Posted on 09/24/2008 2:55:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A conservation group officially notified the city of San Francisco Wednesday intends to sue over alleged harm to two federally protected species on a city-owned golf course in Pacifica.
The Center for Biological Diversity claims activities at San Francisco's Sharp Park Golf Course in Pacifica are harming and killing California red-legged frogs and San Francisco garter snakes in violation of the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
The California red-legged frog is listed as a threatened species and the San Francisco garter snake is classified as an endangered species under the law.
The law requires submission of a 60-day notice of intent to sue before a lawsuit can be filed in federal court.
The center's letter asks the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to "take immediate action" to stop activities that allegedly harm the animals and their habitat, including draining canals and ponds and mowing the golf course.
A spokesman for the Recreation and Park Department was not immediately available for comment.
The center is separately advocating turning the golf course into a nature park.
A city task force is scheduled to consider the future of San Francisco's five public golf courses, including Sharp Park, at a meeting at City Hall at 6 p.m. on Monday.
Ping
It's a damned snake
That is too good...I am crying:)
The Center for Biological Diversity sounds like a bunch of communists.
i.e. Newsome, Pelosi, and Boxer?????
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