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Press Releases

Warming Hut
Completely Restored Warming Hut Reopens

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

Crissy Field Center at the International Conference on Environmental Education

Members of the Crissy Field Center staff will make a presentation at the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Education (ICEE) on November 26-28, 2007, in Ahmedabad, India.

Alcatraz Gardens
Alcatraz Historic Gardens Project

Thanks to the Alcatraz Historic Gardens Project, the softer side of “The Rock” is being uncovered.

Presidio Intern at Work
Presidio of San Francisco Receives $15 Million Gift from the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

Today, the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, with its public agency partners the Presidio Trust and the National Park Service, announced a $15 million gift from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund to continue the transformation of the Presidio into a great national park for all.

Youth Programs on Alcatraz
Alcatraz for Kids: National Park Service Junior Ranger Program Provides Educational Fun for Young Visitors

 Alcatraz invites young people to navigate the Island and interact with nature, history and adventure by becoming an Alcatraz Junior Ranger.

Alcatraz Tours
Alcatraz Breaks Out! Major Renovation of World Famous National Park Site

Alcatraz, the world-famous former Federal penitentiary and International visitor destination in the center of San Francisco Bay, has just benefited from a multi-million dollar restoration and renovation that has dramatically transformed and improved the way visitors experience the iconic national park.

Press Coverage

Topic List - Press Coverage
Sarah Shourd takes another look at solitary confinement, this time on Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Chronicle Datebook

Sarah Shroud was one of three hikers arrested by Iranian authorities in 2009 while hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan and...

Hike Like a Local in San Francisco's Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Backpacker Magazine

Greater San Francisco’s most valuable treasure is its 80,000-acre necklace of wildflower-spotted hills, miles-long beaches, and oceanside bluffs. Stretching from Tomales Bay in the north to the redwood groves southwest of the Bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge smack in the middle. See butterflies, redwoods, whales, and some of the most beautiful coastline any major metro area has to offer.

10 great outdoor things to do in Marin
San Francisco Chronicle

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which extends from the San Francisco Peninsula into the North Bay and...

Who says you can't camp in (or near) big cities?
Outside Magazine

Drive north over the Golden Gate Bridge and you can pitch a tent at Kirby Cove (from $30) in the Golden Gate National...

The Nature Cure: Inside the Health Revolution that Could Change Your Life
Outside Magazine

Health companies want to reward you for going outside. Spending time in nature is increasingly considered legitimate...

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...

Photo Galleries

Parks Conservancy staff help release coho salmon at Redwood Creek
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