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Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, Trace exhibit

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Press Releases

Creating Better Parklands

The Redwood Creek Restoration at Muir Beach is beginning an initial phase of work that will restore natural function to the creek and wetland system at this well known Marin County visitor destination.

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

Alcatraz Spokespersons: Biographies

Learn more about Alcatraz spokespersons.

Flight of Dedication: Volunteers Devote 25 Years of Service

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

Crissy Field Center is on the Move

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

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.

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Sea Cliff’s China Beach Slated for $25 Million Renovation

The Richmond Review

The $25 million project planned for China Beach has broken ground. “The Parks Conservancy was able to raise $10 million in philanthropic dollars to support the project cost, largely donations from the local community,” said Claire Mooney, vice president of parks, places and innovations at the Parks Conservancy.

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.