River of Hopes and Dreams

Permanent 3-acre eco-sculpture garden at San Francisco's waste management company, NORCAL Sanitary Fill Company.

Reclamation project of collected-on-site salvage materials and drought tolerant plants.

"Mountain" is homage to San Bruno Mountain's contested open space (visible immediately to the West): earthquake freeway rubble planted with rock-climbing plants that will eventually cover it; from it flows a "river" of 75 San Francisco high school students' "hopes and dreams".

Cast stepping stones – some made by site staff & families – embedded with "memory" salvage.

Garden used for tours (+/-1,500 students per year) & exhibitions of resident artists' work.

1992