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Presidio Trust Selects James Corner Field Operations to Design 13 New Acres of Parkland at the Golden Gate

Once completed in 2018, the new New Presidio Parklands Project will offer visitors an unparalleled experience of the Golden Gate.

Tamalpais Lands Collaborative Launches OneTam Initiative

To help maintain the long-term health and preservation of Mount Tamalpais (Mt. Tam), the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative (TLC), has launched OneTam, an initiative to raise awareness and build community support around efforts to care for the mountain’s treasured resources.

Ai Weiwei, Trace 2014 (New Industries Building, Alcatraz)

Ai Weiwei explores human rights and freedom of expression through seven new site specific installations inspired by Alcatraz Island

Featuring seven new sculpture, sound, and mixed media works by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz explores human rights and freedom of expression in the context of this iconic historic site.

Ai Weiwei Explores Human Rights and Freedom of Expression in Series of New, Site Specific Installations Inspired by Alcatraz Island

Opening September 27, 2014, @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz will feature a series of seven site-specific installations by artist Ai Weiwei in four locations on Alcatraz Island, offering a new cultural lens through which to experience the notorious military and federal penitentiary turned national park.

Tamalpais Lands Collaborative Unites Public Private Partners in Long Term Preservation, Protection, and Stewardship of Mount Tam

Four major land managing public agencies and a Bay Area conservation nonprofit have reached a landmark agreement to work together to steward the long-term preservation and restoration of Marin County’s beloved Mount Tamalpais.

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A view of Alcatraz Island with a text title reading Trails Forever on the Rock, 22nd annual Gala

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Raises $1.1 million

Nob Hill Gazette

More than 420 guests voyaged to Alcatraz to attend the 22nd annual Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy "Trails Forever" fundraising gala on October 19, raising $1.1 million in the process for projects such as park maintenance, the construction of a new welcome center near Pier 31 and youth education and leadership programs.

Rendering shows people enjoying the Alcatraz Embarkation Plaza

Big Alcatraz Island ferry plaza redo advances as new restaurant sought

San Francisco Examiner

“What we really want to do is make sure this is a gateway to a national park” — a vibrant hub that highlights the cultural and natural history of Alcatraz and the broader Golden Gate National Recreation Area, said Chris Lehnertz, CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the nonprofit agency managing the ferry landing for the National Park Service.

Alcatraz Plaza at Pier 31 Will Feature a New Waterfront Restaurant Space

Eater San Francisco

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy has been working toward expanding the waterfront Alcatraz Embarcation Plaza at Pier 31, the launching point for the Alcatraz ferry, since at least 2017. The Parks Conservancy is partnering with commercial real estate agency Maven Properties to find an operator for a new restaurant or cafe space in the updated plaza.

A volunteer with dark pants kneels at the left of the screen to take a picture with a phone of light pink flowers against a rocky background.

Rare bee found on Mount Tamalpais points to conservation successes

CBS News

Speaking with Parks Conservancy Program Manager Sara Leon Guerrero, CBS News highlights how the re-detection of the San Francisco leaf-cutter bee is a hopeful sign and conservation success.

Elusive bee — 'lost for decades' — found in CA, experts say

Sacramento Bee

One Tam, a partnership among the National Park Service, California State Parks, Marin Water, Marin County Parks, and the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, ensures “the long-term health of Mt. Tamalpais,” the conservancy said. The species, “endemic to the Bay Area,” has been documented less than 100 times, the conservancy said.