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Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, Trace exhibit
Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, Trace exhibit

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Browse the latest press coverage, press releases and announcements, videos and photo galleries from the Parks Conservancy below.

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Press Releases

2009 Turning the Tide
"TURNING THE TIDE" FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Institute at the Golden Gate Brings Together Diverse Cross Sector Leaders to Address Key Environmental Issues

An extraordinary gathering of environmentalists, Nobel Laureates, CEOs, philanthropists, venture capitalists, scientists, social entrepreneurs, youth activists and other leaders in their fields will come together at the gateway to the Pacific Rim April 2-3, 2009.

Volunteers at work
2009 Day of Service: Help Grow Your National Park

Volunteer in the Golden Gate National Parks at your doorstep. It’s fun, it’s healthy, and it makes a difference—the perfect way to pitch in on a momentous day and an opportunity for people to give back to the park sites we all love and cherish.

Lands End overlook
Lands End Restoration Moves Full Steam Ahead

Lands End— historic place of steam trains, recreation, and scenic beauty—will unveil its newly rehabilitated Merrie Way overlook, trailhead, and parking area to the public on Saturday, October 18, 2008.

Warming Hut
Holiday Gift Ideas Abound in the Golden Gate National Parks

Go easy on the planet—and your wallet—this year with eco-friendly gifts.

Fort Baker
Golden Gate National Parks Celebrates Fort Baker Transformation

A ceremony on June 14, 2008, at Fort Baker will tie an historic past to a brilliant new future and mark a milestone for California and the National Park Service.

Press Coverage

Topic List - Press Coverage
Children playing on Bluff Slide at Outpost
This New San Francisco Park Sits Above Six Lanes of Traffic
Smithsonian Magazine

“The bulk of the feedback,” says Chris Lehnertz, President and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the park’s nonprofit partner, “is that people just wanted a place where they could hang out.”

The Golden Gate Bridge spans the scenic view from the Tunnel Tops on a beautiful opening day.
Crowds pour in as Presidio Tunnel Tops park opens in San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle

Nothing like Presidio Tunnel Tops exists in the Bay Area, in terms of size or natural history, or in terms of being free to everyone. That is thanks to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, which privately raised $98 million to go with the $20 million supplied by the Presidio Trust, which oversaw the job.

Kids at play on the climbing wall of The Outpost at Presidio Tunnel Tops.
New S.F. landmark Presidio Tunnel Tops Park opens to public
CBS News

The brand new Presidio Tunnel Tops park opened to the public Sunday morning on July 17 and the reaction was thoroughly positive. John Ramos reports.

Christine Lehnertz, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Presidio Tunnel Tops.
‘Years in the making’: Presidio Tunnel Tops ribbon-cutting celebrates donors and community
San Francisco Chronicle

Chris Lehnertz, the president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, explained that the 14 acres of new park was made possible through the support of many San Francisco philanthropists, in what was one of the largest fundraising campaigns for public open space in the city’s history — raising $98 million of the park’s $118 million budget.

Tunnel Tops picnic benches and tables, a perfect place for lunch at the parks
Presidio Tunnel Tops Supports a More Inclusive Future
Bay Nature

“When the Highway separated that area, it really created an ecological disconnect,” says Lew Stringer, Presidio naturalist and consultant on the flora for Tunnel Tops. “We want these plants to create an inviting landscape that will feel like a gorgeous garden.”

Videos

Photo Galleries