both could complement the programs at heron's head park. similarly, india basin and heron's head offer similar wetlands habitat and passive recreation opportunities and would complement each other well in terms of the capacity that rec-park has for soliciting public participation and the unique habitat is that both of these sites offer. for example, the it red anc and aprpark program called "the greenagers" is made to increase teenagers' commitment to working in a natural environment and give those youth peea peer group

in april of this year we all celebrated the grand opening of the ecocenter and heron's head park. that building is virtually complete. there is some testing of the plumbing system that needs to be done, but it will be open for general public use very soon. construction of the ecocenter creates a great opportunity for the future of the environmental education programs at the park, which to date has been conducted solely in the great outdoors. which is one of their appeals, but having the indoor space, away from the elements, which can be formidable at times -- it can be very hot, very cold, very windy -- provides a good complement to the outdoor environmental experience. those participants in the education program have an opportunity to use resources like a library, computers, and microscopes. we anticipate it will be a great benefit to the port to have public meetings related to community and port operations there. another consideration for the environmental education program, going forward, is an opportunity to collaborate with the city and county of san francisco recreation and

both could complement the programs at heron's head park. similarly, india basin and heron's head offer similar wetlands habitat and passive recreation opportunities and would complement each other well in terms of the capacity that rec-park has for soliciting public participation and the unique habitat is that both of these sites offer. for example, the it red anc and aprpark program called "the greenagers" is made to increase teenagers' commitment to working in a natural environment and give those youth peea peer group among those who share interests. we think a group like that would be great to tap for their interest and involvement in heron's head park as well. with that in mind, i am requesting today your authorization to advertise an opportunity for a port-funded grant to a qualified nonprofit organization to provide environmental education programs similar to what we have been operating for the past four years, with some new twists to take advantage of the other opportunities to collaborate with the operators of the ecocenter and the

>> our inspiration is a great blue heron. it was the site itself that attracted us. this is an incredibly beautiful outdoor room. we did a bit of reverse engineering once we knew we wanted to work here. which animals live here? the great blue heron jumped out at us. we walked around, and quickly, you get into another pace. you slow down, leave the city behind you. you can feel the wind and the breeze. in our increasingly frenetic, fast-paced, connected life, the chance to be of here and slow down a bit was part of the agenda. as part of the installation, it was suggested that this would be deliberately not mowed because it would allow the sustaining of insects, plants, that would graduate -- that would gravitate to the area. >> that is right. i think you quickly notice that. >> thank you for being here. presidio habitat is an exhibition at the presidio trust. it will be in san francisco through may 2011. we hope you will come out to experience this amazing exhibition and great natural treasure. >> to learn more about the other habitats installations in the presidio,

do with the potential new vendor's espresso machine and the noise -- how it would affect the blue heronolony. i do not believe the noise from the espresso machine would have any greater effect than the patrons or gardeners from rec and park or the traffic going by or anything else. however, i would recommend that some plan be in effect if an issue arises that affects the colony where we can get together and discuss any issues that may come up. i'm happy to be involved in that in whatever way i can. our bigger concern has to do with the affect on wildlife in terms of feeding, and i'm pleased to see that the proposal includes a waste factor in the so that the wildlife there do not ingest food that could affect them adversely. that is my piece on that. thank you. >> [reading names] >> hello, commissioners. my husband and i represent effect of the proposal was submitted, in partnership with the current concessionaire. mr. mcclellan's family has operated the stow lake motel since its inception when his grandfather built it 67 years ago. i watched a show replay where historic book value it ha

come down to the waterfront so that it is not a linear system that if you drop from at&t park to herons head park, you just have to jog back, but you might be able

come down to the waterfront so that it is not a linear system that if you drop from at&t park to herons head park, you just have to jog back, but you might be able to look into the neighborhood and provide down to the water and back up into the neighborhood, so it is something we're looking at as part of the connector street along the blue green way. since the community workshop and at the community workshop, we received a number of commons. most of them work around these six areas regarding have attacked. there were comments that we need to identify appropriate places to allow for future habitat and make sure that they are compatible with the types of programming and news is we are talking about for some of the open spaces. there were also comments regarding environmental issues, indicating that we need to identify more clearly in the document where there are issues related to contamination that may impact future open spaces. we also need to look at accommodating sea level rise as part of the future planning. ford's discussion about water access, how we need to plan for a future date t

this is a nesting site for the blue herons. the selection panel was very impressed with the proposed environment put forward by ortega family enterprises which included certifying the area has an audubon sanctuary. which means that they would follow practices which are designed to limit the impact on nesting and migratory birds. the ira certified a system which is at best managed and practices designed designed to limit the effect of a business operating in a natural habitat. they would have a goal of 85% which exceeds the city's own goals. they would utilize recyclable or other food service products as well as development education programs which includes youth education and nature tours and all work would be done to these standards as well as their proposed to certify the concessions as a cream restaurant within one year of opening operation. they proposed a number of community partnerships that would provide educational opportunities for the general public. these would include wildlife watching opportunities, opportunities f

