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Visitors enjoy Alcatraz Island.
The new Alcatraz experience: Now is the time to escape to Alcatraz Island!

In this article, we’ll get you set up with some tips to explore Alcatraz like a seasoned park ranger. Visit for those views, for the lush gardens, and the history that ties into present-day social justice movements. Here are some of our insider tips.

Western Pond Turtle Release
California’s only native freshwater turtle returns to Rodeo Valley Watershed

The western pond turtle hasn’t been observed in the Rodeo Valley Watershed since 1998. This year, the fourth year of a five-year reintroduction plan, biologists reintroduced 20 turtles to Rodeo Valley and 14 to Redwood Creek Watershed.

Portion of Hawk Hill closed for 2020 Hawkwatch Program
Hawk Hill Partial Closure Fall 2020

This year, significant changes to the Hawkwatch program protocols have been implemented to allow a limited number of GGRO Hawkwatchers to safely collect migration data from Hawk Hill.

Youth wellness collage
Crissy Field Center youth practice wellness, virtually, during pandemic

During the summer months, the Crissy Field Center would normally be teeming with young people. While we’ve missed connecting and engaging in person, we’re meeting virtually and practicing wellness. 

The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Sierra Club denounces John Muir's racist beliefs: The complicated history of Muir Woods

“We share the history of racism in national parklands as tools and reminders for change,” said Chris Lehnertz, President & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. “We are on the strong side of advocating for a more just world.”

Black and yellow peregrine falcon with white fluffy chicks in rocky nest
Fledge spotting: Peregrine falcon pair nesting on Alcatraz island

For the first time in recorded history, peregrine falcons have nested on Alcatraz Island!  After months of observating the pair, park biologists have spotted two fledglings.

Uniformed firefighters gesture to each other as a prescribed fire burns on the grassy landscape.
Protecting communities in the age of wildfire

As autumn nears, park managers are shifting priorities towards wildfire resilience and protecting communities along the wildland-urban interface: the high-risk zone where human development meets flammable vegetation.

Alcatraz Garden Volunteers
Alcatraz Gardens volunteers sticking together

While the Alcatraz Garden volunteers have not been able to interact with the beautiful land they care for since March 13, that hasn’t stopped them from staying connected with one another.

A group of colorful wildflowers in front of a disused federal penitentiary building on Alcatraz Island.
Just the essentials: How the Alcatraz gardens grow

For two months this year following the shelter-in-place order, the five gardens at Alcatraz grew wild and untended until Shelagh Fritz, the Senior Program Manager on the island, was able to return. The history of the Alcatraz Gardens is one of careful planning, wild growth, and dedicated work.

Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida)
Discovery: Bringing native oysters back to the Presidio

The Quartermaster Reach project will create seven acres of extraordinary habitat for birds, plants, and other native species. But these culverts will do more than just let the waters flow beneath a busy roadway.

Aerial photo of Fort Mason, the San Francisco Bay, and the city.
How the military fomented San Francisco's queer community

Discover the history of how the military shaped San Francisco's LGBTQ community.

Buffalo Soldiers
Sites of Conscience: What we can learn from the GGNRA’s history of resistance

In this moment and as we continue forward, it’s important to acknowledge the racist history on these lands so that we can learn from it and overcome it. 

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Visitors enjoy Alcatraz Island.
The new Alcatraz experience: Now is the time to escape to Alcatraz Island!

In this article, we’ll get you set up with some tips to explore Alcatraz like a seasoned park ranger. Visit for those views, for the lush gardens, and the history that ties into present-day social justice movements. Here are some of our insider tips.

Western Pond Turtle Release
California’s only native freshwater turtle returns to Rodeo Valley Watershed

The western pond turtle hasn’t been observed in the Rodeo Valley Watershed since 1998. This year, the fourth year of a five-year reintroduction plan, biologists reintroduced 20 turtles to Rodeo Valley and 14 to Redwood Creek Watershed.

Portion of Hawk Hill closed for 2020 Hawkwatch Program
Hawk Hill Partial Closure Fall 2020

This year, significant changes to the Hawkwatch program protocols have been implemented to allow a limited number of GGRO Hawkwatchers to safely collect migration data from Hawk Hill.

Youth wellness collage
Crissy Field Center youth practice wellness, virtually, during pandemic

During the summer months, the Crissy Field Center would normally be teeming with young people. While we’ve missed connecting and engaging in person, we’re meeting virtually and practicing wellness. 

The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Sierra Club denounces John Muir's racist beliefs: The complicated history of Muir Woods

“We share the history of racism in national parklands as tools and reminders for change,” said Chris Lehnertz, President & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. “We are on the strong side of advocating for a more just world.”

Black and yellow peregrine falcon with white fluffy chicks in rocky nest
Fledge spotting: Peregrine falcon pair nesting on Alcatraz island

For the first time in recorded history, peregrine falcons have nested on Alcatraz Island!  After months of observating the pair, park biologists have spotted two fledglings.

