Park E-ventures Newsletter Archive

Youth Participation Key to Diversifying Park Visitation

A new report by the Institute at the Golden Gate examines how Recent research has shown that while the general population is growing ever more urban and diverse, the range of visitors to national parks has not kept pace. A 2008–09 survey showed that 13% of the U.S. population identify... more >>

Golden Gate Herstory: Famous Ladies of the Parkands

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting four fascinating women who made their mark on these lands that eventually became the Golden Gate National Parks in 1972.

Juana Briones
Juana Briones was a foundational... more >>

A Bird’s Eye View of Alcatraz

By Chris Briggs

Research Director, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory

I recently spent part of the day visiting Alcatraz. There’s a lot of interesting history on that... more >>

A Dean Among Rangers: Park Superintendent Retires

By Greg Moore
President & CEO

In 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) will celebrate its 100th anniversary. For nearly 40 of those years, Frank Dean has donned the green and gray uniform and iconic flat-brimmed hat.

His first park ranger job was in 1976, as a seasonal... more >>

Super Sad True Presidio Love Story

By Michael Hsu
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

After a brutal winter during which he and his men nearly starved in the fur-trading outpost of New Archangel (Sitka, Alaska), Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov—Russian statesman, ambassador to Japan, and talented polyglot—set sail in 1806 for the New Spain province of Alta California.

Dropping... more >>

V-Day in the Parks—For Everybody!

Here in the Golden Gate National Parks, we have park sites for everybody on Valentine’s Day. Our expert staff chose a few heart-warming places to spend the holiday—with your sweetie, with your buddies, with your puppy, or all by yourself.

The Perfect Valentine’s Day Park Outing….

With... more >>