FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD NATURAL PRESERVE
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FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD NATURAL PRESERVE
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RANGER ROUNDUP By Shawn Witaschek There have been a lot of changes at Edgewood Park since the last Ranger Roundup. Rangers Susy Boyd and Ric Munds have both transferred to other parks. Ric has gone to Crystal Springs Trail and Susy has gone to Pescadero Park. We wish them well with their new assignments and thank them for all the hard work and commitment they have demonstrated while here at Edgewood. Ric and Susy have been replaced by me, Ranger II Shawn Witaschek, and Ranger II Katie Beltrano. We are very excited to work together here at Edgewood. We hope to use teamwork within the ranger staff and with the many groups and individuals who care about the park to make Edgewood better than ever. We have already met many volunteers and friends of the park and are looking forward to meeting the remainder. Many thanks to the docents that have helped Katie and me become more familiar with the flora of Edgewood Park. Katie and I each bring a unique set of skills and experiences to the park. I was born and raised in the SF Bay Area. After four years in the army with a tour of duty in Germany I returned to California to attend college. I graduated from Humboldt State University with a BS in Environmental Biology. I worked as a park aide summers while in college, and after college worked at Genentech as a biochemical technician. I started my ranger career at Coyote Point Park and just transferred here after three years at Junipero Serra Park. I’m very excited to be here at Edgewood where I will, hopefully, stay for a long while. Katie Beltrano is a 4th generation native of the Bay Area. After attending Saint Ignatius College Prep. in SF she went on to UC Davis where she earned BS degrees in both Environmental Policy & Planning and Psychology. While attending college she worked as a park aide for five seasons, primarily at San Pedro Valley Park. Prior to being hired as a full-time park ranger, Katie interned with both the Senior Parks Planner and the Volunteer Coordinator. As a park ranger she has been assigned to Coyote Point, Huddart and San Bruno Mountain Parks. Katie feels both thrilled and lucky to now be working at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve. Katie and I have been busy with projects. New signs have been put in place throughout the park. These include replacement of old signs and the addition of some new signs. We will continue to upgrade signs in the coming weeks. We hope that these signs will increase public awareness and safety as well as enhance the park’s appearance. The plantings at erosion site #2 on Ridgeview trail have been watered during dry spells to help ensure they get off to a good start. Katie and volunteers did a great job rebuilding a retaining wall and adjacent trail segment on Edgewood trail above the day camp area. The trail patrol office has been cleaned, refurbished and updated. |
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