Events in the Parks

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Volunteers Working in Black Point Historic Gardens
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Fri, Sep 12 9:00am-12:00pm
Black Point - Fort Mason Side
Help us restore the long-neglected gardens of East Black Point, a spectacular park site tucked away above the bustling San Francisco waterfront.
Presidio Volunteer
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Fri, Sep 12 9:00am-12:00pm
Presidio Transit Center
Help tend to the health of the Presidio’s historic forests.
British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
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Fri, Sep 12 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.
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Fri, Sep 12 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.
Sunlight shines through canopy at Muir Woods
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Fri, Sep 12 7:00pm-9:00pm
Redwood Creek Trailhead
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.
Volunteer at the Presidio
Volunteer
Sat, Sep 13 9:00am-12:00pm
Presidio Transit Center
Help restore natural areas and create important wildlife corridors in the Presidio of San Francisco.
British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
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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
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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
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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.
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Volunteers Working in Black Point Historic Gardens
Black Point - Fort Mason Side
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Presidio Volunteer
Presidio Transit Center
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British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Fort Point Entrance
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The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Muir Woods Visitor Center
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Sunlight shines through canopy at Muir Woods
Fri, Sep 12 7:00pm-9:00pm
Redwood Creek Trailhead
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Volunteer at the Presidio
Presidio Transit Center
Volunteer
British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Fort Point Entrance
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Volunteers work with manzanita cuttings
Sat, Sep 13 10:00am-1:00pm
Presidio Native Plant Nursery
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The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Muir Woods Visitor Center
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A formerly incarcerated speaker lectures in the Alcatraz Dining Hall
Alcatraz Island - New Industries Building
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British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Fort Point Entrance
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The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Muir Woods Visitor Center
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Muir Woods with ranger and kids
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Sat, Aug 02 1:15pm-1:30pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
A formerly incarcerated speaker lectures in the Alcatraz Dining Hall
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Sat, Aug 02 2:00pm-3:00pm
Alcatraz Island - New Industries Building
Children watching an astronomer adjust a telescope on the Presidio Main Lawn for stargazing
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Sat, Aug 02 8:30pm-11:30pm
Meadows at Presidio Tunnel Tops
Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
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Sun, Aug 03 9:00am-3:00pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
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Sun, Aug 03 10:00am-5:00pm
Fort Point Entrance
Muir Woods with ranger and kids
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Sun, Aug 03 10:15am-10:30am
Muir Woods Visitor Center

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