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Five friends sitting outside at Sutro Heights Park holding up Fort Point Beer cans.
Summer 2019 guide to the Golden Gate National Parks

Winter is here...oops, we mean summer. Summer is here. Just because it’ll (probably) be gloomy out until September, it doesn’t mean activities and happenings in your parks are hibernating. See what’s in store for June through August with this fun roundup.

Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Best Bay to Breakers costume ideas if you love parks and the outdoors

So you’re running Bay to Breakers and you still don’t have a costume idea? How about paying homage to the parklands you love in and around the city? Here are some easy costume ideas that will signal to everybody that right after this run, you’re ready for a hike.

Close up between grass blades, showing a brown ant hovering over a fuzzy green caterpillar.
Cool Science: Parasitic wasps came for endangered Mission blue butterflies, but nature had an answer

It’s a larvae-eat-larvae world out there. But somewhere along the line, nature evolved a way of balancing things out: a symbiotic relationship with native formicine ants.

Ocean Beach
Hidden dangers of Ocean Beach

Flanking San Francisco’s westernmost edge, Ocean Beach’s thunderous surf seems inviting on those rare hot days in San Francisco. But the hidden forces beneath those waves should give you pause before cooling off with an afternoon swim.

A small group of people focus on individual tasks while working outside on a trail overlook a body of water
The story of a trail: Impressive work goes into rebuilding trails, saving species

Learn more about the process of new trail construction, and become inspired to join us out on the trail.

A large group of volunteers poses outside on a sunny day
Stories of stewardship: Volunteering with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band

What can we learn when we’re given the opportunity to observe ancient practices and traditions? Read about one intern’s experience volunteering alongside the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, and the many things he was able to take away from the exciting opportunity.

A volunteer smiles while seated in front of a blooming hedge
Volunteer of the Season: Paul Barrows

This season, we’d like to take the time to thank and highlight some of our regular volunteers who have enriched our parks and our lives. For this spring, we’d like you to meet Paul Barrows, who has been volunteering regularly at Lands End for the last year and a half!

Three people stand on a hillside overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge
What does caring for the parks really mean?

Caring doesn’t happen everywhere; some jobs are a means to an end, or summer flings. They must have meaningfulness to create a sense of care in the worker.

A group of volunteers replacing post and cable fencing at Baker Beach.
Spring has sprung for the Trail Stewardship team!

The Trail Stewardship crew members have been busy bees this past month as the rain was slowly letting up—welcome to spring in the Golden Gate National Parks!

A black and yellow Anise Swallotwail butterfly sits on a plant with its wings open
The Bay Area’s smallest and cutest park volunteer

The San Francisco Bay Area is a biodiversity hotspot for flora and fauna—there are around 144 species of butterflies that call the region home! But factors such as urbanization, invasive plants, and climate change have made the lives of our four-winged friends in the Bay Area quite difficult.

Biologist Sarah Allen records data in a notebook next to rocky California coastline.
Scientist Profile: Dr. Sarah Allen, Marine Ecologist and Science Program Lead

Go behind the scenes of park science with Dr. Sarah Allen, who's dedicated her career to elevating science and conservation in National Parks. Learn about her journey as a scientist in her own words, from the sparks of her career to adventures researching penguins in Antarctica.

Pole covered in yarn with Fort Point and Golden Gate Bridge in background.
Colorful Immigrant Yarn Project dazzles at Fort Point: Our favorite Instagram posts

See our favorite photos of the multicolored and thought-provoking Immigrant Yarn Project at Fort Point (open now through May 19).

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Five friends sitting outside at Sutro Heights Park holding up Fort Point Beer cans.
Summer 2019 guide to the Golden Gate National Parks

Winter is here...oops, we mean summer. Summer is here. Just because it’ll (probably) be gloomy out until September, it doesn’t mean activities and happenings in your parks are hibernating. See what’s in store for June through August with this fun roundup.

Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Best Bay to Breakers costume ideas if you love parks and the outdoors

So you’re running Bay to Breakers and you still don’t have a costume idea? How about paying homage to the parklands you love in and around the city? Here are some easy costume ideas that will signal to everybody that right after this run, you’re ready for a hike.

Close up between grass blades, showing a brown ant hovering over a fuzzy green caterpillar.
Cool Science: Parasitic wasps came for endangered Mission blue butterflies, but nature had an answer

It’s a larvae-eat-larvae world out there. But somewhere along the line, nature evolved a way of balancing things out: a symbiotic relationship with native formicine ants.

Ocean Beach
Hidden dangers of Ocean Beach

Flanking San Francisco’s westernmost edge, Ocean Beach’s thunderous surf seems inviting on those rare hot days in San Francisco. But the hidden forces beneath those waves should give you pause before cooling off with an afternoon swim.

A small group of people focus on individual tasks while working outside on a trail overlook a body of water
The story of a trail: Impressive work goes into rebuilding trails, saving species

Learn more about the process of new trail construction, and become inspired to join us out on the trail.

A large group of volunteers poses outside on a sunny day
Stories of stewardship: Volunteering with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band

What can we learn when we’re given the opportunity to observe ancient practices and traditions? Read about one intern’s experience volunteering alongside the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, and the many things he was able to take away from the exciting opportunity.

