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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
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...

My Postpartum Brain on Nature
Sierra Magazine

One in seven women in the US experiences postpartum depression, according to the National Perinatal Association. More...

Here's how to virtually tour everything from Yosemite to SF's de Young Museum
SF Gate

Although many trails and parks are currently inaccessible or impractical to visit due to social distancing guidelines...

Even if you can't travel, your Zoom meetings can
The Washington Post

The egret has landed, thanks to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, which offers eight landscapes, including two...

This absurdly beautiful Bay Area hike will help you take a break from coronavirus
SF Gate

An ode to the Sweeney Ridge hike which includes some steep climbs and remarkable views on the way to the San Francisco...

The Incredibly Simple Way To Get People To Care About The Environment
Huffington Post

A dose of green can go a long way in a bustling metropolis: Better access to nature, even just your local park, helps...

A California national park site gets more visitors than any in the US. No, not Yosemite
The Sacramento Bee

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is the most-visited site in the National Park System, with more than 23.5...

The decade’s best buildings in a changing SF
San Francisco Chronicle

Our best public building this decade is easy to miss – a visitor’s center for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area perched on the bluff above Sutro Baths.

Screenshot from An Uncommon Common Good video by Doug McConnell for NBC Bay Area
OpenRoad TV with Doug McConnell: Golden Gate National Parks Special
NBC Bay Area

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is America's most visited national park. It includes more than 84,000 acres of some of the most valuable real estate in the world and it belongs to every single one of us. And it didn't become a reality by accident. Learn about the dedicated, civic-minded people who made this Uncommon Common Good a reality we can all treasure.

'Groundmaking' Ceremony Held for Presidio Tunnel Tops Project
NBC Bay Area

Officials on Thursday held a "groundmaking" ceremony for a park that will eventually connect the Presidio of San Francisco with Crissy Field.

Photo Galleries

Parks Conservancy staff help release coho salmon at Redwood Creek
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