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Volunteers prune plants at a native plant nursery
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Native Plant Nurseries

Restoring for generations to come, the nurseries provide a living link between local communities and the restoration of native plant habitat throughout the Golden Gate National Parks.
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.
A group inside the shadehouse at the Marin Headlands Nursery
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Marin Headlands Nursery

When: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 10 am–2 pm, Wednesdays, 1–4 pm, and Saturdays, 9 am–Noon; Where: Marin Headlands 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.
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.
Trails Forever
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Trails Forever

Trails Forever brings together staff and volunteers from the three partner agencies—National Park Service, Parks Conservancy and Presidio Trust—toward protecting the many resources in this amazing park and creating access to them.
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Golden Gate Trail Stewardship

When: 3rd Saturday of each month, 10 am–1 pm; Program Canceled on: Saturday, February 16th Where: locations vary – A combined effort between the Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service’s Golden Gate Trail Crew, the Trails Stewardship Team engages numerous volunteers in the act of restoring and maintaining 125 miles of trails within the Golden Gate National Parks.