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The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is in the news! Read the latest coverage about the Parks Conservancy and our work below. Check out our Press Room for press releases and more about the Parks Conservancy, or contact us directly at media@parksconservancy.org .

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Pianos bring creativity, inspiration to San Francisco’s Fort Point
San Francisco Chronicle

Piano chords broke through the roaring wind at Fort Point in San Francisco on Friday as Karl Reichstetter performed a spur-of-the-moment rooftop rendition of Rihanna’s “Stay” for an audience of two.

Hidden pianos are being installed at this SF landmark
SF Gate

You've seen pianos nestled in the flora at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, providing unassuming stages to any talented (or amateur) passerby. Now you can find them tucked away somewhere even more unusual: underneath the Golden Gate Bridge.

Roy's Redwoods restoration hopes to replenish aquifer
Point Reyes Light

“Slow it, spread it, sink it.” It’s the guiding concept for the restoration of Roy’s Redwoods Open Space Preserve, a project underway by the county with help from One Tam.

Crissy Field in SF’s Presidio next in line for changes as Tunnel Tops work proceeds
San Francisco Chronicle

What changes do you want to see to Crissy Field? The National Park Service, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and Presidio Trust want to know.

On the edge of SF’s Presidio, restoring a watershed will benefit nature and humans
San Francisco Chronicle

On the edge of SF’s Presidio, restoring a watershed will benefit nature and humans.

‘Future IDs at Alcatraz’ reveals a road to reintegration
San Francisco Examiner

Exhibit explores many stages of rehabilitation.

11 Alternatives to Crowded Outdoor Instagram Spots
Outside Magazine

Skip the masses at popular vistas and landmarks, and opt for these nearby (empty!) locales instead

Change of leaders at Bay Area parks conservancy signals view on the future
San Francisco Chronicle

Greg Moore took the helm of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in 1985 with three employees and no clear purpose...

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...