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Two adults and a young boy sit together outdoors in bright sun.
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Backyard Bound

Annual youth summit that engages Bay Area young people through camping and bonding in national parks
A National Park Service Ranger leads a large group of smiling children in an interactive story
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Curriculum-Based Field Trips

Connecting students with history, culture, and the natural environment.
a small group of high school students learn to use environmental testing tools with an educator from the Crissy Field Center
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Project WISE (Watersheds Inspiring Student Education)

Place-based, student-centered program for High School students from Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science classes.
LINC program participants explore Alcatraz Island.
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Youth Leadership Programs

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service and the Presidio Trust, hosts a number of youth leadership programs.
Roving Ranger
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Roving Ranger

The Roving Ranger is a mobile trailhead designed to serve as a visitor contact and information center both within our national parks and outside the park.
YAC members try virtual reality in the outdoors
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Youth Advisory Council

The Park Youth Collaborative (PYC) Youth Advisory Council engages diverse teams of young people who have previously been involved or are currently enrolled in other park youth programs, giving them new leadership opportunities and major involvement in various PYC projects.
Red Legged Frog Monitoring
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Stewardship Restoration Team

For our conservation efforts, we gather and analyze scientific information from Stewardship sites with the goal of maintaining healthy ecosystems. This information is used to develop plans that guide our volunteer programs and restoration efforts.
Alcatraz Historic Gardens Volunteers
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Alcatraz Historic Gardens

When: Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 am–Noon – Help restore and maintain gardens once tended by the island’s military and penitentiary residents, bringing living color and vibrancy to the Rock.
City College of San Francisco students
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College Programs

Are you interested in making this a greener world while exploring, learning, making new friends and having fun in your local national park? Our Park Stewardship program has developed partnerships with San Francisco State University, the biology departments at both City College of San Francisco and College of Marin.
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.