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Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project Results Rolling In

May 5, 2016

Wildlife cameras installed in Mt. Tam’s open spaces a year and a half ago have begun revealing some surprising things about the mountain’s furry residents.

San Francisco Public Library And GGNRA Partner To Celebrate The NPS Centennial

May 3, 2016

San Francisco Public Library and The National Park Service (NPS) have teamed up this summer to keep children and families reading, creating, and exploring all summer long.

Children and Their Families are Invited to Celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th Birthday at Junior Ranger Jamboree on Crissy Field

April 19, 2016

In celebration of the National Park Service’s Centennial this year, organizations that serve youth in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) along with the San Francisco Public Library system invite 4 th graders and their families to join the fun in learning about what it takes to be an official National Park Service Junior Ranger.

Presidio Coastal Trail Pedestrian Bridge

Presidio Coastal Trail and Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Now Open

December 8, 2015

Improvements to the spectacular Presidio Coastal Trail corridor south of the Golden Gate Bridge, including the construction of a new bicycle/pedestrian bridge that connects the trail to Merchant Road is now open after several years of work by the National Park Service, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the Presidio Trust.

New Battery East Vista by Golden Gate Bridge in the Presidio

November 3, 2015

The new Battery East Vista features a picnic area with seating, bicycle parking, interpretive signage, improved wayfinding information, a revamped parking area, and enhanced visitor connections to two breathtaking trails in the Presidio.

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Presidio Tunnel Tops Opening Day Ribbon Cutting Committee.

San Francisco's New Long-Awaited Tunnel Tops Park Opens Sunday, July 17

NBC Bay Area

"When they come to the Presidio Tunnel Tops," said Chris Lehnertz, President of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, "they’re just going to see the grand connection that all of this makes for parklands."

A commemorative plaque at the Tunnel Tops Campfire Circle honors the donors who made the park possible.

Park atop Presidio Parkway nears opening

Marin Independent Journal

“Once every couple of generations, you get to do a project like this,” said Christine Lehnertz, executive director of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. The conservancy is a nonprofit partner with the National Park Service that raised $98 million in donations for the $118 million project.

Hawk Hill Improvements Enters Next Phase

Marin Living Magazine

The National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy are entering into a third phase of improvements at Hawk Hill that will provide greater accessibility, enhance ecology and historical resources, and bolster the site's namesake status as a raptor observatory.