Uniformed firefighters gesture to each other as a prescribed fire burns on the grassy landscape.
Protecting communities in the age of wildfire

As autumn nears, park managers are shifting priorities towards wildfire resilience and protecting communities along the wildland-urban interface: the high-risk zone where human development meets flammable vegetation.

Alcatraz Garden Volunteers
Alcatraz Gardens volunteers sticking together

While the Alcatraz Garden volunteers have not been able to interact with the beautiful land they care for since March 13, that hasn’t stopped them from staying connected with one another.

A group of colorful wildflowers in front of a disused federal penitentiary building on Alcatraz Island.
Just the essentials: How the Alcatraz gardens grow

For two months this year following the shelter-in-place order, the five gardens at Alcatraz grew wild and untended until Shelagh Fritz, the Senior Program Manager on the island, was able to return. The history of the Alcatraz Gardens is one of careful planning, wild growth, and dedicated work.

Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida)
Discovery: Bringing native oysters back to the Presidio

The Quartermaster Reach project will create seven acres of extraordinary habitat for birds, plants, and other native species. But these culverts will do more than just let the waters flow beneath a busy roadway.

Aerial photo of Fort Mason, the San Francisco Bay, and the city.
How the military fomented San Francisco's queer community

Discover the history of how the military shaped San Francisco's LGBTQ community.

Buffalo Soldiers
Sites of Conscience: What we can learn from the GGNRA’s history of resistance

In this moment and as we continue forward, it’s important to acknowledge the racist history on these lands so that we can learn from it and overcome it. 

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Visitors enjoy Alcatraz Island.
The new Alcatraz experience: Now is the time to escape to Alcatraz Island!

In this article, we’ll get you set up with some tips to explore Alcatraz like a seasoned park ranger. Visit for those views, for the lush gardens, and the history that ties into present-day social justice movements. Here are some of our insider tips.

Western Pond Turtle Release
California’s only native freshwater turtle returns to Rodeo Valley Watershed

The western pond turtle hasn’t been observed in the Rodeo Valley Watershed since 1998. This year, the fourth year of a five-year reintroduction plan, biologists reintroduced 20 turtles to Rodeo Valley and 14 to Redwood Creek Watershed.

Portion of Hawk Hill closed for 2020 Hawkwatch Program
Hawk Hill Partial Closure Fall 2020

This year, significant changes to the Hawkwatch program protocols have been implemented to allow a limited number of GGRO Hawkwatchers to safely collect migration data from Hawk Hill.

Youth wellness collage
Crissy Field Center youth practice wellness, virtually, during pandemic

During the summer months, the Crissy Field Center would normally be teeming with young people. While we’ve missed connecting and engaging in person, we’re meeting virtually and practicing wellness. 

The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Sierra Club denounces John Muir's racist beliefs: The complicated history of Muir Woods

“We share the history of racism in national parklands as tools and reminders for change,” said Chris Lehnertz, President & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. “We are on the strong side of advocating for a more just world.”

Black and yellow peregrine falcon with white fluffy chicks in rocky nest
Fledge spotting: Peregrine falcon pair nesting on Alcatraz island

For the first time in recorded history, peregrine falcons have nested on Alcatraz Island!  After months of observating the pair, park biologists have spotted two fledglings.

Uniformed firefighters gesture to each other as a prescribed fire burns on the grassy landscape.
Protecting communities in the age of wildfire

As autumn nears, park managers are shifting priorities towards wildfire resilience and protecting communities along the wildland-urban interface: the high-risk zone where human development meets flammable vegetation.

Alcatraz Garden Volunteers
Alcatraz Gardens volunteers sticking together

While the Alcatraz Garden volunteers have not been able to interact with the beautiful land they care for since March 13, that hasn’t stopped them from staying connected with one another.

A group of colorful wildflowers in front of a disused federal penitentiary building on Alcatraz Island.
Just the essentials: How the Alcatraz gardens grow

For two months this year following the shelter-in-place order, the five gardens at Alcatraz grew wild and untended until Shelagh Fritz, the Senior Program Manager on the island, was able to return. The history of the Alcatraz Gardens is one of careful planning, wild growth, and dedicated work.

Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida)
Discovery: Bringing native oysters back to the Presidio

The Quartermaster Reach project will create seven acres of extraordinary habitat for birds, plants, and other native species. But these culverts will do more than just let the waters flow beneath a busy roadway.

Aerial photo of Fort Mason, the San Francisco Bay, and the city.
How the military fomented San Francisco's queer community

Discover the history of how the military shaped San Francisco's LGBTQ community.

Buffalo Soldiers
Sites of Conscience: What we can learn from the GGNRA’s history of resistance

In this moment and as we continue forward, it’s important to acknowledge the racist history on these lands so that we can learn from it and overcome it. 

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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