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Golden Gate Bridge
Community

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
Conservation

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
Education

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
Conservation

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.
Teens Working on Batteries to Bluffs Trail
Park Stewardship

Teens on Trails

When: last Saturday of each month, October thru April, 10 am–1 pm; Where: locations vary – Just for teens – this is a great way to explore your local national park, meet other Bay Area teens, and help restore trails.
Intern Frog Monitoring in Mori Point
Conservation

Park Stewardship Program

The Park Stewardship Program engages local community members in the conservation of parklands throughout the Golden Gate National Parks.
A group of smiling teenagers poses together inside of a room.
Crissy Field Center

I-YEL: Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders

High school leadership program for youth attending San Francisco public schools.
A juvenile Cooper's Hawk delights a young visitor
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory

Docent Programs

Our Hawk Talks and Raptor Release occur every Saturday and Sunday during September and October.
GGRO bander Ari La Porte examines a Sharp-shinned Hawk
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory

Raptor Banding

Specially trained volunteers sit in small blinds in the hills of the Headlands, trapping and banding raptors and taking measurements and health data.
Following a hawk with radiotelemetry
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory

Radiotelemetry

Volunteer radiotrackers fit a banded hawk with a radio transmitter weighing less than 3 percent of body weight, and follow the hawk constantly as it moves through California.