Muir Woods. Crissy Field. Alcatraz. The Marin Headlands. Stinson Beach. Lands End. The Presidio.

There’s only one nonprofit that supports them all. The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Our mission is to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the park visitor experience, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

Show your love for these special places. Become a member, contribute or volunteer in the parks.

WHAT WE DO

Alongside the National Park Service and Presidio Trust, the Parks Conservancy fulfills its mission of Parks For All Forever. We also:

• Offer environmental education and youth leadership programs at Crissy Field Center
• Build and maintain trails through Trails Forever initiative
• Improve park signage, kiosks, visitor centers, and other facilities
• Grow native plants to restore landscapes in Native Plant Nurseries
• Protect and restore habitat for endangered species through Park Stewardship
• Study birds of prey at Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
• Promote park-based sustainability solutions through Institute at the Golden Gate
• Encourage underserved communities to experience the parks
• Organize volunteers of all ages to support our park projects
• Provide tours, book stores, interpretive merchandise, and cafes to serve visitors and raise funds for park work
• Seek philanthropic funds for park programs and projects
• And much more!

Senior Directors

Greg Moore, Executive Director 
Doug Overman, Deputy Director
Nicholas Elsishans, Deputy Director & Chief Business Officer
Catherine Barner, Director of Park Projects & Stewardship
Cleveland Justis, Director of the Institute at the Golden Gate
David Shaw, Director of Communications & Marketing
Kathryn Morelli, Director of Development
Nicki Phelps, Director of Visitor Programs & Services
Robert Lieber, Director of Retail & Product Development

Resources

• Annual Reports 2004-2011 >
• 2009 Form 990 and Independent Auditors' Report and Financial Statements

YOUR PARKS

• One of the world's largest national parks in an urban area—80,000 acres stretched 80 miles north to south, encompassing 130 miles of trails, 1,000 types of plants, 250 bird species, and 700 historic structures
• The second-most visited unit (formally called the Golden Gate National Recreation Area) in the National Park Service system, with over 15 million visits annually
• Home to the highest number of federally-protected threatened and endangered species in any national park unit in the continental U.S.
• A key component of a biodiversity hotspot as identified by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)