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Hiking Rancho Corral de Tierra
Gateways Article

Rancho Corral de Tierra: Planning for a welcoming park site

NPS Landscape Architect Kirsten Holder and her planning team are working with the community on a vision for the future of Rancho Corral de Tierra in San Mateo County.
Chris Lehnertz (left) with her award’s namesake Fran Mainella
Article

Parks Conservancy CEO wins award for commitment to inclusion in national parks

Chris Lehnertz was honored with the Fran P. Mainella Award by the Clemson University Institute for Parks in recognition of her long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion in our nation’s parks.
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory intern Kirsti Carr.
Park E-Ventures Article

On life and raptors: Intern's lessons learned in a year atop Hawk Hill

After a few minutes of listing bird qualities, Kirsti Carr stops herself and laughs. “I love everything about birds,” she admits. “They’re just weird!”
Six youth leaders from summer 2019.
Gateways Article

Crissy Field Center 'Special Six' youth return as leaders

All six Middle School Programs Instructors this summer were past participants in Crissy Field Center programs, so inspired by their own experiences that they wanted to mentor a new generation of park lovers.
Future IDs project collaborators at the 'Day of Public Programs' at Alcatraz on Feb. 16, 2019.
Our Work

Program Production and Outreach Coordinator for Future IDs at Alcatraz

Alcatraz Island - New Industries Building
The Parks Conservancy is looking for an enthusiastic individual who has a passion for art, an interest in supporting those impacted by the prisons system, and a desire to share stories and raise awareness of the reentry process through the Future IDs at Alcatraz exhibition.
Parks Conservancy staff during a service day in the Marin Headlands in 2018.
Park E-Ventures Article

Once interns, now full-time park staff: How our programs are launching careers

Pathways through the Golden Gate National Parks don’t always mean trails. For many staff members at the Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service (NPS), and the Presidio Trust, their paths to full-time employment started during internships or youth programs offered in our parks.
Park E-Ventures Article

Parks Grow Girls’ Interest in Science, Restoration Ecology

In November 2015, four staff members from our parks showed a group of 3rd to 5th grade girls that women play an important role in heavy-duty ecological field work. In response, one young student shared her love for working in the mud too—through a poem.
Intern Hailey Gavin (right) at the finale of Packing the Parks
Park E-Ventures Article

A Life-Changing Program, Through the Lens of an Alum

Get a real insider’s view of one of the Conservancy’s most innovative—and impactful—youth programs: LINC. A recent graduate of the program returned this summer to produce a video that captures the moments that can change a high schooler’s life.
LINC program participants explore Alcatraz Island
Park E-Ventures Article

A "LINC" to Nature, New Career Paths

How can a Park Stewardship summer program for high school students clear invasive plants along trails—and reveal pathways to careers in conservation? Hear the inside story from two alums who discovered that jobs working in nature go far beyond Animal Planet.