidio Trust. Doug McConnel interviews Ranger Rik Penn from the National Park Service in the recreation segment.
– Doug Kern
We’ve been down a long road with years of discussing the vision for this wonderful restoration project. Community members have commented during the scoping process in 2003 and have responded to proposed alternatives in 2007. The Presidio Trust released its response to public comments (pdf — 1.5mb) in late 2007 and have posted a tentative timeline for restoration activities subject to funding availability.
I’ve been reviewing the Response to Comments and look forward to discussing the details here.
Stewardship of the various Tennessee Hollow sites will be a key element in the ultimate success of the project. What will stewardship of Tennessee Hollow look like? What kind of organization will have the greatest impact? How will it be funded? How will it get started? Who will manage it? What do you think?
Since any restoration of Tennessee Hollow will be subject to funding availability, what can we do to encourage potential donors to explore this project? What kinds of activities can we begin in order to promote Tennessee Hollow to the philanthropic community?
Hey, it’s an exciting time for Tennessee Hollow restoration! Lot’s of opportunity to make a difference.
– Doug Kern