SFSU students support plant restoration in Bayview-Hunters Point

Author: Kanaga Rajan
March 27, 2026
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Photo Credit: Alcides Fuentes

SFSU’s Climate HQ teamed up with the SF Rotary Club to transplant local native flowers in the historic San Francisco neighborhood

At Candlestick Point Native Plant Nursery in Bayview-Hunters Point, the view tells two very different stories. On one side is the Bay and its beauty; on the other, a decommissioned shipyard — a Superfund site with radioactive, metal and industrial contamination that continues to affect the neighborhood’s health. Hidden behind a building is a lush and lively community garden as well as the native plant nursery, both part of a nature-based response to these environmental challenges. On March 14, San Francisco State University students added their energy to the space as volunteers.

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