Press Coverage

The Parks Conservancy's Rob LaPorte and our One Tam partners talk about the impacts of potential winter 2026 storms and a Kelvin Wave on Marin parks. The Parks Conservancy and our partners are "looking at ways to restore the natural processes at this marsh to help that ecosystem adapt to higher waters."

In this Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle, Parks Conservancy President & CEO Christine Lehnertz explains the origins of "Valkatraz" and how Alcatraz Island has shaped the stories of the world around it through history into today.

For more than a decade, One Tam(opens in new tab), an umbrella organization comprising county, state, and federal land management agencies, has been concocting a plan to fortify Bothin Marsh as a natural shield against rising seas. Robert LaPorte, a senior project manager with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy who is overseeing the adaptation project, called Bothin “the canary in the coal mine.”

Acclaimed public radio program Cultivating Place turns the spotlight on the Alcatraz Historic Gardens, with the Parks Conservancy's Shelagh Fritz.

This year is the 25th anniversary of Crissy Field’s transformation, marked with a simple invitation: “Meet me at Crissy Field.” Looking back now, Crissy Field feels strikingly ahead of its time.

The Golden Gate Dozen "may be the most icon-filled walking and biking trail in the entire American national park system."

The Golden Gate Dozen Trail is a newly branded interconnected trail that highlights just how beautiful these national park sites really are.

"Just in time for the summer, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy this month unveiled the Golden Gate Dozen Trail."

The Golden Gate Dozen is featured in Funcheap SF, as an accessible and "outdoorsy" national park experience right here in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area!

Axios San Francisco covers the Golden Gate Dozen Trail, "a newly connected trail ties together many of the city's best-known national park destinations into one continuous adventure."

The San Francisco Chronicle covers the new Golden Gate Dozen Trail in the GGNRA. Check out this "fresh way to hike, bike or run to 12 national park sites in San Francisco, including the Presidio, Lands End and Ocean Beach."

In this opinion piece honoring Pride Month published in the Bay Area Reporter, Parks Conservancy Vice President of Community and Youth Dennis Mabasa talks about their work in the parks and the Crissy Field Center, on the 25th anniversary of the Center and the transformation of Crissy Field into a welcoming space for all.