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Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, Trace exhibit

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Press Releases

Engagement Process for Multi-year Effort to Revitalize Crissy Field Begins

The National Park Service, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the Presidio Trust launched the public engagement process for a multi-year effort to revitalize the Crissy Field area of the Presidio.

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Announces Leadership Transition

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy today announced plans for a transition in its executive leadership in the coming year. Greg Moore, founder and longtime leader of this nonprofit conservation organization, will be stepping down as President & CEO and transitioning to a new role as Special Projects Advisor. His transition is planned for early 2019. The Parks Conservancy’s Board of Trustees has launched a search for Moore’s successor.

Ranger Michele Gee experiences the Portal

Portals Connecting San Francisco to the World Comes to Crissy Field

The National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy are partnering with Shared_Studios and Luminalt Solar Energy Solutions to present the San Francisco Portal at Crissy Field.

A scenic photo of the Presidio of San Francisco William Penn Mott, Jr. Visitor Center on a sunny day with the golden gate bridge seen in the background.

New Presidio Visitor Center Debuts Saturday, February 25, 2017

The Presidio of San Francisco is taking a major leap forward in welcoming the public to what has become one of America’s most unique and surprising national parks.

Site Responsive Exhibition Convenes 16 International Artists To Reflect On Human Impact And Increasing Complexity Of National Security In Our Time

Home Land Security brings together work by 16 contemporary artists and collectives from around the globe to reflect on the human dimensions and increasing complexity of national security, including the physical and psychological borders we create, protect, and cross in its name.

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Students walk amid the San Francisco skyline on their way to Alcatraz Historic Gardens to volunteer.

Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz as a prison - could it happen?

BBC

"Alcatraz challenges us to listen, to learn, and to carry forward the stories that still shape our world today," Christine Lehnertz, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, said in a statement sent to the BBC.

A park visitor looks toward Alcatraz Island from the ferry. An American flag waves in the breeze as they cruise over bay waters.

Trump’s call to reopen Alcatraz falls flat with tourists, who ask: Why and how?

Los Angeles Times

"This is where history speaks — and where we learn from the past to shape a better future."

Flowers in bloom at Alcatraz Historic Gardens

Celebrate Earth Day at Alcatraz

Axios

Axios covers Earth Day on Alcatraz, with events from the Alcatraz Historic Gardens to crabbing off the island.

Plants in the sunshine on Alcatraz Island.

Op-Ed: National Parks Need More Than Love Right Now—They Need Lasting Investment

National Parks Traveler

In this opinion piece, Chris Lehnertz and Cassius Cash, leaders of the Parks Conservancy and Yosemite Conservancy, come together to urge bipartisan reauthorization of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA).

Experts have candid advice for national park visitors

The Hill

"Go with an expectation that when you visit this year, you are like an honorary park ranger. You are a steward of that park." Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy President & CEO Christine Lehnertz offers advice on visiting parks responsibly this summer.