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Press Releases

Katherine Toy in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Executive Katherine Toy named first-ever Deputy Secretary for Access at the California Natural Resources Agency

December 9, 2021
This month, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Katherine Toy to a newly created role in his administration, Deputy Secretary for Access in the Department of Natural Resources for the state of California.
August 25, 2021
The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service today commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Parks Conservancy and the 105th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service with the unveiling of a several year rehabilitation of a previously closed and grown over historic garden on the bluff of historic Fort Mason, Black Point historic gardens.

Making people’s lives better through coffee at one of the world’s most iconic & visited sites

June 28, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 24, 2021 -- As the Bay Area re-emerges & re-assesses what matters most, Equator’s refresh of the historic Round House Cafe will offer a renewed outlook at one of the most historic crossroads in the world. With a spectacular vantage point of the Golden Gate...
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House speaks during the National Park Service-Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the revitalization of Crissy Field on May

Once an army airfield, Crissy Field was transformed in 2001 into a one of the most popular outdoor spaces in San Francisco

May 6, 2021
Today, the National Park Service - Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy commemorated the 20th anniversary of the revitalization of Crissy Field with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House.
Katherine Toy

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Executive Katherine Toy Appointed to California State Park and Recreation Commission

May 20, 2020
California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Katherine Toy, Executive Vice President of Partnerships and Programs at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, to the State Park and Recreation Commission.

Press Coverage

Parks Conservancy President & CEO Christine Lehnertz at a press event on Crissy Field.
CBS News

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy President & CEO Christine Lehnertz talks with CBS News Bay Area about how nonprofit friends groups are working with the National Park Service to support parks through uncertain times.

Aerial perspective rendering of the China Beach rehabilitation project.
San Francisco Chronicle

Claire Mooney, Vice President, Park Projects and Conservation at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, gives an update on project to renovate the historic bathhouse at China Beach.

People walking a path in the Presidio Tunnel Tops with the Golden Gate Bridge viewed in the background.
KQED Forum

Parks Conservancy President & CEO Christine Lehnertz visits KQED Forum to talk about the recent executive order to direct changes at the Presidio Trust.

View overlooking Fort Baker and the Golden Gate
Golden Gate Biosphere Network

The Golden Gate Biosphere Network (GGBN), in partnership with the
climate-focused organization EcoAdapt, recently completed a climate vulnerability assessment for 21
key species and habitats within its 28,000-mile boundary. The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is a partner of the GGBN.

Sunlight shines through canopy at Muir Woods
Marin Independent Journal

“The new trails at Roy’s Redwoods offer something for everybody with a variety of ways to explore the preserve,” said Rob LaPorte, a senior project manager at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. “If we have done our restoration work well, all will feel welcome visiting and have a great experience of discovering a thriving redwood forest.