. >> the hiking interest rates and she was dumped a heron. what do you think of that?in the tabloid, that is perfectly normal. >> but in the telegraph he would not like it? >> not really. >> if it excites the reader, that is the point. >> what about pronounced >> -- pronouns? does this were you? >> it is all board. -- does this worry you? --]7c3 it is awkward. >> if you were on stage delivering a marvelous speech and [unintelligible] >> if the person speaking was splitting the inventive. i would not encourage it, but the forbidding means you are trying to hold the language in a place it is not used vocally. >> is that the problem? the ed and flow, some words for all of uses -- the ebb and flow. >> word usage does change, but some changes are bad. like a child saying my stepfather is. does he mean good or terrible? -- saying my stepfather is wicked. >> i think we kidd is fantastic because children are a -- wick ed is fantastic. they take a word and invert it. they are not the first generation to do it. there is a kick against the use there before. it implies enjoyment n

the first family is safely ensconced at the blue heron farm.n estate that the first family rented, at a cost of up to $50,000 a week. the obamas hit the aptly-named sweet life cafe, where the president had the new pasta appetizer with lobster and tenderloin. >> they're having a great time, actually. the rain has not dampened spirits there. they're playing board games. >> reporter: a customer shot this at a local bookstore. but there's few imageses of the first vacationers. it's almost true with almost 10% unemployment and troops in harm's way in iraq and afghanistan, there's an extra sensitivity to images of the president having fun in the sun. or the rain. after all, the president is briefed every day on the economy and on national security by this guy, counterterrorism adviser, john brennan. >> anytime i have to convey to the president, i can do it quickly. >> reporter: this is jake tapper on martha's vineyard. >> that's what's making news on "america this morning." aa . >>>> in the news this wednesday morning, firefighters make progress in t

heron's head park as well. with that in mind, i am requesting today your authorization to advertise an opportunity for a port-funded grant to a qualified nonprofit organization to provide environmental education programs similar to what we have been operating for the past four years, with some new twists to take advantage of the other opportunities to collaborate with the operators of the ecocenter and the recreation and parks department youth stewardship program. the scope of work for the grant would include planning, organizing, and executing the environmental education program, providing content with a focus on wetlands ecology, and is relevant to urban youth as well as serving the broad variety of people who are interested in learning and participating at the park. organizing and leading through media events -- the grant recipient would be required to document and record all of their programmed activities, meeting specific program goals. they would be required to make available information about their progr

weigh in on the issue of the wildlife by stowe lake, and i must admit that i am not an expert on blue heronsso i did call some people with authority, and the audubon international weighed in already, but i

in some cases, students that i have talked with that have been -- months went by before it heron was contacted, so how do you gain credibility and not just be perceived as trying to put some money back into a situation that is not working with them? is the district going to cooperate in terms of transferring students to programs that may be more likely to succeed for that individual? >> definitely. we understand that young people -- there are some issues that do come up with the students and teachers, and our job is to advocate on behalf of our students, and we do that working with the young people to identify what the challenges may be. sometimes, those issues are valid, and sometimes they're not. sometimes we have to do work with the young people so that they are able to understand why certain things are the way that they are or what have you, but there is a larger issue systemically that also needs to be addressed when working with young people, and that may be out of our control right now, but we are working with those young people to try to get them to a place where they can mak

the first family is safely enskonlsed at the blue heron farm, a spacious $20 million estate the first at a cost of up to $50,000 a week. last night, the obamas hit the sweet life cafe, where the president had the new pasta appetizer with lobster and tenderloin. >> they're having a great time, actually. the rain has not dampened their spirits. >> reporter: a customer shot >> reporter: a customer shot this at a local bookstore, but there are very few images of the first vacationers. the white house says the family wants its privacy but it is true with almost 10% unemployment and troops in harm's way in iraq and afghanistan there's an extra sensitivity to images of the president having fun in the sun. or the rain. that was certainly the case when anti-war activist cindy sheehan was camping outside then-president bush's ranch in crawford, texas. crawford, texas. >> it's appalling to me he's on vacation when we have kids suffering in iraq and when the iraqi people are suffering. >> reporter: kids are still fighting, but no protesters have been seen here. so far this has been a quiet vacati

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the first family is safely ensconced at the blue heron farm. million estate the first family rented at a cost of up to $50,000 a week. the obamas hit the aptly named sweet life cafe where the president had the new pasta appetizer with lobster and tenderloin. >> they're having a great time, actually. you know, the rain has not dampened spirits there. playing board games. >> reporter: a customer shot this at a local bookstore. but there are very few images of the first vacationers. the white house says the family wants its privacy but it's also true that with almost 10% unemployment and troops in harm's way in iraq and afghanistan, there's an extra sensitivity to images of the president having fun in the sun. or the rain. presidential vacations have long been a part of the mythology of the american presidency. president clinton was a very visible visitor to the vineyard. and there's george h.w. bush at kennebunkport, ronald reagan on horseback, richard nixon walking the beach in wingtips, lbj on his ranch, jfk on hyannis port. it's part of the im