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Golden Gate bridge in a layer of fog with a view of San Francisco behind it.
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Nature Boost Friday: Spanning the Golden Gate

Online/Virtual
Ranger James will tell the story of how the iconic Golden Gate Bridge was built. A decade of engineering, social, and political struggle, and a historic decision to save the old fort below the longest bridge in the world.
Park Ranger with a shuttle group at El Polin Springs.
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Nature Boost Friday: Park Postcards Podcast – Audio adventures to your local National Park

Online/Virtual
Imagine yourself exploring El Polin Spring with friends from your local library and rangers from the GGNRA. Tune in to this episode of Park Postcards Podcast featuring the memories of past participants of Summer Stride community trips to the GGNRA.
Low clouds cloak the Marin Headlands
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Nature Boost Friday: The Power of Place through an Indigenous Lens

Online/Virtual
Golden Gate National Recreation Area sits on Coastal Miwok and Ramaytush Ohlone ancestral land. Ranger Socorro and Ranger Alanna discuss how connections to this land have shaped Indigenous societies for thousands of years. Listen in to uncover the Indigenous narratives of the places where we recreate today.
Coyote in the Marin Headlands
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Nature Boost Friday: Coexisting with Coyotes in the Presidio

Online/Virtual
Join David Harelson, Presidio Trust Wildlife Technician, and Mike Sun, Community Engagement Specialist, to learn about coyotes, safety, and how humans and coyotes can coexist in an urban national park called the Presidio.
Image of the book Fatima’s Great Outdoors written by Ambreen Tariq
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Fatima’s Great Outdoors

Online/Virtual
Ramadan Eid is soon approaching, and our Muslim friends across the world will be celebrating Eid on Thursday, May 13th. While we can’t be together in the parks this year, we invite you for a small virtual gathering and celebration with a book reading of Fatima’s Great Outdoors written by Ambreen Tariq, founder of @BrownPeopleCamping. This is a family-friendly program and will be interactive, so come prepared to share your fabulous and fun camping stories!
A coyote stares into the camera while lounging in the Marin Headlands.
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Park Talk: Coyotes in the GGNRA

Online/Virtual
Join field biologists Katie Smith of the National Park Service and David Harelson and Jonathan Young from the Presidio Trust for a fascinating look at the habits and habitats of the coyotes that live and migrate through our National Park sites.
Researcher wearing white gloves holds a bat delicately in hands
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Being Bats in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Online/Virtual
Discover fun facts about the valuable contribution of our local bat species, their habitats and park research from Katie Smith, a biological monitor with the Parks Conservancy.
SFPL Herstory Cover Photo
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HERstory - Presentation: Women of the Marin Headlands

Online/Virtual
National Park Ranger Lara Volski provides a look at different women who have played a role in the history, stewardship and preservation of the seaswept bluffs and coastal prairies just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Listen in to learn more about the historic role of women within Coast Miwok villages, blustery light stations, WW2 and Cold War military defense systems and the creation of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
SFPL Herstory Cover Photo
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HERstory - Panel: Women Building the Presidio Tunnel Tops

Online/Virtual
Meet the women behind the construction of the new Presidio Tunnel Tops project in this live panel facilitated by a Crissy Field Center youth leader. Learn about the Presidio Tunnel Tops project and hear about the all-women project management team’s journeys to careers building parks.
Scene from "Charge 2" where five top freeskiers and one world champion drone pilot go cat skiing in British Columbia in Canada for a week. Their instructions: charge as hard as you can everyday.
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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Transport your loved ones around the world with some heart-pounding and inspiring adventure films, and your favorite local parks will benefit at the same time!