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Bay Trail at Fort Baker
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Fort Baker

Marin County
Tucked almost directly beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, this former army post is on the threshold of the dramatic coastline of the Marin Headlands. Fort Baker now houses Cavallo Point (the first national park lodge of the 21st century).
Video screenshot showing a landscape painting overlayed with the series title, "100 Years of Arts in the Parks"
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100 Years of Arts in the Parks

“100 Years of Arts in the Parks” celebrates how artists inspired the creation of the national parks and are helping to re-imagine the parks today.
Hawk Hill
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GSM Tracking

This device utilizes GPS technology that is similar to a hand-held or car GPS unit, and uses cell phone networks to e-mail us the hawk’s locations.
Volunteerstransplant native plants at the Fort Funston nursery
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Fort Funston Nursery

When: Saturdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm; Where: Fort Funston Nursery – Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
Students check on plants at the Oceana High School Nursery
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Oceana High School Nursery

You’ll get to do hands-on restoration at three park sites: the Oceana Native Plant Nursery, Milagra Ridge, and Mori Point. Restoration activities include planting, transplanting, pot washing, removing invasive plants, and much more.
Volunteers transplant toyon at the Presidio Nursery
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Presidio Nursery

When: Wednesdays & Saturdays, 1–4 pm; Where: Presidio Nursery – Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
Two hawkwatchers scan the west quadrant
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Hawkwatch

During the autumn months, our teams of volunteer hawk counters identify and tally 19 species of birds of prey, working under the leadership of an experienced dayleader.
Golden Gate Bridge
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Institute at the Golden Gate

A program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the Institute at the Golden Gate incubates knowledge and innovation in parks. Embedded in one of the country’s most visited and influential national parks, we convene leaders and influencers to forge unconventional partnerships that reach beyond traditional park boundaries.
Mount Tamalpais
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One Tam

One Tam’s projects and programs aim to improve the health of the mountain’s natural resources, and grow a new generation of stewards. Our regional approach to science, stewardship, and collaboration across boundaries is key to protecting the mountain in our changing environment.
Youth Advisory Council members smile at an event
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Park Youth Collaborative

A growing coalition whose mission is to support and harness the collective capacity of youth-serving organizations in the park to benefit young people on their pathway from cradle to career.