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Yerba buena (Clinopodium douglasii) plants.
To eat or not to eat: Flavors of our San Mateo national parks

Have you ever wondered if the various plant and mushroom species you find when exploring San Mateo park sites are edible? You can’t take these with you, but you can get some ideas for your own garden and your next recipe!

Women's Trail Day volunteers at a past event in the Golden Gate National Parks.
Why do we need a Women’s Trail Day?

What is it about an all-women, volunteer workday that makes us feel important, of value, and special? In the #MeToo movement era, women are committed to making a space for ourselves and to come together as a community.

Getting to work at Love Your Parks Day at Lands End in February 2019.
Love your parks: A day of loving work to make Lands End better

By Elizabeth Aldenderfer
Park Stewardship Trails Program Intern

Recently, park stewardship teams joined forces to host a day all about appreciation and care for Love Your Parks Day in the Golden Gate National Parks!…

A great horned owl.
Presidio’s resident raptor is owl the rage

By Jainita Patel
San Francisco Park Stewardship Intern

It’s March and you know what that means—bird season! Soon, Lands End will be covered in passing migratory birds of all colors, shapes, and sizes.

San Francisco Park Stewardship Intern Jonathan Howell
Meet new San Francisco Park Stewardship intern Jonathan Howell!

For the last few months you’ve been hearing from either Yakuta, Gabriel, or Jainita, but this month our team got bigger! Please welcome Jonathan Howell: A motorcycle-riding, mountain-climbing parks lover you’ll want to meet.

Hanging out at Muir Beach.
What to do for spring break in the Golden Gate National Parks

Find a new park or activity, and check out what our youth leaders are doing for spring break in San Francisco, the Bay Area, and beyond.

Redwood Fog Globe
Award-Winning Redwood Fog Globe Raises Climate Change Awareness

Celebrate California's redwood forests with our new fog globe, winner of the 2019 Public Lands Alliance Innovative Product of the Year Award.

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Spring 2019 guide to the Golden Gate National Parks

A new season means a new menu of events and happenings for those seeking adventure—and a good time—in the Golden Gate National Parks. See what’s in store from April to June 2019.

California poppies seen in the Marin Headlands.
Beyond the super bloom: Why wildflowers are so important to Bay Area parks

Although the wildflowers are numerous and diverse in a super bloom, there are still reasons to not step on or pick your local wildflowers. (As a reminder, it is illegal to pick or collect plants in national forests, parks, and monuments without a permit!)

A red-and-white fly agaric mushroom at Point Reyes.
A fun fungus journey through the Golden Gate National Parks and beyond

As I began exploring more of the area in my free time, I was delighted to find there were many more species of mushrooms than I had never seen before. While on a hike with a friend in Point Reyes, we noticed a beautiful fly agaric mushroom trail side.