Red elderberry is a widespread shrub to small tree that occurs in moist cool places, including our own Redwood Creek.

Triteleia laxa is a triplet lily known by several common names, including Ithuriel's spear, common triteleia and grassnut.

Have a question about the Golden Gate National Parks, becoming a member, donating, attending volunteer events, and more? Email or call us one of our departments.

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Building 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone (415) 561-3000; Fax (415) 561-3003.

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Most who appreciate wildlife will agree that the San Francisco garter snake is California’s most beautiful snake.

The California red-legged frog is the largest native frog in the western United States.

The San Bruno elfin butterfly is a U.S. federally listed endangered subspecies that inhabits rocky outcrops and cliffs in coastal scrub on the San Francisco Peninsula.

The coho salmon is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family, one of the several species of Pacific salmon.

The western snowy plover is a threatened small shorebird, approximately the size of a sparrow.

Learn more about individual native plants found in the Golden Gate National Parks and grown in our nurseries for restoration projects.

The Institute at the Golden Gate’s Climate Change Education & Parks program supports and accelerates the role parks and protected areas play as resources and venues for climate change education.