Events in the Parks

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British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Events
Sat, Sep 13 10:00am-5:00pm
Fort Point Entrance
This summer, FOR-SITE Foundation presents its highly anticipated new project Black Gold: Stories Untold . This innovative exhibition invites more than fifteen contemporary artists to reflect on the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of African Americans who lived in California from the Gold Rush to the Reconstruction period following the Civil War (c. 1849–1877).
Volunteers work with manzanita cuttings
Events
Sat, Sep 13 10:00am-1:00pm
Presidio Native Plant Nursery
Learn to grow and care for native plants while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Events
Sat, Sep 13 11:00am-12:00pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national park ranger and naturalists.
A formerly incarcerated speaker lectures in the Alcatraz Dining Hall
Events
Sat, Sep 13 2:00pm-3:00pm
Alcatraz Island - New Industries Building
The Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series is a biweekly program on Alcatraz Island that lifts up and highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.
British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Events
Sun, Sep 14 10:00am-5:00pm
Fort Point Entrance
This summer, FOR-SITE Foundation presents its highly anticipated new project Black Gold: Stories Untold . This innovative exhibition invites more than fifteen contemporary artists to reflect on the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of African Americans who lived in California from the Gold Rush to the Reconstruction period following the Civil War (c. 1849–1877).
The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Events
Sun, Sep 14 11:00am-12:00pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national park ranger and naturalists.
The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Events
Mon, Sep 15 11:00am-12:00pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national park ranger and naturalists.
A volunteer strikes a pose while helping to restore Tennessee Valley.
Volunteer
Tue, Sep 16 10:00am-2:00pm
Tennessee Valley Parking Lot
Get your hands dirty while restoring and protecting Tennessee Valley's native plant communities.
Volunteer on Alcatraz Island
Events
Wed, Sep 17 8:00am-12:00pm
Alcatraz Gardens
Help restore and maintain gardens once tended by the island’s military and penitentiary residents—add life, color, and vibrancy to the Rock.
Lion statue at Sutro Heights Park
Events
Wed, Sep 17 9:00am-12:00pm
Sutro Heights Park
Help restore and maintain historic landscapes and cultural resources throughout Sutro Heights Park.
A group collects seed in a grassland. A volunteer holds a tray of seeds.
Volunteer
Wed, Sep 17 1:00pm-4:00pm
Learn to grow and care for native plants while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
Volunteer on Alcatraz Island
Events
Thu, Sep 18 8:00am-12:00pm
Alcatraz Gardens
Help restore and maintain gardens once tended by the island’s military and penitentiary residents—add life, color, and vibrancy to the Rock.
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British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Fort Point Entrance
Events
Volunteers work with manzanita cuttings
Sat, Sep 13 10:00am-1:00pm
Presidio Native Plant Nursery
Events
The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Events
A formerly incarcerated speaker lectures in the Alcatraz Dining Hall
Alcatraz Island - New Industries Building
Events
British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Fort Point Entrance
Events
The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Events
The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Events
A volunteer strikes a pose while helping to restore Tennessee Valley.
Tue, Sep 16 10:00am-2:00pm
Tennessee Valley Parking Lot
Volunteer
Volunteer on Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Gardens
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Lion statue at Sutro Heights Park
Wed, Sep 17 9:00am-12:00pm
Sutro Heights Park
Events
A group collects seed in a grassland. A volunteer holds a tray of seeds.
Wed, Sep 17 1:00pm-4:00pm
Volunteer
Volunteer on Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Gardens
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A volunteer strikes a pose while helping to restore Tennessee Valley.
Volunteer
Tue, Jul 29 10:00am-2:00pm
Tennessee Valley Parking Lot
Muir Woods with ranger and kids
Events
Tue, Jul 29 10:15am-10:30am
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Muir Woods with ranger and kids
Events
Tue, Jul 29 1:15pm-1:30pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Volunteer on Alcatraz Island
Events
Wed, Jul 30 8:00am-12:00pm
Alcatraz Gardens
Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Events
Wed, Jul 30 9:00am-3:00pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Muir Woods with ranger and kids
Events
Wed, Jul 30 10:15am-10:30am
Muir Woods Visitor Center

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