A volunteer smiles while seated in front of a blooming hedge
Volunteer of the Season: Paul Barrows

This season, we’d like to take the time to thank and highlight some of our regular volunteers who have enriched our parks and our lives. For this spring, we’d like you to meet Paul Barrows, who has been volunteering regularly at Lands End for the last year and a half!

Three people stand on a hillside overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge
What does caring for the parks really mean?

Caring doesn’t happen everywhere; some jobs are a means to an end, or summer flings. They must have meaningfulness to create a sense of care in the worker.

A group of volunteers replacing post and cable fencing at Baker Beach.
Spring has sprung for the Trail Stewardship team!

The Trail Stewardship crew members have been busy bees this past month as the rain was slowly letting up—welcome to spring in the Golden Gate National Parks!

A black and yellow Anise Swallotwail butterfly sits on a plant with its wings open
The Bay Area’s smallest and cutest park volunteer

The San Francisco Bay Area is a biodiversity hotspot for flora and fauna—there are around 144 species of butterflies that call the region home! But factors such as urbanization, invasive plants, and climate change have made the lives of our four-winged friends in the Bay Area quite difficult.

Biologist Sarah Allen records data in a notebook next to rocky California coastline.
Scientist Profile: Dr. Sarah Allen, Marine Ecologist and Science Program Lead

Go behind the scenes of park science with Dr. Sarah Allen, who's dedicated her career to elevating science and conservation in National Parks. Learn about her journey as a scientist in her own words, from the sparks of her career to adventures researching penguins in Antarctica.

Pole covered in yarn with Fort Point and Golden Gate Bridge in background.
Colorful Immigrant Yarn Project dazzles at Fort Point: Our favorite Instagram posts

See our favorite photos of the multicolored and thought-provoking Immigrant Yarn Project at Fort Point (open now through May 19).

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Five friends sitting outside at Sutro Heights Park holding up Fort Point Beer cans.
Summer 2019 guide to the Golden Gate National Parks

Winter is here...oops, we mean summer. Summer is here. Just because it’ll (probably) be gloomy out until September, it doesn’t mean activities and happenings in your parks are hibernating. See what’s in store for June through August with this fun roundup.

Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Best Bay to Breakers costume ideas if you love parks and the outdoors

So you’re running Bay to Breakers and you still don’t have a costume idea? How about paying homage to the parklands you love in and around the city? Here are some easy costume ideas that will signal to everybody that right after this run, you’re ready for a hike.

Close up between grass blades, showing a brown ant hovering over a fuzzy green caterpillar.
Cool Science: Parasitic wasps came for endangered Mission blue butterflies, but nature had an answer

It’s a larvae-eat-larvae world out there. But somewhere along the line, nature evolved a way of balancing things out: a symbiotic relationship with native formicine ants.

Ocean Beach
Hidden dangers of Ocean Beach

Flanking San Francisco’s westernmost edge, Ocean Beach’s thunderous surf seems inviting on those rare hot days in San Francisco. But the hidden forces beneath those waves should give you pause before cooling off with an afternoon swim.

A small group of people focus on individual tasks while working outside on a trail overlook a body of water
The story of a trail: Impressive work goes into rebuilding trails, saving species

Learn more about the process of new trail construction, and become inspired to join us out on the trail.

A large group of volunteers poses outside on a sunny day
Stories of stewardship: Volunteering with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band

What can we learn when we’re given the opportunity to observe ancient practices and traditions? Read about one intern’s experience volunteering alongside the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, and the many things he was able to take away from the exciting opportunity.

A volunteer smiles while seated in front of a blooming hedge
Volunteer of the Season: Paul Barrows

This season, we’d like to take the time to thank and highlight some of our regular volunteers who have enriched our parks and our lives. For this spring, we’d like you to meet Paul Barrows, who has been volunteering regularly at Lands End for the last year and a half!

Three people stand on a hillside overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge
What does caring for the parks really mean?

Caring doesn’t happen everywhere; some jobs are a means to an end, or summer flings. They must have meaningfulness to create a sense of care in the worker.

A group of volunteers replacing post and cable fencing at Baker Beach.
Spring has sprung for the Trail Stewardship team!

The Trail Stewardship crew members have been busy bees this past month as the rain was slowly letting up—welcome to spring in the Golden Gate National Parks!

A black and yellow Anise Swallotwail butterfly sits on a plant with its wings open
The Bay Area’s smallest and cutest park volunteer

The San Francisco Bay Area is a biodiversity hotspot for flora and fauna—there are around 144 species of butterflies that call the region home! But factors such as urbanization, invasive plants, and climate change have made the lives of our four-winged friends in the Bay Area quite difficult.

Biologist Sarah Allen records data in a notebook next to rocky California coastline.
Scientist Profile: Dr. Sarah Allen, Marine Ecologist and Science Program Lead

Go behind the scenes of park science with Dr. Sarah Allen, who's dedicated her career to elevating science and conservation in National Parks. Learn about her journey as a scientist in her own words, from the sparks of her career to adventures researching penguins in Antarctica.

Pole covered in yarn with Fort Point and Golden Gate Bridge in background.
Colorful Immigrant Yarn Project dazzles at Fort Point: Our favorite Instagram posts

See our favorite photos of the multicolored and thought-provoking Immigrant Yarn Project at Fort Point (open now through May 19).

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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