Summer 2023 Gateways: News and photos from the GGNRA

People on a green bluff overlooking the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
Enjoying views of Rodeo Beach and the Pacific Ocean from the Marin Headlands.

Alison Taggart-Barone / NPS

On this page you'll find extras from the Summer 2023 issue of Gateways, the member newsletter of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. If you're a member, you got the entire colorful newsletter delivered straight to your mailbox. Not a member? Join today!

On this page you'll find some of the stories featured in Gateways plus all the links referenced in this issue. 

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Gateways articles

Below are some of the articles found in this issue of Gateways. Find more stories on our Park Stories page.

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Park leaders stand in front of the China Beach monument.
Gateways Article
Get to know the Superintendent of the GGNRA, David Smith
A person collects seeds from bright pink wildflowers along a bluff with mountains in the background.
Gateways Article
The great ‘treasure hunt’: Scouting seeds in the GGNRA
Ocean Beach visitors warm up beside a bonfire in the iconic fire pits as a golden sunset illuminates the sky.
Parks
Ocean Beach bonfires: How to snag a fire pit

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