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Spring is the perfect time to get out in the GGNRA! Volunteer for Earth Month, find a wildflower hike, or attend a ranger talk. Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Celebrate Earth Month, stand with national parks

GGNRA Spring Guide

Getting out in 2025

National parks need more than love right now—they need lasting investment. Read the Op-Ed from Parks Conservancy and Yosemite Conservancy leaders spotlighting vital legislation for the parks.

Have you spotted the Big Hat? This legendary lid has escaped Alcatraz and landed at the Presidio Visitor Center. Snap a selfie and send it our way to get a discount! See you there.

Attendees pose for a photo at Pink Full Moon Party 2025 at the Presidio Tunnel Tops.

Pink Full Moon magic: All the Parks4All fun

Catch the spring vibes from our special night at Presidio Tunnel Tops—and get early access to our next event.

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A family looks out over Sutro Baths at Lands End, with the sun setting over the pacific ocean.

Will you take a stand for parks?

We need your help as national parks face uncertainty. Stand with these public lands now through May 29!

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Featured Events

Presidio Habitat Stewards

Presidio of San Francisco
Sat, May 03 9:00am-12:00pm
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Battery Townsley Open House

Fort Cronkhite
Sun, May 04 12:00pm-4:00pm
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Presidio Habitat Stewards

Presidio of San Francisco
Sat, May 10 9:00am-12:00pm
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Take a stand to protect national parks!

The support of our community helps protect the national park sites at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area during uncertain times. We’re recruiting 100 generous individuals this spring to stand with the parks by making a gift now—will you be one?

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A small blue disc-shaped creature, Velella velella, on a beach
Where to Go

What's the deal with those mysterious blue 'potato chips'?

These jellyfish-like creatures are harmless, otherworldly—and washing ashore on GGNRA beaches for a limited time. Don’t miss nature’s coastal surprise!

Where to Go
Graphic for Stand Up for National Parks
Resources

Take a stand for parks: Toolkit, how to help

Resources
British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Free Exhibit

Major exhibit 'Black Gold' coming to Fort Point

Free Exhibit
Put a spring in your step with this colorful tote bag, featuring playfully illustrated California poppies by local artist Tosha Stimage.
Shop online

Gear in bloom: Shop the spring collection

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Parks Conservancy's Roving Ranger overlooks the Golden Gate
Open jobs

We're hiring: Check our open positions

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Schwab image of a long-billed shorebird walking on a beach with hills and clouds in the distance
Alcatraz by Michael Schwab
Schwab graphic of the Golden Gate Bridge peeking out from behind grassy hills
Schwab image of Mount Tamalpais rising above the trees
Schwab graphic of Fort Point below the Golden Gate Bridge
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Park Stories

Alcatraz staff member Edwin Sera stands in front of the cell house.

A 'special' spot: Here's what it's like to work on Alcatraz

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Crissy Field Center teaching kitchen

Park cooking: Youth find connections at Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen

Gateways Article
Jack Carter Fisher at Lands End

Veteran's journey: How Jack found recovery through science in the GGNRA

Gateways Article

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Events

Wed, Apr 30 8:00am-12:00pm
Alcatraz
Earth Week, National Public Lands Day, Volunteer

Alcatraz Historic Gardens

Help restore and maintain gardens once tended by the island’s military and penitentiary residents—add life, color, and vibrancy to the Rock...

Volunteer at work in Lands End
Wed, Apr 30 9:00am-12:00pm
Baker Beach, Fort Funston, Lands End
Earth Week, National Public Lands Day, Volunteer

San Francisco Habitat Stewards

Become a Habitat Steward and help restore unique San Francisco coastal habitat.

Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Wed, Apr 30 9:00am-3:00pm
Mount Tamalpais, Muir Woods National Monument
NPS, Recreation/Wellness

Ranger Station at Muir Woods

Looking for trail suggestions and orientation? Saw something curious in the forest that you want to ask about? Need a junior ranger book?...

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