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Press Releases

Healthy Parks Healthy People US

National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis today announced a major new service-wide Healthy Foods Strategy, to provide healthy food options to all national park visitors.

Healthy Parks Healthy People US

The connection between parks, public lands and health takes the national spotlight next week as National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis hosts a cross-sector Healthy Parks Healthy People US forum in the Golden Gate National Parks.

Bill McKibben Joins Sustainable Food Experts In Discussing "Food For The Parks" at the Institute at the Golden Gate

Environmentalist, educator, 350.org co-founder and author Bill McKibben will be at Fort Baker in the Golden Gate National Parks on Sunday, November 7, 2010, to discuss “Food for the Parks,” the latest environmental initiative of the Institute at the Golden Gate.

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.

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Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge

Why San Francisco’s must-see building is a fortress below the Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco Chronicle

John King: "It is the past, present and future combined in a way that defies simple narratives — just like the uncompromising, ultimately seductive metropolis in which it resides."

Shane Douglas poses for a portrait in front of the greenery at Fort Mason.

Parks Conservancy Board Member Shane Douglas Appointed to National Park System Advisory Board

U.S. Department of the Interior

Shane Douglas, General Manager of AllTrails and Board Member for Outdoor Afro and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, has been appointed to the National Park System Advisory Board by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. First authorized in 1935, the Board advises the Secretary and the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) on matters relating to the Service's work.

A Blazing 'Super bloom' Is Drawing Crowds Just Outside San Francisco

The San Francisco Standard

Mori Point in Pacifica is attracting hikers from around the Bay Area to see a hillside exploding with golden wildflowers.

The Bay Area’s most spectacular 'superbloom' might just be in Pacifica

East Bay Times

If you want a spectacular wildflower experience in the Bay Area, you don’t have to travel far: Mori Point in Pacifica is exploding with golden blooms, with bonus views of the wild ocean beyond.

San Francisco District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan speaks at the China Beach project kick-off on May 4, 2023

Neighborhood donors support upgrades on San Francisco's China Beach

KCBS Radio

“We talked to 1,000 users of this beach about what they love about this place and what they do here,” said Claire Mooney, vp of park places and innovation at the Parks Conservancy, who coordinated years of community meetings and outreach to neighbors and stakeholders. “There have been so many incredible people involved, and it is such a great opportunity for this site."