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Crissy 20 press kit

Press kit for the Crissy 20 anniversary

Browse the latest press coverage, press releases and announcements, videos and photo galleries from the Parks Conservancy below.

For more about the Parks Conservancy, visit our About Us page, see our mission and values, meet our executive team, and find out more about our long history of connecting people to parks. Contact the Parks Conservancy media team at media@parksconservancy.org.

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Find the latest press releases from the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
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Press Coverage

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is in the news! Read the latest coverage about the Parks Conservancy and our work.
Parks Conservancy staff help release coho salmon at Redwood Creek
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Muir Woods. Crissy Field. Alcatraz. And many more beloved national park sites all supported by the Parks Conservancy.

Press Releases

Youth Programs on Alcatraz

Alcatraz for Kids: National Park Service Junior Ranger Program Provides Educational Fun for Young Visitors

April 1, 2007
Alcatraz invites young people to navigate the Island and interact with nature, history and adventure by becoming an Alcatraz Junior Ranger.
Alcatraz Tours

Alcatraz Breaks Out! Major Renovation of World Famous National Park Site

March 19, 2007
Alcatraz, the world-famous former Federal penitentiary and International visitor destination in the center of San Francisco Bay, has just benefited from a multi-million dollar restoration and renovation that has dramatically transformed and improved the way visitors experience the iconic national park.
Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz: Making San Francisco History for Generations

March 19, 2007
From its inception as a military fortress during the Civil War era, to the revolutionary 18-month occupation by the Indians of All Tribes during the 1960s, to its standing today as one of the country’s most popular National Park sites, the history of Alcatraz is fascinating to discover.
Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz: The "Worst of the Worst" Doing Hard Time on the Rock

March 19, 2007
Between 1934 and 1963, Alcatraz housed a total of 1,576 inmates; here’s a line up of a few who were considered the “worst of the worst.”
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Press Coverage

Crissy Field parkgoers enjoy a nice day flying kites on the grassy lawn.

Kites fill sky at Crissy Field in celebration of park’s 20th renovation anniversary

San Francisco Chronicle

Kites filled the sky at Crissy Field on Saturday, May 7, 2022 in celebration of the end of the 20th anniversary of the park's renovation.

An image of a walking path in the midst of a tiered garden.

Newly opened and renovated parks in San Francisco

The San Francisco Standard

In August 2021, the pathways that connect Aquatic Park to blufftop Fort Mason reopened to the public for the first time since the 49ers landed in SF. 

Trail at Hawk Hill

The Paths We Take

Audubon Magazine

Through the Parks Conservancy's Migratory Story program, Francis Taroc and his team visit classrooms to teach youth about raptor anatomy and migration, connecting biology lessons to immigrant experiences. 

Rendering of a cliff walk at Presidio Tunnel Tops opening July 2022.

See San Francisco's epic views from a new national park destination opening in July

Lonely Planet

The Presidio Tunnel Tops, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, is a brand-new outdoor space in the historic Presidio neighborhood, created by the designers of New York’s High Line.

In progress shot of the Presidio Tunnel Tops with the Golden Gate Bridge visible in the background.

Presidio Tunnel Tops park has an opening date at last

San Francisco Business Times

More than three decades since early visions for the redevelopment of Doyle Drive, cutting through the heart of the Presidio, the 14-acre national park site known as the Tunnel Tops has a firm opening date for the public: Sunday, July 17.

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Marin Headlands Nursery

Sat, Jul 26 9:30am-12:30pm
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Northern Goshawk, GGRO

GGRO Helps Raptor Conference Soar to New Heights

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Youth photographers' images from Crissy Field Center programs during the summer of 2018.

Viewfinders: Kids go from amateur to pro photographers

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Volunteer removing litter at Ocean Beach

Golden Gate Historic Landscaping and Maintenance

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The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.

Into the Woods 1-Hour Tour

Fri, Jun 13 11:00am-12:00pm
Sat, Jun 14 11:00am-12:00pm
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Screenshot of Matt Davis Trail on Mt. Tam using Street View

Take a Virtual Tour of Mt. Tam Using Street View

Get sweeping views of some of your favorite trails!

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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

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Instructions on how to make your own birding binoculars using recycled products.

How to make binoculars for kids with recycled items

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Stunning macrophotography shows different bees of Mt. Tam

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Red-tailed Hawk monitoring

Red-tail, Phone Home!

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Remembering the Ohlone, then and now

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