Press Room

Media Inquiries

For media questions or photo and video requests, please contact us at media@parksconservancy.org .

Browse the latest press coverage, press releases and announcements, videos and photo galleries from the Parks Conservancy below.

For more about the Parks Conservancy, visit our About Us page, see our mission and values, meet our executive team, and find out more about our long history of connecting people to parks. Contact the Parks Conservancy media team at media@parksconservancy.org .

Press Releases

Lands End overlook
Lands End Restoration Moves Full Steam Ahead

Lands End— historic place of steam trains, recreation, and scenic beauty—will unveil its newly rehabilitated Merrie Way overlook, trailhead, and parking area to the public on Saturday, October 18, 2008.

Warming Hut
Holiday Gift Ideas Abound in the Golden Gate National Parks

Go easy on the planet—and your wallet—this year with eco-friendly gifts.

Fort Baker
Golden Gate National Parks Celebrates Fort Baker Transformation

A ceremony on June 14, 2008, at Fort Baker will tie an historic past to a brilliant new future and mark a milestone for California and the National Park Service.

Mori Point
Community Celebrates Restoration at Mori Point, Coastal National Park Site in Pacifica

The spectacular coastal promontory of Mori Point, one of the newest sites in the Golden Gate National Parks, will host a celebration on April 26, 10 am to 1 pm, honoring the ongoing trail work and habitat restoration.

MUWO-170222-PMM_010-2x1
Muir Woods to Celebrate 100 Years as National Monument

The National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy are proud to be organizing a year-long commemoration of Muir Woods’ Centennial Year.

Warming Hut
Completely Restored Warming Hut Reopens

The restored historic 1909 wood frame two-story structure features a park information center, bookstore and café.

Press Coverage

Topic List - Press Coverage
Former Grand Canyon leader to head Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
San Francisco Chronicle

The former embattled superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park has been named to head the nonprofit organization that...

Former Grand Canyon superintendent returns to San Francisco
Associated Press

The former superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park, is taking a new job in San Francisco.

In tribute to a country stitched together by immigrants
San Francisco Chronicle

“The Immigrant Yarn Project,” which identifies itself as “the largest work of crowdsourced art in the country,” is on...

25 Best Day Trips from San Francisco
Vacation Idea Dream Vacation Magazine

A short drive (or ferry ride) out of San Francisco will take you to some of the most magnificent parks in the area...

Civil War-era fortifications discovered under Alcatraz
Curbed San Francisco

Ground-penetrating radar uncovers remains of 19th-century fort beneath prison yard

The Conservationist

Greg Moore is the humble force behind the Golden Gate National Parks’ nonprofit branch.

Beloved Bay Area mountain may be getting an environmental makeover
ABC 7

Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County is one of the Bay Area's most popular outdoor destinations. World class views, redwood...

A Park for All
Perspectives by the Evelyn and Walter Haas. Jr. Fund

An immigrant's perspective on Crissy Field

In the Presidio, a building gives way to open views for new Tunnel Tops space
San Francisco Chronicle

In the Presidio, a building gives way to open views for new Tunnel Tops space

Meet the Whale at Crissy Field
NBC Bay Area

A plastic whale is attempting to demonstrate the magnitude of plastic pollution in the Earth’s oceans to Bay Area...

San Francisco's blue whale made from plastic trash carries a message about our oceans
Los Angeles Times

The 82-foot-long blue whale is an art installation recently put on display at Crissy Field in the Golden Gate National...

Life-sized blue whale made entirely of plastic trash on display at Crissy Field
KTVU

A life-sized blue whale,on display at Crissy Field in San Francisco, seeks to make a big statement about ocean pollution...

Photo Galleries

Parks Conservancy staff help release coho salmon at Redwood Creek
About the Parks Conservancy

Muir Woods. Crissy Field. Alcatraz. And many more beloved national park sites all supported by the Parks Conservancy.

© 2025 Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. All rights reserved.