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Uniformed firefighters gesture to each other as a prescribed fire burns on the grassy landscape.
Gateways Article

Protecting communities in the age of wildfire

As autumn nears, park managers are shifting priorities towards wildfire resilience and protecting communities along the wildland-urban interface: the high-risk zone where human development meets flammable vegetation.
Alcatraz Garden Volunteers
Park E-Ventures Article

Alcatraz Gardens volunteers sticking together

While the Alcatraz Garden volunteers have not been able to interact with the beautiful land they care for since March 13, that hasn’t stopped them from staying connected with one another.
Colorful wildflowers in front of a disused federal penitentiary building on Alcatraz Island.
Article

Just the essentials: How the Alcatraz gardens grow

For two months this year following the shelter-in-place order, the five gardens at Alcatraz grew wild and untended until Shelagh Fritz, the Senior Program Manager on the island, was able to return. The history of the Alcatraz Gardens is one of careful planning, wild growth, and dedicated work.
Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida)
Article

Discovery: Bringing native oysters back to the Presidio

The Quartermaster Reach project will create seven acres of extraordinary habitat for birds, plants, and other native species. But these culverts will do more than just let the waters flow beneath a busy roadway.
Aerial photo of Fort Mason, the San Francisco Bay, and the city.
Article

How the military fomented San Francisco's queer community

Discover the history of how the military shaped San Francisco's LGBTQ community.
Buffalo Soldiers
Article

Sites of Conscience: What we can learn from the GGNRA’s history of resistance

In this moment and as we continue forward, it’s important to acknowledge the racist history on these lands so that we can learn from it and overcome it.
Statements from Parks Conservancy open letter.
Article

Open letter: We condemn anti-Black racism, are allies for equality in our parks and communities

Black Lives Matter—here at the Parks Conservancy, on our public lands and across the nation. We condemn anti-Black racism. Racial injustice and inequities across society have been a part of national systemic discrimination and bias for far too long. They will not be our future.
Historic image of dignitaries at Muir Woods to remember FDR.
Article

At FDR Memorial 75 years ago, Muir Woods showed its healing power

May 19 marks three quarters of a century since diplomats from across the globe ventured into Muir Woods to honor the memory of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Lana Salvador (center) with her fellow healthcare workers in San Francisco.
Article

Nature’s lessons help a nurse in the midst of global pandemic

Lana Salvador, a respiratory isolation nurse in San Francisco, reflects on the lessons she learned in nature 10 years ago as a LINC intern, and how she still uses those lessons today.
Yellow wildflowers on hill at Mori Point
Article

Spring 2020 guide to the parks

This year, since we’re all sheltering in place, we invite you to celebrate these milestones from your home or backyard.
A monarch butterfly in nature.
Article

Backyard BioBlitz: See the parks from wherever you are

In times of great uncertainty, reconnecting to nature and grounding yourself in the outdoors can be a calming practice. Here are a couple of suggestions on how to get started.
A teacher connected with her students via video for their trout release.
Article

Teacher releases trout on video for students: Good news from the parks

A teacher connecting with her students virtually. Young people comforting each other through poetry and photography. Even some hilarious 1-star Yelp reviews can help comfort us all during these times.