Fritz Haeg

The Animal Estates Snag Tower was a prototype for a collective model home designed to accommodate six animal clients that would otherwise live in a snag, or standing dead tree, in the park. The work is part of Fritz Haeg’s ongoing Animal Estates project, which proposes the strategic reintroduction of native animals into our cities through regional events, publications, exhibitions, and estate designs. For this Animal Estate, Haeg consulted with the Presidio’s natural resource team and other specialists to identify the native wildlife “clients” best suited for the model home. The structure features interior nesting cavities for the Pygmy Nuthatch and Bumblebee, a cantilevered perch for the Black Phoebe, louvered crevices for the Yuma Myotis bat, cover logs for the California Slender Salamander, and a hibernaculum or winter residence for the Coast Garter Snake.