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The Alcatraz Historic Gardens with the Power Plant seen in the background.
Alcatraz Historic Gardens Volunteer Docent Training

As a garden docent, you would welcome visitors into the gardens, share the stories of those who created and tended the gardens, and share the garden preservation work that was done.

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Tourists enjoying Black Point Historic Gardens
For Members: Black Point Historic Gardens Tour and Volunteer Session
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Discover the beauty and history of Black Point Historic Gardens at Fort Mason with Natalie Korengold, the Parks Conservancy's Program Manager for Alcatraz and Black Point Gardens. Informational tour will be followed by a volunteer activity in the gardens.

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Black Point Historic Gardens with Flowers
For Members: Black Point Historic Gardens Tour and Volunteer Session
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Discover the beauty and history of Black Point Historic Gardens at Fort Mason with Natalie Korengold, the Parks Conservancy's Program Manager for Alcatraz and Black Point Gardens. Informational tour will be followed by a volunteer activity in the gardens.

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Growing for Restoration, Nursery Series, Park Academy
Nursery Series: Growing for Restoration
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Join us for the start of our nursery class series and delve into how the nurseries grow the thousands of plants for the parks restoration and stewardship sites. This class will be led by Alisa Shor (Director of Park Nurseries) and Brian Hildibidle (Supervisory Natural Resources Management Specialist).

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Growing for Restoration, Nursery Series, Park Academy
Nursery Series: Introduction to Nursery Operations
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Our Nursery Series continues with a discussion with our pros on how to prepare for the growing season! This class is designed for our nursery and field interns, but anyone interested in how our Park nurseries operate is welcome!

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Sunset over Crissy Field Marsh
Plants in the Presidio

Why do plants have so many names? Join National Park Service intern Carmen Chan as you look high and low to search for various plants around the Presidio.

AZ Gardens, Drought Tolerant Gardens Tour
Alcatraz Historic Garden Tour
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Join Shelagh Fritz, project manager, to learn about the preservation process and history of the beautiful Alcatraz Gardens!

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AZ Gardens, Drought Tolerant Gardens Tour
Alcatraz Historic Garden Tour
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Join Shelagh Fritz, project manager, to learn about the preservation process and history of the beautiful Alcatraz Gardens!

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Growing for Restoration, Nursery Series, Park Academy
Nursery Series: Planning for Next Year in the Nursery (new time)
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Please note that the time of this session has changed since the original announcement.
Our Nursery Series continues with a discussion with our pros on how to prepare for the growing season! This class is designed for our nursery and field interns, but anyone interested in Nursery Management is welcome!

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Growing Plants from Cuttings, Nursery Series, Park Academy
Nursery Series: Growing Plants from Cuttings
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Meghan Steinharter (Fort Funston and Oceana Nurseries Manager) and Robin Binaoro (Marin Headlands Nursery Seed Ecologist) will lead this class in the art of rooting plants from cuttings.

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