The Quail’s Return to San Francisco Could Be Part of Our Wilder Civic Reimagination
<p>twas a sorry sight for the official bird of California and San Francisco: <a href="https://www.kqed.org/science/1916462/the-lonely-call-of-the-last-san-francisco-quail" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Ishi, the last known California quail in San Francisco</a>, wandering near Golden Gate Park’s handball courts, crying out for company in 2017. Armed with new data that <a href="https://www.pointblue.org/science_blog/ecological-restoration-works-for-urban-birds-in-san-franciscos-presidio/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">habitat restoration might support quail again</a>, local scientists and other experts hope to rewrite that sad chapter.</p>
<p>But adding another species to a jam-packed urban landscape will require more than science and data. It will require empathy and reimagining what’s possible for a 21st-century San Francisco. The good news is, with the pandemic, some of that work has already begun, as <a href="https://thefrisc.com/how-to-change-your-street-in-san-francisco-1baea5354feb" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">slow streets</a>, “shared space” <a href="https://thefrisc.com/the-streets-of-san-francisco-could-flow-with-more-music-if-permitted-58fa37461bc5" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">parklets</a>, and other <a href="https://thefrisc.com/5-silver-linings-for-san-francisco-in-covids-wake-6df9ef55f22c" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">COVID silver linings</a> have gained traction.</p>
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