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Press Releases

Two women carrying bug nets in a grassy field inspect specimen vials

One Tam Community Science Program Finds Rare Bee Lost for Decades

SAN RAFAEL, CA—(August 6, 2024)—The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy working with the National Park Service, California State Parks, Marin Water, and Marin County Parks as the One Tam partnership, announces the finding of the rare San Francisco leaf-cutter bee (Trachusa gummifera) in Marin County.

The Mill Valley-Sausalito multi-use path runs through Bothin Marsh

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy awarded $1.7 million for sea level rise work

The project presents a nature-based approach to responding to sea level rise and climate change at Bothin Marsh Open Space Preserve and the Mill Valley-Sausalito Pathway, part of the Bay Trail, one of Marin County Parks’ most visited park units and the most vulnerable to sea level rise.

Sunlight shines through canopy at Muir Woods

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy awarded $4.26 million for forest conservation in Marin with One Tam partnership

SAN FRANCISCO—(February 23, 2024)—The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, working with the National Park Service, California State Parks and Marin Water as the One Tam partnership, was recently awarded $4.26 million in grant funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) to support forest conservation programs in Marin County.

A gray fox sits atop a log in the woods of mount tamalpais scratching its ear with its foot.

Technology Boosts Wildlife Research in Marin

SAN RAFAEL, CA. (January 10, 2024)—The National Park Service, California State Parks, Marin Water, Marin County Parks, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy working in partnership as One Tam announces a new partnership with Conservation International and Google Wildlife for Marin Wildlife Watch (formerly called Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project).

A foggy photo of the forests of Mt. Tam with the rising sunlight filtering in.

One Tam partners release 10-year Forest Health Strategy for Marin

SAN FRANCISCO (September 5, 2023)—The National Park Service, California State Parks, Marin Water, Marin County Parks, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy working in partnership as One Tam, have released the Marin Regional Forest Health Strategy (Forest Health Strategy), laying out a new model for understanding and caring

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San Francisco gets new 13-mile trail through national parks

San Francisco Chronicle

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."

Guest Opinion: Building queer belonging in nature

Bay Area Reporter

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.

Every observation matters for rare California giant salamander

Smithsonian Magazine

Smithsonian Magazine covers the efforts of the National Park Service, the One Tam partnership and others working to learn more about the California giant salamander. It's part of our work to engage the community in science that can have real impacts on habitat and other protections for key species.

In Marin County, a guided hike traces how prescribed burns shape plant regrowth

Bay City News

A first-person report from the One Tam "Rooted in Connection" hike series with the Parks Conservancy and our partners, as the group learned about California native plants’ adaptation to fire.

The most-visited national park is in the Bay Area. Here’s how you can help preserve it

San Francisco Chronicle

This San Francisco Chronicle Op‑Ed by Parks Conservancy President and CEO Christine Lehnertz underscores the essential role of partnership as national parks face growing challenges. From Alcatraz to Crissy Field, Chris highlights how sustained collaboration and your support help keep these parks strong.