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fog drifts through a coastal forest
How does fog contribute to Bay area ecosystems?

Fog is a staple of San Francisco and its surrounding neighborhoods, especially in the summer. How do the natural ecosystems of the area take advantage of this mysterious mist?

two people smile for the camera while holding plants they removed during a volunteer event
Volunteer Sofia loves the ecology, history, and community she found in the Golden Gate National Parks

The National Parks have a never ending “To-Do” list and a great portion of this list is taken on by our amazing volunteers. This season we are pointing a spotlight to a very special volunteer who has been working with us for almost a year!

Myotis yumanensis (Yuma myotis)
Bats in the Bay Area: Why they matter, and what we can do for them

Did you know that there are bats in California? Or even in the Bay Area? Not only do we have a large bat population in this region, but bats are an essential part of California’s ecosystems and they may be at risk.

Salix lasiolepis (Arroyo Willow)
The wonderful world of the willow

Do you know the wonders of the willow? A native plant of the Bay Area, the willow has cultural and medicinal significance.

A trail cuts through tall grasses in a green field overlooking rolling hills in Rancho Corral de Tierra
The importance of maintaining our grasslands

Only about 1 percent of original grasslands remain in most of California. Read about what caused the decline of grassland habitat throughout much of the state, as well as efforts by the Parks Conservancy and volunteers to help maintain and restore habitat for our endangered and threatened species.

Attendees form a circle during an event
Remembering the Ohlone, then and now

The indigenous Ohlone people were the first to live, steward, and walk in the coastal hills and scrubland of San Mateo County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Read about the legacy of their stewardship and the evolving relationship between indigenous people and the parks.

Boardwalk trail along Redwood Creek through Muir Woods
Find Your Path: Accessible Trails in the Golden Gate National Parks

Here is a list of our top accessible trails you can enjoy on your next visit to the Bay Area or if you’re a local, on your next weekend.

Researcher wearing white gloves holds a bat delicately in hands
White-nose syndrome danger for California bats: Here’s how to help

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a plague-like disease decimating species of hibernating bats in North America, has been found in California.

Lands End overlook with views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
New San Francisco Crosstown Trail: Tips for making beautiful connections

The wonderful idea of the newly unveiled San Francisco Crosstown Trail is to make one big link, from Candlestick Point to the Presidio and Lands End, so you can walk or bike from one end of the city all the way to the other.

A group of interns pose together outside of a building while smiling at the camera
Out with the cold, in with the crew!

It’s time to meet the new trail interns! Get to know the fresh faces.

A group of volunteers joyfully pose after working outside on a trail
Celebrating National Trails Day in the GGNRA!

June 1 marked the 27th annual National Trails Day! The Parks Conservancy and our partners celebrated by hosting trail maintenance projects with community members like you.

A bobcat sits in a field of tall grasses with yellow flowers
Wildlife corridors: The impacts of stitching together fragmented habitats

Milagra Ridge is considered a habitat island because it’s surrounded by development on all sides. A wildlife corridor could help provide species inhabiting Milagra Ridge with a safe way to connect and migrate to other parts of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), as well as other open spaces in the Bay Area.

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fog drifts through a coastal forest
How does fog contribute to Bay area ecosystems?

Fog is a staple of San Francisco and its surrounding neighborhoods, especially in the summer. How do the natural ecosystems of the area take advantage of this mysterious mist?

two people smile for the camera while holding plants they removed during a volunteer event
Volunteer Sofia loves the ecology, history, and community she found in the Golden Gate National Parks

The National Parks have a never ending “To-Do” list and a great portion of this list is taken on by our amazing volunteers. This season we are pointing a spotlight to a very special volunteer who has been working with us for almost a year!

Myotis yumanensis (Yuma myotis)
Bats in the Bay Area: Why they matter, and what we can do for them

Did you know that there are bats in California? Or even in the Bay Area? Not only do we have a large bat population in this region, but bats are an essential part of California’s ecosystems and they may be at risk.

Salix lasiolepis (Arroyo Willow)
The wonderful world of the willow

Do you know the wonders of the willow? A native plant of the Bay Area, the willow has cultural and medicinal significance.

A trail cuts through tall grasses in a green field overlooking rolling hills in Rancho Corral de Tierra
The importance of maintaining our grasslands

Only about 1 percent of original grasslands remain in most of California. Read about what caused the decline of grassland habitat throughout much of the state, as well as efforts by the Parks Conservancy and volunteers to help maintain and restore habitat for our endangered and threatened species.

Attendees form a circle during an event
Remembering the Ohlone, then and now

The indigenous Ohlone people were the first to live, steward, and walk in the coastal hills and scrubland of San Mateo County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Read about the legacy of their stewardship and the evolving relationship between indigenous people and the parks.

