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Paintings from I-YEL Group Art Project
Crissy Field Center youth programs build resilience through wellness

When the pandemic began, youth program leaders and participants supported each other with ideas for communal and individual self-care including neighborhood clean-ups, meditation, journaling, examining family history and art. 

Aerial view showing the Quartermaster Reach wetlands
Restored wetlands offer new habitat for Presidio wildlife

For the first time in over 100 years, the Presidio’s Tennessee Hollow watershed will be connected to the San Francisco Bay.

2001 Crissy Field Center Opening
20 years at the Crissy Field Center

Over 20 years, the Crissy Field Center team has reached over 750,000 participants through their programs. Programming has always used parks as a platform for young people to develop skills to create change in communities and society through environmental and social justice. 

Golden Gate Bridge at Night from Marin looking towards San Francisco.
A family history in the light of the Golden Gate Bridge

Fong Bing Wah, or Wallace B. Fong, was a San Franciscan and Chinese-American engineer with a unique link to the lights of the Golden Gate Bridge. He was also the grandfather of Katherine Toy, our Executive Vice President of Partnerships and Programs. 

Park Ranger Lara Volski helps visitors.
Meet the Ranger: Lara Volski on climate resilience and history in the Marin Headlands

Park Ranger Lara Volski is relatively new to the National Park Service (NPS), but she’s already made a big impact for Marin Headlands visitors. Working at Point Bonita Lighthouse, the Nike Missile Site, and other locations, Ranger Lara talks about climate resilience and history in unique ways.

Migrating Whale Breaches Offshore of GGNRA
Q&A with Crissy Field Center’s Migratory Story Leaders

“Why do living things move?” and “What is the importance of migration?” are a few of the essential questions that leaders recently dove into with participants in the Crissy Field Center’s Migratory Story program. In the most recent iteration of the program, the CFC team provided impactful online programs and virtual Hawk Hill field trips to numerous 5th grade classes…

YiOu Wang running through the parks
Thousands of miles through the parks with YiOu Wang

Meet professional ultrarunner and high school teacher YiOu Wang, who enjoys our parks for mega-runs and hikes with students. With every step, she sees the effects of climate change and the chance to inspire young people toward action.

An image of a dirt walking trail with a view of a blue sky and the blue ocean.
Letter of Recommendation: Taking a Walk in the Park

Why not take a walk in the parks? There's a lot to see out there.

Inside the New Industries Building on Alcatraz Island.
Inside the penitentiary: A civil rights struggle on Alcatraz

Robert Lipscomb, a Black man from Cleveland, Ohio, grew up during the Great Depression and, after a traumatic and destabilizing childhood, eventually ended up in the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary where he agitated for social change. 

Golden Gate Bridge and the Welcome Center.
Great gift ideas for San Francisco park lovers: Buy local, benefit local parks

Parks Conservancy products, from iconic park posters to intriguing books, are unlike anything else you can gift. They’re created by local people, using artifacts and inspiration from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and all proceeds play a vital part in supporting our beloved parklands. 

Portrait of coyote wearing a radio tracking color.
Coyote Tracking in the Marin Headlands: How you can help

Beginning fall 2020, park wildlife biologists will use temporary remote tracking collars to learn about the population size and movements of coyotes in the Marin Headlands.

Pruning plants at the Presidio Native Plant Nursery.
Five Tips for Decolonizing Language

Building a more expansive and intentional language is an ongoing process. These five steps can help you get started.

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Paintings from I-YEL Group Art Project
Crissy Field Center youth programs build resilience through wellness

When the pandemic began, youth program leaders and participants supported each other with ideas for communal and individual self-care including neighborhood clean-ups, meditation, journaling, examining family history and art. 

Aerial view showing the Quartermaster Reach wetlands
Restored wetlands offer new habitat for Presidio wildlife

For the first time in over 100 years, the Presidio’s Tennessee Hollow watershed will be connected to the San Francisco Bay.

2001 Crissy Field Center Opening
20 years at the Crissy Field Center

Over 20 years, the Crissy Field Center team has reached over 750,000 participants through their programs. Programming has always used parks as a platform for young people to develop skills to create change in communities and society through environmental and social justice. 

Golden Gate Bridge at Night from Marin looking towards San Francisco.
A family history in the light of the Golden Gate Bridge

Fong Bing Wah, or Wallace B. Fong, was a San Franciscan and Chinese-American engineer with a unique link to the lights of the Golden Gate Bridge. He was also the grandfather of Katherine Toy, our Executive Vice President of Partnerships and Programs. 

Park Ranger Lara Volski helps visitors.
Meet the Ranger: Lara Volski on climate resilience and history in the Marin Headlands

Park Ranger Lara Volski is relatively new to the National Park Service (NPS), but she’s already made a big impact for Marin Headlands visitors. Working at Point Bonita Lighthouse, the Nike Missile Site, and other locations, Ranger Lara talks about climate resilience and history in unique ways.

