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Mt. Tam Astronomy Night - Astrophotography for Everyone - Hosted by Friends of Mt. Tam
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Advances in recent decades have allowed amateur astronomers to produce deep space and planetary pictures that rival those taken by professional observatories. This presentation will provide an overview of off-the-shelf instruments and methods anyone, with perseverance and patience, can use to take amazing astronomical images.

Visitors at the Nike Missile Site
Nike Missile Site Open House

This restored Cold War anti-aircraft missile site has intriguing stories to tell.

Battery Townsley in the Marin Headlands
Battery Townsley Open House

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Battery Townsley, at Fort Cronkhite, was San Francisco's most extensive--and most secret--World War II military fortification. Come visit and explore this labyrinthine battery.

A reenactment actor telling stories from the Civil War
Fort Point Civil War Days
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See and hear Fort Point in come to life with music, marching, and the colorful uniforms of Civil War soldiers.

Battery Townsley in the Marin Headlands
Battery Townsley Underground Tours
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Discover San Francisco's most extensive - and most secret - World War II military fortification. For more information, please call the Marin Headlands Visitor Center, (415) 331-1540.

Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge
Fort Point History Talk

Join our Park Rangers in learning Fort Point's History in this 15 minute long talk. The program is accessible. The times of the program are 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. 

Great blue heron
Beginning Birding
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Enjoy our beautiful National Park by exploring the Marin Headlands.  Join volunteer Jane Haley on an easy walk around Rodeo Lagoon and learn about our feathered friends. Reservation required, please call (415) 331-1540.

Habitat Restoration at Creekside Marsh - Hosted by Marin County Parks and One Tam
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Come join this community-based effort to install a diversity of native plants and improve animal habitat at a site once dominated by weeds! We will be mulching, planting, and/ or weeding next to a tidal marsh with a view of Mt. Tam.

Bioblitz at Roy's Redwoods - Hosted by Marin County Parks and One Tam
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Join Marin County Parks and One Tam at the scenic Roy's Redwoods Preserve as we try to identify and document every living species we see! Hone your naturalist skills, learned to use the iNaturalist smartphone app, and contribute valuable data about our region's biodiversity.

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Healthy Parks Healthy People
Healthy Parks, Healthy People

Join the Healthy Parks, Healthy People Rangers and leaders to work your way to fitness and a healthier lifestyle in San Francisco.