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Pictures are worth a thousand words, so Arc Ecology and the San Francisco Department of the Environment are collaborating to bring a series of interpretive signs to the City and specifically the Bayview Hunters Point Community outlining the toxic hazards present at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.

For years environmentalists have been doing “toxic tours” of contaminated areas and corporate headquarters around the United States. In January 2004, with the assistance of the San Francisco Department of Public Works, the project mounted the first of a series of self-guiding, park-like interpretive signs at key overlooks in Bayview Hunters Point. The signs summarize the polluted sites on the Navy base like scenic overlook signs identify the natural features in a landscape.

Each sign is encased in a four foot by two foot green metal box with a window.

As cleanup of the Hunters Point Shipyard proceeds, the signs will be changed to reflect the transition from a Superfund site to a healthy environment.

Each sign has been altered for online presentation.