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Press Releases

Tis The Season To Be Environmentally Savvy

Why worry about the impact on the environment if you can’t do something substantial for your loved ones—and the planet—this year?

Park Perscription day at Crissy Fields Center

Institute at the Golden Gate Spurs National "Park Prescriptions" Movement

The Institute at the Golden Gate takes its message to “connect, collaborate, inspire and act” to the national stage next week as a cross-sector coalition of physicians, environmentalists, park managers, health insurers, government officials and youth leaders gather in Chicago to advance the growing Park Prescriptions movement.

Major Project at Redwood Creek Restores a Fragile and Important Ecosystem in Marin

The Redwood Creek Restoration Project at Muir Beach will continue this summer and fall, making the creek a functional, self-sustaining ecosystem once again by realigning the creek; restoring wetlands, an intermittent tidal lagoon, and dunes; and also creating and maintaining habitat for sustainable populations of the endangered coho salmon and threatened steelhead trout.

Honoring Our Community Heroes at the Crissy Field Center, Now in its 10th year

The Crissy Field Center hosted its 10th annual Community Heroes Award ceremony on Thursday, May 27th, 2010.

Osoberry (Oemleria cerasiformis, Rosaceae family) leaf detail, Presidio Native Plant Nursery.

"Green" Seed and Plant Lab Blossoms at the Presidio

The Seed and Plant Lab features high-efficiency heating and refrigeration systems and provides an ideal space for processing, storing, and treating over 300 batches of seeds used to grow plants for park restoration projects.

San Francisco's Only Overnight Campground Set to Re-open

Thousands of Bay Area families and groups will be falling asleep under the stars when San Francisco's only overnight campsite, the Presidio's Rob Hill Campground, re-opens Saturday, May 1.

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An image of a walking path in the midst of a tiered garden.

San Francisco's Black Point Historic Gardens to open to the public for the first time ever

SF Gate

More than one acre of land, the Black Point Historic Gardens, connecting Aquatic Park to Fort Mason, will open Aug. 25...

Habitat restoration volunteers work on Alta Ridge

Población de mariposas monarcas afectada por la sequía y las altas temperaturas

Telemundo 48

Dr. Lisette Arellano, Community Science Program Manager at One Tam, talks about monarch butterflies, climate change, and...

Discover These Scenic Hiking And Walking Trails

Forbes

There are close to 50 million regular hikers in the U.S. The Forest Service reports more than 165 million visitors to...

San Francisco's 20 best parks to relax in

Lonely Planet

Crissy Field is a military airstrip turned waterfront nature preserve with knockout Golden Gate views. Where military...

children looking at a storyboard and pointing

Family-Friendly Activities Happening In The Bay Area This Summer

KALW Local Public Radio

Jennifer Greene, Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships, joins a panel on Your Call on KALW for a discussion...

Heal the Bay Releases Annual Beach Report Card & River Report Card

Heal the Bay

Ocean Beach and China Beach made the 2021 Heal the Bay "Honor Roll," a list of 35 out of 500 California beaches that...

San Bruno Elfin Monitoring Leads to New Clues and Questions at Milagra Ridge

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Park Stewardship Program has been keeping tabs on San Bruno elfins at Milagra Ridge since 1999.

Alcatraz reopens again after three-month closure

SF Gate

Almost 150 people braved the cold and boarded the first ferry in more than three months to visit Alcatraz on the morning...

Alcatraz reopens for indoor tours after yearlong closure

San Francisco Chronicle

Alcatraz, the historic island prison off San Francisco, opened up Monday for a limited number of indoor tours, which had...

Marin project aims to save monarch butterflies

Marin Independent Journal

The National Park Service, Marin County Parks and community partners including One Tam and the Golden Gate National Park...

Celebrating Signs of Resilience in Mission Blue Butterfly Populations

From 2017 through 2020, Milagra Ridge was the site of an ambitious translocation project to boost it’s declining...

Crissy Field has new neighbors — 7 acres of tidal wetlands and a hilltop park-to-be

San Francisco Chronicle

“Seeing the return of natural landscapes is a very inspiring thing,” said Christine Lehnertz, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, which has worked to bring these and other projects in the Presidio to pass. “One piece at a time adds up to so much more.”