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Insects of the SF Crosstown Trail: A 17-mile walk in an insect’s shoes

What’s it like to make your way from one corner of the city to the other on foot? How about for an insect? Learn more about how we can help create and connect habitats for our backyard bugs.

Warming Hut
Best Places to Eat: Fort Mason to the Golden Gate Bridge

Make sure you stay hydrated and well-fueled at these excellent (and ’grammable) nosh spots between Fort Mason and the Golden Gate Bridge.

NPS, advocates on mission to undo ‘troubling’ lack of ethnic-minority park visitors
Environment & Energy Publishing

NPS doesn't track the race or ethnicity of its more than 275 million annual visitors. But there is an effort to better understand who is visiting public lands.

A volunteer carries large bags of vegetation while walking on a trail
Volunteer of the season: Meet Bob Devor, our dedicated volunteer!

Throughout the year, we enjoy expressing our gratitude to our volunteers who help steward our national parks every week, bringing their stories and a piece of their lives to our programs. We are grateful for our volunteers who have a passion for the outdoors and for spending their time with us. We’re excited to announce our Volunteer of the Season: Bob Devor!

People picnic at Battery Wallace in Marin with Golden Gate Bridge views
Picnic picks: Best spots to picnic in the GGNRA

Here are our picks for top picnic spots, including great out-of-the way destinations for those crowded holiday weekends.

A formerly incarcerated speaker lectures in the Alcatraz Dining Hall
Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series: Joseph Bell Jr
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The Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series is a biweekly program on Alcatraz Island that lifts up and highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.

Mount Tamalpais
The ascent of mountain biking on Mount Tamalpais

Mt. Tam is recognized by many as the birthplace of modern mountain biking and has become a cycling epicenter.  

Crowd on Alcatraz Island for a Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series event.
Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series: Malcolm Thompson
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The Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series is a program on Alcatraz Island that lifts up and highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.

Volunteers remove grasses at Black Point Historic Gardens.
Tips for winter gardening

Prep the parks (and your garden) for next spring!

Rodeo Valley Trail
Rodeo Valley Trail

The multi-use Rodeo Valley Trail is edged by grassy, wind-swept hillsides as it winds through the heart of the Marin Headlands. Recent improvements to this historic ranch road include realigned segments and bridges to improve the experience of trail users while protecting restored wetlands.