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Flowers in bloom at Alcatraz Historic Gardens
Celebrate Earth Day at Alcatraz
Axios

Axios covers Earth Day on Alcatraz, with events from the Alcatraz Historic Gardens to crabbing off the island.

A park visitor looks toward Alcatraz Island from the ferry. An American flag waves in the breeze as they cruise over bay waters.
Trump’s call to reopen Alcatraz falls flat with tourists, who ask: Why and how?
Los Angeles Times

"This is where history speaks — and where we learn from the past to shape a better future."

Students walk amid the San Francisco skyline on their way to Alcatraz Historic Gardens to volunteer.
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz as a prison - could it happen?
BBC

"Alcatraz challenges us to listen, to learn, and to carry forward the stories that still shape our world today," Christine Lehnertz, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, said in a statement sent to the BBC.

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Park E-ventures Newsletter Archive

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Volunteers Caring for Native Plants
Here's the Dirt (Grades 6, 7, 8)

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Here’s the Dirt utilizes a student-centered learning approach. Lessons are organized so students can build on the knowledge they have already gained. Each activity, indoors and outside, is based on helping students achieve science education standards.

Pre-visit activities involve students in games and videos that develop an understanding of

Muir Woods trail closure signage
Trail Closures and Park Updates

Park improvement projects and weather-related events sometimes result in temporary closures and detours of trails around the parks.  Learn about current closures.

Fort Baker has a way of putting a smile on your face
Accomplishments & Awards
  • More than $745 MILLION in park support
  • $85 MILLION raised for Trails Forever
  • $34.5 MILLION raised to transform Crissy Field
  • More than 21 MILLION visitors served by Alcatraz audio tour
  • More than 15 MILLION visitors to Crissy Field
  • Over 7 MILLION hours of volunteer time; more than 357,000 volunteers
  • More than 2.5 MILLION native plants
Crissy Field view from the Presidio
History of the Parks Conservancy

Over its 40+ years, the Parks Conservancy has established a reputation as a leading innovator among nonprofit conservation organizations.

Parks Conservancy staff help release coho salmon at Redwood Creek
About the Parks Conservancy

Muir Woods. Crissy Field. Alcatraz. And many more beloved national park sites all supported by the Parks Conservancy.