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National Trails Day is just around the corner and we couldn’t be more excited! On June 1 people from across the country will join forces to celebrate over 200,000 miles of trail that have enhanced the landscape. In order to build excitement for more >> May 2013 | Leave a comment
This past winter the Parks Conservancy and National Park Service embarked on an exciting new adventure with our friends at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and City College of San Francisco (CCSF) – a program called “Academic Internships.” This new internship model connects local college students with work experience opportunities... more >> May 2013 | Leave a comment
With spring upon us, the parks need your helping hands and TLC! April is a month full of festivity and activity in the parks—Earth Day, National Volunteer Week, National Youth Service Day, and National Park Week—all back-to-back! Last April over 2,000 volunteers from our extraordinary community—including over 50 civic, school and... more >> April 2013 | Leave a comment
“Harrier!” exclaimed my co-intern, Heather, pointing at a hawk skimming down the hillside. I looked up as it passed, its long wings carrying it on an unwavering glide. I had no idea how to identify this raptor. “It has that patch of white at the base of its tail, just like... more >> March 2013 | 4 Comments | Leave a comment
Before we jump into the New Year, we have to look back and give a HUGE round of applause to all of the volunteers who generously contributed their time and energy to the Golden Gate National Parks in 2012. On behalf of the National Park Service, the Presidio Trust, and the... more >> January 2013 | 1 Comments | Leave a comment
An Earth Day event in January, you ask? But, how can that be? Isn’t Earth Day on April 22? Well, yes. But this is a very special Earth Day event. In fact, it’s the longest-running and most well-attended event in the entire Golden Gate National Parks. In 2013, Muir Woods National... more >> January 2013 | Leave a comment
“Tension!” I yell, breaking the serenity in the gully above Muir Woods. A few seconds later, “Tension!” is the reply from the other side, and I start tensioning the high-line, a cable and pulley system that carries drain rock, gravel, and dirt across a steep ravine, saving the trail crews time... more >> January 2013 | Leave a comment
Volunteers have played a vital role in the entire cycle of nurturing our native plants—seed collecting, seed cleaning, seed sowing, composting, pot washing, transplanting and, now, outplanting across the parks at restoration sites. Much of this activity has centered in our six park nurseries, located in Marin, San Francisco, and San... more >> December 2012 | Leave a comment
October 5-7, 2012 was one very busy weekend in San Francisco, with Fleet Week and America’s Cup headlining the many, many events going on in the city. Even so, folks involved with both spectacular events still found time to give some TLC to the Golden Gate National Parks. On Friday, Oct.... more >> November 2012 | Leave a comment
California Coastal Cleanup Day 2012 was another tremendous success because of the amazing effort and enthusiasm of our community volunteers, as well as the leadership of our site captains and generosity of our sponsors. THANK YOU! In San Francisco alone, 3,500 volunteers collected over 10,000 pounds of debris—from our shorelines,... more >> October 2012 | Leave a comment
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