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Press Releases

New Partnership to Launch SFMOMA's Off-Site Programming

Next spring (May 2013-May 2014), the SFMOMA in partnership with the National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy will present a major outdoor exhibition of sculptor Mark di Suvero’s works near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Go Ahead, Develop Localitis!

With the holiday season just around the corner, bring your gift giving closer to the places we all love—our national parks and landmarks—by shopping locally.

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant To Create A New Vista At Battery East, Presidio

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy announced a $1 million grant from The Tiffany & Co. Foundation to revitalize the vicinity of the historic Battery East in the Presidio.

Bridging Us All: Golden Gate Festival Spans The Waterfront MAY 27, 2012

Marking the official 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, tens of thousands of participants are expected at the Golden Gate Festival on Sunday, May 27, 2012.

The outside of Lands End Lookout at sunset

San Francisco's Lands End Gets A Visitor Center Worthy Of Its World Class Views

The new 4,150 square foot “green” visitor center sits directly above the former Sutro Baths at the northwest edge of the City, and features a museum store, café, and educational and interpretive exhibits highlighting the natural landscape and cultural history of this remarkable site.

Crissy Field Center Goes "Greener"

The Crissy Field Center is unveiling the final pieces to its suite of sustainable technologies: five state-of-the-art wind turbines and an electric car charging station.

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Christine Lehnertz, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, stood at Black Point Historic Gardens in Fort Mason December 10

Bay Area national parks group marks 40 years of transformations

Bay Area Reporter

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Parks Conservancy's founding, the Bay Area Reporter chatted with Parks Conservancy CEO Chris Lehnertz.

Here’s what S.F.’s China Beach bathhouse will look like after a $20 million renovation that starts in 2022

San Francisco Chronicle

The two-year, $20 million China Beach project is the marquee improvement planned as part of the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s founding.

Marin Headlands military site conversion nears final stage

Marin Independent Journal

Nearly a decade in the making, the $7 million National Park Service project on Hawk Hill is restoring the former World War II gun batteries and Cold War radar pads and converting them into lookouts and paths for bicyclists, hikers and raptor researchers alike.

Secretary Haaland addressing the press on Alcatraz Island.

Alcatraz occupation commemorated by first Native American Cabinet secretary

San Francisco Chronicle

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to serve as a U.S. Cabinet secretary, visited Alcatraz Island to highlight the progress made over the past five decades by Indigenous peoples.

6 of the best national parks for persons with disabilities

Lonely Planet

It’s not technically a national park, but Golden Gate National Recreation Area is doing such cool accessibility work –...

Is bird-watching the antidote to the pandemic? S.F. high school pushes passion projects

San Francisco Chronicle

“Raptors are a gateway drug into bird-watching,” Allen Fish, Director of the Parks Conservancy's Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, said, explaining his 40-year obsession with birds of prey. “And bird-watching is a gateway drug into giving a damn about the environment.”