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Birding Station | World Migratory Bird Day
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Join us at Rodeo Beach to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day! From 12:00-4:00PM, rangers and staff will have information and activities focused on various bird species found in the Marin Headlands, recent bird research/conservation in our park, and ways you can help our feathered friends.

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Barred owl in Muir Woods National Monument
Owl Prowl
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Join us on an easy four-mile, three hour dusk hike through the Tennessee Valley where we will search for and learn more about the owls that reside in and visit the Tennessee Valley. 

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NPS ranger enjoying a conversation at the Presidio Tunnel Tops with the Golden Gate Bridge backdrop.
Office Hours with the Superintendent: Honoring the Nation's 250th Anniversary in the Park
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Join Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent David Smith for his monthly "Office Hours with the Superintendent!", an informal chat about the park emphasizing a different park program, topic, or location every session.

NPS ranger enjoying a conversation at the Presidio Tunnel Tops with the Golden Gate Bridge backdrop.
Office Hours with the Superintendent: Public Safety in the Park
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Join Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent David Smith for his monthly "Office Hours with the Superintendent!", an informal chat about the park emphasizing a different park program, topic, or location every session.

NPS ranger enjoying a conversation at the Presidio Tunnel Tops with the Golden Gate Bridge backdrop.
Office Hours with the Superintendent: Prescribed Fire v. Wildfire in the Park
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Join Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent David Smith for his monthly "Office Hours with the Superintendent!", an informal chat about the park emphasizing a different park program, topic, or location every session.

view of Alcatraz island with dark clouds above and a sunrise peeking through the clouds on the horizon
Women’s History Month on Alcatraz | Sol in the Garden

Come experience the Alcatraz Rose garden and see film screenings of Sol in the Garden.

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Pt Bonita Lighthouse in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Point Bonita Open House

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Learn some of the stories associated with the Point Bonita Lighthouse and see why it's one of the most picturesque places within the GGNRA.

General Superintendent David Smith talking at an event.
Coffee and Q&A with the Superintendent
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Join Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent David Smith for informal chats about the park, emphasizing a different park program, topic, or location every session.

Sunlight shines through canopy at Muir Woods
Muir Woods Night Tour
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Join us on our free evening tour to explore what keeps the redwood forest awake when we go to sleep. Step outside your comfort zone and into the ancient, nocturnal setting of Muir Woods for this two-hour, two-mile walk.

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People gathered at Fort Point National Historic Site on Living History Day, dressed in civil war era union uniforms for reenactment.
Fort Point Living History Weekend
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Join National Park Service Rangers, and Volunteers as we demonstrate what life was like for all who served here during the American Civil War.