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Centuries-Old Menlo Park Oak Tree Gets 2nd Chance
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission plans to take another look at how to build around a 300-year-old oak tree that stands in the way of a new water pipeline that will supply millions of households on the Peninsula.
Centuries-Old Menlo Park Tree Gets Reprieve From Construction Project
The general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission requested a halt Wednesday to construction around a centuries-old valley oak tree in San Mateo County while the agency considers alternatives to cutting it down.
Snagged Owl Starves To Death In San Francisco
A San Francisco barn owl starved to death Friday after becoming tangled in debris and caught in a treetop, a WildRescue spokeswoman said.
Singer Joan Baez Hurt In Fall From Woodside Treehouse
1960s songbird Joan Baez was “resting comfortably” at an undisclosed location after falling 20 feet to the ground from a treehouse—a treehouse she purposely had built without walls because she wanted to sleep among real birds at her Woodside home.


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