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

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Press Releases

Michele Gee stands in front of a green background in the parks.
Michele Gee named deputy chief executive officer of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy today announced the appointment of Michele Gee as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

Adam Bad Wound poses in a suit.
Adam Bad Wound Named Chief Development Officer of The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy today announced the appointment of Adam Bad Wound as its Chief Development Officer.

Rendering of a cliff walk at Presidio Tunnel Tops opening July 2022.
OPENING DATE ANNOUNCED! Presidio Tunnel Tops Opens to All Starting Sunday, July 17, 2022

The most anticipated visitor attraction ever planned for the Presidio of San Francisco – Presidio Tunnel Tops – now has an official opening date. The new national park destination welcomes all visitors starting Sunday, July 17, 2022, revealing a spectacular “must see” San Francisco attraction for Bay Area locals and visitors from around the world.

Katherine Toy in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Katherine Toy to Lead California’s Outdoor for All Initiative, Spearheading Efforts to Improve Access to Parks and Public Lands

This month, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Katherine Toy to a newly created role in his administration, Deputy Secretary for Access in the Department of Natural Resources for the state of California. 

Commemorating 40 Years of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the 105th Anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service today commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Parks Conservancy and the 105th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service with the unveiling of a several year rehabilitation of a previously closed and grown over historic garden on the bluff of historic Fort Mason, Black Point historic gardens.

Press Coverage

San Francisco's newest trail spans 12 iconic park sites
Axios

Axios San Francisco covers the Golden Gate Dozen Trail, "a newly connected trail ties together many of the city's best-known national park destinations into one continuous adventure."

San Francisco gets new 13-mile trail through national parks
San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle covers the new Golden Gate Dozen Trail in the GGNRA. Check out this "fresh way to hike, bike or run to 12 national park sites in San Francisco, including the Presidio, Lands End and Ocean Beach."

Guest Opinion: Building queer belonging in nature
Bay Area Reporter

In this opinion piece honoring Pride Month published in the Bay Area Reporter, Parks Conservancy Vice President of Community and Youth Dennis Mabasa talks about their work in the parks and the Crissy Field Center, on the 25th anniversary of the Center and the transformation of Crissy Field into a welcoming space for all.

Every observation matters for rare California giant salamander
Smithsonian Magazine

Smithsonian Magazine covers the efforts of the National Park Service, the One Tam partnership and others working to learn more about the California giant salamander. It's part of our work to engage the community in science that can have real impacts on habitat and other protections for key species.

In Marin County, a guided hike traces how prescribed burns shape plant regrowth
Bay City News

A first-person report from the One Tam "Rooted in Connection" hike series with the Parks Conservancy and our partners, as the group learned about California native plants’ adaptation to fire.