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Press Releases

Greg Moore speaks at a Presidio Gateways event, May 6, 2014.

Alcatraz Spokespersons: Biographies

July 27, 2009

Learn more about Alcatraz spokespersons.

Flight of Dedication: Volunteers Devote 25 Years of Service

July 21, 2009

Golden Gate Raptor Observatory celebrates citizen science at California’s major raptor migration site.

Crissy Field Center is on the Move

June 29, 2009

The Crissy Field Center will be relocating in September 2009 due to the acceleration of the Doyle Drive replacement project.

2009 Sumer Service Kick Off with Youth Service Day on June 25 at Golden Gate Nation Parks

June 18, 2009

Join us to officially kick off the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Summer Service Initiative and Outdoor Youth Mentoring Program, following the conclusion of the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, on June 25 by volunteering in the Golden Gate National Parks.

HONORING OUR COMMUNITY HEROES: Crissy Field Center Marks Its Ninth Year of Celebrating Local Environmental Heroes

April 30, 2009

Crissy Field Center will honor four Bay Area individuals and collaborative groups with its annual Community Heroes Award on Saturday, May 2.

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 beyond helping raise money for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. In May 2019, he stepped down as CEO of an organization with a $56 million budget and a...

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 unknowingly crossing into Iran. Shourd was held in solitary for 410 days. In 2016, she presented the first iteration of “The Box.” Now she is staging it on Alcatraz Island for two sold-out...