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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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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.

14 Acres Of New "Tunnel Tops" Parkland Coming To The Presidio
National Parks Traveler

Dramatic views of the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, the Presidio, and the San Francisco skyline are coming to Golden Gate National Recreation Area with the addition of 14 acres of new parkland atop highway tunnels.

At north edge of SF’s Presidio, a new park to connect people to the bay
San Francisco Chronicle

The maxim “good things come to those who wait” is being put to the test in the Presidio — where work formally begins Thursday on a 14-acre, sloping park intended to connect the atmospheric Main Post with ever-popular Crissy Field.

Could This Presidio Project Be SF’s High Line?
AFAR

If you’ve ever visited San Francisco and strolled the Presidio—a former military base turned national recreational area—you’ve experienced the magic of this outdoor oasis.