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Restore Sharp Park

Sharp Park is a wetland owned by San Francisco but located in San Mateo County. The City drains Sharp Park year-round so people can play golf on the land. The golf course loses money, harms two endangered species, and puts the surrounding community at risk when the course floods. The Wild Equity Institute is working to build a better public park at Sharp Park, a park that saves San Francisco money, protects the environment, sustainably adapts to sea level rise and climate change, and provides recreational opportunities that everyone can enjoy.

UPDATE—03/22/13: San Francisco Recreation and Parks Caught Illegally Armoring Sharp Park Beach

UPDATE—12/23/12: When You Win, the Other Guy Says You Lose

UPDATE—7/16/12: Jerry Hill, Carole Groom Falsify Official State Resolution on Sharp Park

UPDATE—5/19/12: Tailgate & Drum for Frogs, Occupy Sharp Park(ing lot)!

UPDATE—4/26/12: Judge Cites Evidence Sharp Park Golf Course Is Harming Endangered Frogs

UPDATE—3/5/12: Sharp Park Golf Course Caught Killing Endangered Species—Again

UPDATE—12/20/11: Mayor Sides With Golf Purists, Coastal Developers and Vetoes Sharp Park Ordinance

UPDATE—12/12/11: Call Mayor Ed Lee Now and Demand His Support of the Sharp Park Ordinance!

UPDATE—12/6/11: We Won! Sharp Park Ordinance Passes Full Board!!

UPDATE—11/29/11: Supervisors Vote to Restore Sharp Park Dec. 5, 2011, 10am, San Francisco City Hall

UPDATE—9/6/11: Supervisor Avalos Introduces Legislation to Restore Sharp Park!

UPDATE—3/3/11: Wild Equity Files Lawsuit Against Sharp Park Golf Course

UPDATE—2/10/11: First Peer-reviewed Scientific Study of Sharp Park Released (Download the report)

Help Restore Sharp Park! Take These Actions Today:

  1. Call the Mayor Today! The Board of Supervisors passed legislation to begin restoration planning at Sharp Park, but Mayor Ed Lee sided with lobbyists for golf purists and coastal developers and vetoed the bill! Call Mayor Ed Lee now at 415-554-6141 and tell him to reverse the veto: because restoring Sharp Park is good government and common sense.
  2. Volunteer with the Wild Equity Institute! You can help us pass this ordinance by encouraging your neighbors to contact their Supervisors to support a new National Park at Sharp Park. Join us at fun events to help pass out our Sharp Park Factsheet and our Save Sharp Park Beach Flyer, and show support by attending critical public hearings with the Wild Equity team! Sign-up by calling 415-349-5787 or sending a message to info@wildequity.org.
  3. Donate to the Wild Equity Institute. Don’t have time to volunteer? Become a member of the Wild Equity Institute, or better yet, become a monthly donor and provide sustained support for our work!
  4. Endorse the campaign. Join our growing list of campaign partners. Click here to read a sample letter of support, then e-mail us at info@wildequity.org or call (415) 349-5787 to let us know that your organization wants to endorse the legislation to restore Sharp Park!
  5. Sign Our Online Petition to Restore Sharp Park at Change.org.
  6. Click here to download the Sharp Park restoration booklet and learn more about the restoration vision.
  7. Keep Up-to-date with Wild Equity. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and Join our Cause on Facebook!

Watch this short video about the problems and opportunities at Sharp Park.