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Press Releases

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.

Redwood Creek at Muir Beach
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.

Crissy Field Center
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.

Rob Hill Campground
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.

Lands End overlook with views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Lands End Improvements Advance With New Major Gift

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy has received a new $5 million grant from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund to support restoration efforts at Lands End—bringing the Fund’s total support of the Lands End project to $8.6 million. 

Press Coverage

Topic List - Press Coverage
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...

Mission blue butterfly larvae.
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.”

Rare Rose Rediscovered on Alcatraz 30 Years Ago Teaches Resilience Today
KQED

The Rock's is full of unexpected finds, among them is a rare and tenacious rose. And this rose has a remarkable story.

Tourism Trickles Back as SF Recommends (But Doesn't Require) a Quarantine for Holiday Season Travelers
KQED

"There's less people around, so you can kind of enjoy San Francisco almost like a local," said Santos, standing in line...

Alcatraz’s gardens are flourishing, against all odds
National Geographic

Here’s how a desolate rock in the middle of San Francisco Bay became a tourist hotspot—and horticultural haven.

Alcatraz Island to reopen Monday after being closed five months due to pandemic
San Jose Mercury News

The move comes after the National Park Service, which owns Alcatraz, has been steadily reopening other national parks...

Peregrine falcons swoop into Alcatraz, and here come the chicks
San Francisco Chronicle

Two peregrine falcons are doing what few creatures in history have decided to do — take up residence on Alcatraz by...

Muir Woods Reopens to Visitors After 4-Month Closure
NBC Bay Area

"It’s an escape from what’s going on out in the world," said Muir Woods visitor Barbi Martinez. "But it’s also a...

A look at this year’s 10 best U.S. cities for Parks
The Washington Post

#8: San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area includes spectacular spots such as the Presidio (forests, a lake...

Outside the boxes
Montana Free Press

Predictions of a mental health crisis following on COVID-19’s heels present not only a challenge for the health care...

Photo Galleries

Parks Conservancy staff help release coho salmon at Redwood Creek
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