Presidio Habitats
This was a commissioned piece as part of an invitation to submit works for the first ever site based art installation inside a National Park - The Presidio Land Trust in San Fransisco. The staggered arcs that make up this circular structure correspond to a Cornell University ornithological diagram of the annual cycle of the Anna's Hummingbird: breeding, migrating, and molting. Flowering plants make this work a natural feeder for the Presidio's resident hummingbirds. To avoid compromising the native plant restoration efforts in the Presidio, all plants in this installation were carefully reviewed to ensure ecological appropriateness. Habitat for Anna's Hummingbird is constructed of surplus Presidio cypress removed as part of the Presidio Trust's reforestation program and subsequently milled in the park.
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(Photo courtesy of the LA Times / Brian van der Brug)