Migrating Whale Breaches Offshore of GGNRA
Q&A with Crissy Field Center’s Migratory Story Leaders

“Why do living things move?” and “What is the importance of migration?” are a few of the essential questions that leaders recently dove into with participants in the Crissy Field Center’s Migratory Story program. In the most recent iteration of the program, the CFC team provided impactful online programs and virtual Hawk Hill field trips to numerous 5th grade classes…

YiOu Wang running through the parks
Thousands of miles through the parks with YiOu Wang

Meet professional ultrarunner and high school teacher YiOu Wang, who enjoys our parks for mega-runs and hikes with students. With every step, she sees the effects of climate change and the chance to inspire young people toward action.

An image of a dirt walking trail with a view of a blue sky and the blue ocean.
Letter of Recommendation: Taking a Walk in the Park

Why not take a walk in the parks? There's a lot to see out there.

Inside the New Industries Building on Alcatraz Island.
Inside the penitentiary: A civil rights struggle on Alcatraz

Robert Lipscomb, a Black man from Cleveland, Ohio, grew up during the Great Depression and, after a traumatic and destabilizing childhood, eventually ended up in the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary where he agitated for social change. 

Golden Gate Bridge and the Welcome Center.
Great gift ideas for San Francisco park lovers: Buy local, benefit local parks

Parks Conservancy products, from iconic park posters to intriguing books, are unlike anything else you can gift. They’re created by local people, using artifacts and inspiration from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and all proceeds play a vital part in supporting our beloved parklands. 

Portrait of coyote wearing a radio tracking color.
Coyote Tracking in the Marin Headlands: How you can help

Beginning fall 2020, park wildlife biologists will use temporary remote tracking collars to learn about the population size and movements of coyotes in the Marin Headlands.

Pruning plants at the Presidio Native Plant Nursery.
Five Tips for Decolonizing Language

Building a more expansive and intentional language is an ongoing process. These five steps can help you get started.

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Paintings from I-YEL Group Art Project
Crissy Field Center youth programs build resilience through wellness

When the pandemic began, youth program leaders and participants supported each other with ideas for communal and individual self-care including neighborhood clean-ups, meditation, journaling, examining family history and art. 

Aerial view showing the Quartermaster Reach wetlands
Restored wetlands offer new habitat for Presidio wildlife

For the first time in over 100 years, the Presidio’s Tennessee Hollow watershed will be connected to the San Francisco Bay.

2001 Crissy Field Center Opening
20 years at the Crissy Field Center

Over 20 years, the Crissy Field Center team has reached over 750,000 participants through their programs. Programming has always used parks as a platform for young people to develop skills to create change in communities and society through environmental and social justice. 

Golden Gate Bridge at Night from Marin looking towards San Francisco.
A family history in the light of the Golden Gate Bridge

Fong Bing Wah, or Wallace B. Fong, was a San Franciscan and Chinese-American engineer with a unique link to the lights of the Golden Gate Bridge. He was also the grandfather of Katherine Toy, our Executive Vice President of Partnerships and Programs. 

Park Ranger Lara Volski helps visitors.
Meet the Ranger: Lara Volski on climate resilience and history in the Marin Headlands

Park Ranger Lara Volski is relatively new to the National Park Service (NPS), but she’s already made a big impact for Marin Headlands visitors. Working at Point Bonita Lighthouse, the Nike Missile Site, and other locations, Ranger Lara talks about climate resilience and history in unique ways.

Migrating Whale Breaches Offshore of GGNRA
Q&A with Crissy Field Center’s Migratory Story Leaders

“Why do living things move?” and “What is the importance of migration?” are a few of the essential questions that leaders recently dove into with participants in the Crissy Field Center’s Migratory Story program. In the most recent iteration of the program, the CFC team provided impactful online programs and virtual Hawk Hill field trips to numerous 5th grade classes…

YiOu Wang running through the parks
Thousands of miles through the parks with YiOu Wang

Meet professional ultrarunner and high school teacher YiOu Wang, who enjoys our parks for mega-runs and hikes with students. With every step, she sees the effects of climate change and the chance to inspire young people toward action.

An image of a dirt walking trail with a view of a blue sky and the blue ocean.
Letter of Recommendation: Taking a Walk in the Park

Why not take a walk in the parks? There's a lot to see out there.

Inside the New Industries Building on Alcatraz Island.
Inside the penitentiary: A civil rights struggle on Alcatraz

Robert Lipscomb, a Black man from Cleveland, Ohio, grew up during the Great Depression and, after a traumatic and destabilizing childhood, eventually ended up in the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary where he agitated for social change. 

Golden Gate Bridge and the Welcome Center.
Great gift ideas for San Francisco park lovers: Buy local, benefit local parks

Parks Conservancy products, from iconic park posters to intriguing books, are unlike anything else you can gift. They’re created by local people, using artifacts and inspiration from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and all proceeds play a vital part in supporting our beloved parklands. 

Portrait of coyote wearing a radio tracking color.
Coyote Tracking in the Marin Headlands: How you can help

Beginning fall 2020, park wildlife biologists will use temporary remote tracking collars to learn about the population size and movements of coyotes in the Marin Headlands.

Pruning plants at the Presidio Native Plant Nursery.
Five Tips for Decolonizing Language

Building a more expansive and intentional language is an ongoing process. These five steps can help you get started.

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.