Programs

During the autumn months, our teams of volunteer hawk counters identify and tally 19 species of birds of prey, working under the leadership of an experienced dayleader.

When: Wednesdays (commitment required) and one Saturday per month |

Where: Presidio Nursery |

Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.

You’ll get to do hands-on restoration at three park sites: the Oceana Native Plant Nursery, Milagra Ridge, and Mori Point. Restoration activities include planting, transplanting, pot washing, removing invasive plants, and much more.

When: 3rd Wednesdays, 1-4 pm; one Saturday per month, 10:00am-1:00pm 

Where: Marin Headlands Nursery |

Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.

This volunteer program is currently on pause and not hosting weekly/monthly events. Please view our active events calendar to browse available volunteer opportunities in the parks.

Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.

Restoring for generations to come, the nurseries  provide a living link between local communities and the restoration of native plant habitat throughout the Golden Gate National Parks.

Raptor tracking provides a more complete picture of raptor movements between banding and recovery

The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory’s mission is to inspire the preservation of California raptor populations.

“100 Years of Arts in the Parks” celebrates how artists inspired the creation of the national parks and are helping to re-imagine the parks today.

The program mission of Arts in the Parks is provide programs to connect our visitors with creative experiences in the park that are transformative, unexpected, and inspirational.