Boardwalk trail along Redwood Creek through Muir Woods
Find Your Path: Accessible Trails in the Golden Gate National Parks

Here is a list of our top accessible trails you can enjoy on your next visit to the Bay Area or if you’re a local, on your next weekend.

Researcher wearing white gloves holds a bat delicately in hands
White-nose syndrome danger for California bats: Here’s how to help

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a plague-like disease decimating species of hibernating bats in North America, has been found in California.

Lands End overlook with views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
New San Francisco Crosstown Trail: Tips for making beautiful connections

The wonderful idea of the newly unveiled San Francisco Crosstown Trail is to make one big link, from Candlestick Point to the Presidio and Lands End, so you can walk or bike from one end of the city all the way to the other.

A group of interns pose together outside of a building while smiling at the camera
Out with the cold, in with the crew!

It’s time to meet the new trail interns! Get to know the fresh faces.

A group of volunteers joyfully pose after working outside on a trail
Celebrating National Trails Day in the GGNRA!

June 1 marked the 27th annual National Trails Day! The Parks Conservancy and our partners celebrated by hosting trail maintenance projects with community members like you.

A bobcat sits in a field of tall grasses with yellow flowers
Wildlife corridors: The impacts of stitching together fragmented habitats

Milagra Ridge is considered a habitat island because it’s surrounded by development on all sides. A wildlife corridor could help provide species inhabiting Milagra Ridge with a safe way to connect and migrate to other parts of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), as well as other open spaces in the Bay Area.

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fog drifts through a coastal forest
How does fog contribute to Bay area ecosystems?

Fog is a staple of San Francisco and its surrounding neighborhoods, especially in the summer. How do the natural ecosystems of the area take advantage of this mysterious mist?

two people smile for the camera while holding plants they removed during a volunteer event
Volunteer Sofia loves the ecology, history, and community she found in the Golden Gate National Parks

The National Parks have a never ending “To-Do” list and a great portion of this list is taken on by our amazing volunteers. This season we are pointing a spotlight to a very special volunteer who has been working with us for almost a year!

Myotis yumanensis (Yuma myotis)
Bats in the Bay Area: Why they matter, and what we can do for them

Did you know that there are bats in California? Or even in the Bay Area? Not only do we have a large bat population in this region, but bats are an essential part of California’s ecosystems and they may be at risk.

Salix lasiolepis (Arroyo Willow)
The wonderful world of the willow

Do you know the wonders of the willow? A native plant of the Bay Area, the willow has cultural and medicinal significance.

A trail cuts through tall grasses in a green field overlooking rolling hills in Rancho Corral de Tierra
The importance of maintaining our grasslands

Only about 1 percent of original grasslands remain in most of California. Read about what caused the decline of grassland habitat throughout much of the state, as well as efforts by the Parks Conservancy and volunteers to help maintain and restore habitat for our endangered and threatened species.

Attendees form a circle during an event
Remembering the Ohlone, then and now

The indigenous Ohlone people were the first to live, steward, and walk in the coastal hills and scrubland of San Mateo County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Read about the legacy of their stewardship and the evolving relationship between indigenous people and the parks.

Boardwalk trail along Redwood Creek through Muir Woods
Find Your Path: Accessible Trails in the Golden Gate National Parks

Here is a list of our top accessible trails you can enjoy on your next visit to the Bay Area or if you’re a local, on your next weekend.

Researcher wearing white gloves holds a bat delicately in hands
White-nose syndrome danger for California bats: Here’s how to help

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a plague-like disease decimating species of hibernating bats in North America, has been found in California.

Lands End overlook with views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
New San Francisco Crosstown Trail: Tips for making beautiful connections

The wonderful idea of the newly unveiled San Francisco Crosstown Trail is to make one big link, from Candlestick Point to the Presidio and Lands End, so you can walk or bike from one end of the city all the way to the other.

A group of interns pose together outside of a building while smiling at the camera
Out with the cold, in with the crew!

It’s time to meet the new trail interns! Get to know the fresh faces.

A group of volunteers joyfully pose after working outside on a trail
Celebrating National Trails Day in the GGNRA!

June 1 marked the 27th annual National Trails Day! The Parks Conservancy and our partners celebrated by hosting trail maintenance projects with community members like you.

A bobcat sits in a field of tall grasses with yellow flowers
Wildlife corridors: The impacts of stitching together fragmented habitats

Milagra Ridge is considered a habitat island because it’s surrounded by development on all sides. A wildlife corridor could help provide species inhabiting Milagra Ridge with a safe way to connect and migrate to other parts of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), as well as other open spaces in the Bay Area.

A Peregrine Falcon tends to its hatchlings at its Alcatraz Island nest.
Beauty, death and drama: Live bird cams are nature’s soap opera
The Washington Post

A recent addition to the field is a camera trained on peregrine falcons on Alcatraz Island off the San Francisco coast. Since debuting on May 2, the live stream, a collaboration between the National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, has attracted more than 130,000 users, according to the conservancy.

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