Don’t let the “cold months” fool you—summer is the perfect time to warm the body, mind, and soul with happenings throughout the parks from June through August.
The Parks Conservancy maintains a policy that limits indirect costs (overhead) for grants and contracts as follows: Up to 20% indirect cost (overhead) rate for colleges, universities, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.
Infamous for its maximum security prison, Alcatraz is also known for remnants of an 1850s military fort, the West Coast's first lighthouse, the birthplace of a Native American movement, an important bird-nesting locale, and the historic Alcatraz Gardens.
Community volunteers are helping to restore Mori Point and improve habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog and the endangered San Francisco garter snake.
There are 35 endangered, rare, and threatened species in the Golden Gate National Parks. That’s more federally protected species than any other national park unit in the continental United States—more than Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks combined.
See what a community can do when they are inspired to transform a site that was once an abandoned airfield. Today its restored tidal marsh is a vibrant environmental showcase, bordered by a popular promenade, expansive meadows, and a renowned education center.
